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Posted by: JM Canada
As spring makes its way to Montreal, the excitement of the upcoming edition of the Montreal International Musical Competition can be felt throughout the Jeunesses Musicales of Canada House... and beyond its walls! Indeed, the whole of Montreal's cultural community is anxiously awaiting the event... and based on previous editions, the 2009 competition will once again give us the opportunity to witness the blossoming of wonderful new talents.
JMI friends and music lovers the world over, you too can follow the competition and support the participants, thanks to Radio-Canada, through live broadcasts, reports, and blogs... in other words, nothing has been spared in making this competition a truly global event!
Complete broadcast details will be announced imminently at www.concoursmontreal.ca
In the meantime, with only about a month to go until the MIMC, even more details have been finalized...
32 candidates from 9 countries have been invited to participate in the Quarter Final round.
Details:
16 women (14 sopranos and 2 mezzos)
16 men (4 tenors, 6 baritones, 4 basses, and 2 countertenors)
Leading the pack with the highest number of participants are Canada (13, including 3 from Quebec), South Korea (8), the United States (4), and Russia (2). They are followed by Germany, Australia, Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom, with each 1 candidate.
The official list of candidates will be revealed on May 12, at the Competition's inaugural press conference.
Important Dates
QUARTER FINAL ROUND: May 19 to 21, 2009
SEMI-FINAL ROUND: May 22 and 23, 2009
FINAL ROUND: May 25 and 26, 2009
GALA CONCERT: May 28, 2009
The International Jury - changes
Two changes have been made to the international jury. As American soprano Shirley Verrett, and Head of Artistic Programming for Moscow's Boshoi Theatre Vadim Zhuravlev cannot be present, MIMC administrators are pleased to welcome Welsh soprano Gwyneth Jones and American baritone Sherrill Milnes.
Presided by André Bourbeau, co-founder and President of the MIMC, the rest of the jury comprises of American soprano and Chair of the Voice Department at New York's Juilliard School, Edith Bers; Canadian Philip Boswell, Artistic Administrator of the Canadian Opera Company; Finnish baritone Tom Krause; Spanish artist representative Miguel Lerin (grandson of famous tenor Francisco Viñas); and Canadian bass Joseph Rouleau.
Prizes
- First Prize: $30,000
- Second Prize: $15,000
- Third Prize: $10,000
Special Awards
- COVC Jean A. Chalmers Award for the Best Canadian Artist, offered by the Canadian Opera Volunteer Committee: $10,000
- Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec: $5,000
- Award for the Best Performance of the imposed Canadian work: $5,000
- People's Choice Award "Tribute to André Turp": $2,500
Engagements
Over the course of the next few seasons, certain major musical organizations will offer an engagement to a laureate or finalist of their choice.
Canadian record label ANALEKTA will record and internationally distribute the debut CD by the First Grand Prize winner of the Montreal International Musical Competition.
The Montreal International Musical Competition, 10 days of pure enchantment!
www.concoursmontreal.ca
photo: First Grand Prize Winner 2007 - Marianne Fiset, Soprano (Canada)
