Opera Conducting Masterclass 2012

                                  LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, LA BOHEME
                                                         all fully-staged and sung in Italian
                                                                   2 - 13 APRIL 2012

                                                  BULGARIAN STATE OPERA BURGAS
                                                  Master Teacher - Maestro Dejan Savic 

DAY-BY-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

DATE	TIMES	TYPE OF REHEARSAL	TITLE
Monday, 2 April	10.00-14.00	orchestra rehearsal	Le nozze di Figaro
	10.00-13.00	choir rehearsal, no soloists
	15.00-18.00	cast rehearsal
	19.00-21.00	Sitzprobe/Italiana
Tuesday, 3 April	10.00-12.00	Sitzprobe/Italiana
	16.00	Generalprobe/dress rehearsal
Wednesday,4 April	10.00	video session with Maestro Savic
	19.00	PUBLIC PERFORMANCE (3 or 4 conductors)
Thursday, 5 April	10.00-14.00	orchestra rehearsal	Un ballo in maschera
	10.00-13.00	choir rehearsal, no soloists
	15.00-18.00	cast rehearsal
	19.00-21.00	Sitzprobe/Italiana
Friday, 6 April	10.00-12.00	Sitzprobe/Italiana
	16.00	Generalprobe/dress rehearsal
Saturday, 7 April		video session and special topics with Maestro Savic
Sunday, 8 April		day off/optional excursion to Bulgarian points of interest, with lunch
Monday, 9 April	19.00	PUBLIC PERFORMANCE (3 or 4 conductors)
Tuesday, 10 April	10.00-14.00	orchestra rehearsal	La boheme
	10.00-13.00	choir rehearsal, no soloists
	16.00-19.00	cast rehearsal
Wednesday, 11 April	16.00-20.00	Sitzprobe/Italiana
Thursday, 12 April	10.00	video session with Maestro Savic
	16.00	Generalprobe/dress rehearsal
Friday, 13 April	19.00	PUBLIC PERFORMANCE (3 or 4 conductors)

N.B. coaching sessions to be arranged and determined by Maestro Savic in Burgas on a daily basis.

HOW TO APPLY

1. Send the BDMI application form and your CV to the address below via fax, E-mail or post.
2. Send or inform us of a recent DVD or videotape of your conducting (any format) to our address. Conductors who have participated in our past events DO NOT need to send this. Excerpts on YouTube or a website are also acceptable.
3. Send the non-refundable application fee of €50 via bank wire transfer (bank account details are below), Western Union transfer or with a VISA or MasterCard. Please let us know beforehand if you wish to make payment with VISA or MasterCard or through Western Union. We will then send the instructions.

Bank name: BAWAG P.S.K.
Bank Address: Lerchenfelder Strasse 43, 1070 Vienna
Name on account: Blue Danube Musikimpresario GmbH
Account number: 02010 006 026
BIC: BAWAATWW (BAWAATWWXXX when wiring from the U.S. & Canada)
IBAN: AT221400002010006026
Reason for payment: Masterclass application and deposit fees (please send EUR only).

Please note: this opera conducting workshop is limited to 10 conductors as active full participants. The first 10 who apply and are accepted will be active participants. 

CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS FEE AND PAYMENT
The total Mastercourse fee is €2.750, to be paid as follows:
 
- application fee, non-refundable, €50
- deposit for those accepted is refundable until 15 March 2012, €700
- balance due on the first day of the course in cash and in € only, €2.000
Conductors may also audit the opera conducting workshop as passive participants for a fee of €600. Please inquire if you are interested.
Payment of the application fee and deposit can be made with a Visa or MasterCard, via bank wire transfer or via Western Union. Please let us know if you wish to make payment with a Visa or MasterCard or via Western Union. 
 
ACCOMMODATION. BDMI will make the bookings and arrangements. Inexpensive options will be available soon as to rates, etc.

DEJAN SAVIC (1957) was born in Belgrade, Serbia to a family of musicians. He graduated with distinction, with a degree in conducting, from the Academy of Music in Belgrade and received his Master's degree at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia. During the period 1985 - 2000, he was artistic director of the oldest Serbo-Jewish Choral Society "The Baruh Brothers", founded in 1879. Between 1993 and 1995, he was the artistic director of the "Pro Musica" Chamber Ensemble. From 1989 - 1993, Dejan Savic was the artistic director and chief conductor of the Nis Symphony Orchestra in the Republic of Serbia, and since 1993, the principal conductor of the Serbian National Opera and Ballet in Belgrade.

Between 2001 and 2004, Mr. Savic was the general manager of the Serbian National Opera and Ballet Company. In 2005, he was named Superintendant of the National Theater Belgrade, becoming the first musician to lead this prestigious national institute of culture in its 140-year history. In 2007, he was named general manager of the opera.

Dejan Savic was appointed principal guest conductor of the ERT Symphony Orchestra and Choir in Athens, Greece, for four seasons and has conducted in numerous prestigeous Festivals. He has appeared with prominent orchestras and choirs, as well as with opera and ballet companies in Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Israel, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, USA, Germany, Ireland, Norway, France, Austria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro and elsewhere. He has made recordings for Radio and TV in many countries as well as several CDs for the PGP production of RTV Belgrade, Romanian National Radiodifusion, Bulgarian National RTV, Greek National RTV, etc. For his artistic achievements, Maestro Savic has been the recipient of a number of important recognitions and awards. He is fluent in English, French, Italian, German and Russian.