Opera Conducting Masterclass 2025 with the State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria & Maestro Ivaylo Krinchev / 3-11 FEBRUARY

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REPERTOIRE

La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti

Both operas are fully-staged and sung in Italian. Our Opera Conducting Masterclass is limited to the first eight conductors who apply, are accepted, and confirm their places with a deposit. An unlimited number of auditors will be accepted at the reduced rate of EUR 480.

PROBABLY THE BEST TRAINING IN OPERA CONDUCTING

EACH CONDUCTOR RECEIVES

  • private and group coaching
  • 60 minutes of orchestra rehearsal time
  • 45 minutes of choir rehearsal time
  • 60 minutes of Sitzprobe/Italiana rehearsal time
  • ca. 1/4 of rehearsal with piano and cast / soloists for the opera they conduct in performance
  • 1/4 of Generalprobe / dress rehearsal for the opera they conduct in performance
  • 1/4 of an opera to conduct in public performance

In our suggested and standard format, each active-participant conductor conducts a full act or ca. 1/4 of one of the operas in a public performance, in addition to having much rehearsal time on the other.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send us the following:

  • your CV
  • links to recent examples of your conducting
  • if accepted, a deposit of €750 will guarantee your place

MASTERCLASS FEES AND PAYMENT

€750 – deposit, refundable if the conductor cancels before 15 August 2024 for any substantial reason, such as health problems, impossibility to get a visa or any other such reasons. In case of refunds, a waiting period of 4 – 6 months is to be expected.
€2.000 – balance fee no later than one week before the first day of the Masterclass if sent. This may also be paid in cash on site on the first day. The balance fee, once paid, is non-refundable due to the financial obligations to the institution.

A limited number of passive participants / auditors will also be accepted for a fee of €480, exclusive of accommodation, transport or meals.

BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR BANK WIRE TRANSFERS

Bank name: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
Name on account: Blue Danube Violins – Streichinstrumentehandel u. Musikimpresario GmbH
IBAN: AT03 2011 1851 8917 0500
BIC: GIBAATWWXXX
Reason for payment: Masterclass deposit fee (please send EUR only).

Few photos from the Opera Conducting Masterclass in May 2024

DAY-BY-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

Monday, 3 February 10.00 – 14.00

14.00 – 20.00

 Orchestra / Choir Rehearsal, La traviata

Cast Rehearsal, La traviata
Tuesday, 4 February 10.00-14.00 Sitzprobe / Italiana, La traviata
Wednesday, 5 February 11.00

16.00

 Stage Rehearsal, La traviata

General probe / Dress rehearsal, La traviata
Thursday, 6 February 10.00 – 12.00

19.00

 Orchestra / Choir Rehearsal, Don Pasquale— Public Public Performance, LA TRAVIATA
Friday, 7 February 10.00 – 12.00

15.00

 Orchestra / Choir Rehearsal, Don Pasquale
Cast Rehearsal, Don Pasquale
Saturday, 8 February 14.00

15.30

 Sitzprobe / Italiana, Don Pasquale
Sitzprobe / Italiana,  Don Pasquale
Sunday, 9 February 14.00

15.30

 Stage rehearsal, Don Pasquale
Stage rehearsal, Don Pasquale
Monday, 10 February 16.00 – 17.15

17.30 – 19.00

 General rehearsal, Don Pasquale
General rehearsal, Don Pasquale
Tuesday, 11 February 19.00 Public performance, DON PASQUALE

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION

The closest airport to Stara Zagora is the Sofia International Airport in the Bulgarian capital. State Opera Stara Zagora will organize free / gratis ground transport from the airport to our accommodation and back for all conductors (2 hours and 20 minutes by car/minivan).  Please arrive or be at the airport on Sunday, 2 February.

IVAYLO KRINCHEV

Ivaylo Krinchev graduated from the National Music Academy Prof. Pancho Vladigerov in Sofia with diplomas in Choir Conducting (the class of Prof. Liliya Gyuleva), Opera and Symphony Conducting (under the guidance of Dimitar Manolov and Prof. Ivan Vulpe). He participated in the masterclasses in Symphony Conducting of Prof. Ilya Musin, Saint Petersburg, and Prof. Karl Osterreicher, Vienna.

Between 1990 and 1996, Maestro Krinchev was chief conductor at the Burgas Opera and Burgas Philharmonic . In the period 1996 – 1999, he was the director of the State Burgas Opera. Under his guidance, for the first time in the Burgas Opera were staged Mozart’s Don Giovanni Bellini’s Norma. In 2000, he worked for the production agency “Eurostage” in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as a member of which he directed numerous opera spectacles in the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, France and Switzerland.

His teaching carrier began in 1993, at first as a part-time lecturer at the National Music Academy in Opera Singing with a Conductor and Opera and Symphony Conducting. In 2001, he became a full-time lecturer, and in 2005 associate professor. He has been vice-rector of the National Music Academy Prof. Pancho Vladigerov since 2016.

Since 2002 he has held masterclasses in Conducting and Opera Interpretation in different universities, and guest-performed with symphony and chamber orchestras. He has recordings with The Bulgarian National Radio and the Bulgarian National Television.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi7TtATF4lE

Please note:

Master teacher, repertoire and dates subject to change. Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to cancel its masterclasses and/or competitions due to insufficient enrollment, illness of the coach, force majeure, or any other circumstance or event for which Blue Danube Musikimpresario cannot be held responsible. In case of illness or death of the coach, we reserve the right to provide a substitute teacher and cancellations are not accepted.

2021 Opera Masterclass 6 - Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  1 - 14 JUNE 2023

Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria  1 – 14 JUNE 2023

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REPERTOIRE: 

RIGOLETTO by Giuseppe Verdi
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini
All operas are sung in their original language.
The Blue Danube Opera Conducting Masterclass 2022 is limited to the first qualified 11 conductors who apply, are accepted, and confirm their places with a deposit. An unlimited number of auditors will be accepted at the reduced rate of EUR 500.

EACH CONDUCTOR RECEIVES
– private and group coaching;

– 20 minutes of orchestra rehearsal for each opera;
– 15 minutes of choir rehearsal for each opera;
– 20 minutes of Sitzprobe/Italiana rehearsal for each opera;
– ca. 1/3 of rehearsal with piano and cast / soloists for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of Generalprobe / dress rehearsal for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of an opera to conduct in public performance.
We are often asked if it is necessary for conductors to know all operas in order to take part in our Opera Conducting Masterclass. The answer is NO; we encourage conductors to divide their podium time between all operas, but some conductors trade podium time with one another so they are able to devote more time to and focus on only one or two operas. In our suggested and standard format, each active-participant conductor conducts a full act or ca. 1/3 of one of the operas in a public performance, in addition to having much rehearsal time on the other two.

HOW TO APPLY Please send us the following:

– your CV
– recent examples of your conducting
-the BDM Application Form, found on this website
– €50 – non-refundable application fee. Payment can be made using Visa/MasterCard (please ask for details); Western Union (please ask for details); or bank wire transfer (see below)
IF ACCEPTED, please send the deposit of €700.
MASTERCLASS FEES AND PAYMENT
€50 – non-refundable application fee;
€700 – deposit, refundable if the conductor cancels before 1 April 2023 for any substantial reason, such as health problems, impossibility to get a visa or any other such reasons. The reason must be in any case substantiated. In case of refunds, a waiting period of 4 – 6 months is to be expected.
€2.000 – balance fee due in cash, on the first day of the Masterclass. The balance fee, once paid, is non-refundable due to the financial obligations to the institution.
A limited number of passive participants / auditors will also be accepted for a fee of €500, exclusive of accommodation, transport or meals.
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR BANK WIRE TRANSFERS
Bank name: BAWAG P.S.K.
Bank Address: Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Name on account: Blue Danube Musikimpresario GmbH
IBAN: AT22 1400 0020 1000 6026
BIC: BAWAATWW
Reason for payment: Masterclass application and/or deposit fee (please send EUR only).

DAY-BY-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, 1 JUNE
10.00 – 14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal, Rigoletto
17.00 – 20.00 — cast rehearsal,  Rigoletto
FRIDAY, 2 JUNE
10.00-12.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana I,  Rigoletto
17.00-19.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana II,  Rigoletto
SATURDAY, 3 JUNE
14.00 — Stage rehearsal, Rigoletto  
SUNDAY, 4 JUNE
Day off
MONDAY, 5 JUNE
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
16.00 — Generalprobe / Dress rehearsal, Rigoletto
TUESDAY, 6 JUNE
11.00 — Cast rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
16.00 — Public performance, RIGOLETTO
WEDNESDAY, 7 JUNE
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal II, Le nozze di Figaro
17.00-19.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana I, Le nozze di Figaro
THURSDAY, 8 JUNE
10.00-12.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana II,Le nozze di Figaro    
FRIDAY, 9 JUNE
10.00-12.00– Orchestra / choir rehearsal I, Tosca
16.00 — Generalprobe / dress rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
SATURDAY, 10 JUNE
10.00-12.00 Orchestra / Choir rehearsal II,  Tosca
16.00 – Public performence, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
SUNDAY, 11 JUNE
16.00 – Cast rehearsal, Tosca
MONDAY, 12 JUNE
10.00-12.00 – Sitzprobe I,  Tosca
18.00-20.00 – Sitzprobe II,  Tosca
TUESDAY, 13 JUNE
16.00 – Generalprobe, Tosca
WEDNESDAY, 14 JUNE
19.00 – public performance, TOSCA
TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION The closest airport to Stara Zagora is the Sofia International Airport in the Bulgarian capital. State Opera Stara Zagora will organize ground transport from the airport to our accommodation and back for all conductors (2 hours and 20 minutes by car/mini-van).  Please arrive or be at the airport on Sunday, 28 May.

MAESTRO IVAYLO KRINCHEV.  Bulgarian conductor, Ivaylo Krinchev, graduated in 1989 from the National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1989 in opera, symphonic and choral conducting. He undertook additional training in symphonic conducting in Masterclasses with Karl Oesterreicher in Vienna and IIya Musin in St. Petersburg.Between 1990 and 1995, Maestro Krinchev was resident conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and with the Bourgas Philharmonic. During this time, he gained enormous symphonic and operatic conducting experience with a comprehensive repertoire.

Maestro Conductor Ivaylo Krinchev - Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 6 - 17 FEBRUARY 2023Between 1995 and 1997, Krinchev was the general music director and general director of Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas. In 1999, he was appointed artistic director and conductor of the Dutch Impresario Agency, Euro Stage, where he conducted and toured with opera productions and performances in important venues in Spain, France and Switzerland.

Currently, Maestro Krinchev is the principal conductor at State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) and principal guest conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and the Vidin (Bulgaria) Symphony Orchestra. His guest conducting activities include appearances with orchestras and opera companies in Bulgaria and abroad.

Since 2001, Krinchev has been professor of opera and orchestral conducting at the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. Between 2002 and 2006,  he was a guest professor of orchestral conducting in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, he has worked closely with different orchestras in South Korea and was invited to conduct new productions of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in 2007 and Verdi’s Aida in 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea.

Since 2016, Maestro Kinchev has served as vice rector of the Academic Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theater Training programs at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music.

Ivaylo Krinchev has conducted numerous recordings for Bulgarian National Radio and Television.

Please note: Master teacher, repertoire and dates subject to change.

Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to cancel its masterclasses and/or competitions due to insufficient enrollment, illness of the coach, force majeure, or any other circumstance or event for which Blue Danube Musikimpresario cannot be held responsible. In case of illness or death of the coach, Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to provide a subsitute teacher and cancellations are not accepted.

2021 Opera Masterclass 4 - Blue Danube / Bela Bartok International Opera Conducting Competition 2021 (8th Edition)

Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 6 – 17 FEBRUARY 2023

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REPERTOIRE: 

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Gioachino Rossini
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Concert Version) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MADAMA BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini
All operas are sung in Italian.
The Blue Danube Opera Conducting Masterclass 2023 (I) is limited to the first qualified 11 conductors who apply, are accepted, and confirm their places with a deposit. An unlimited number of auditors will be accepted at the reduced rate of EUR 500.
EACH CONDUCTOR RECEIVES
– private and group coaching;

– 20 minutes of orchestra rehearsal for each opera;
– 15 minutes of choir rehearsal for each opera;
– 20 minutes of Sitzprobe/Italiana rehearsal for each opera;
– ca. 1/3 of rehearsal with piano and cast / soloists for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of Generalprobe / dress rehearsal for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of an opera to conduct in public performance.
We are often asked if it is necessary for conductors to know all operas in order to take part in our Opera Conducting Masterclass. The answer is NO; we encourage conductors to divide their podium time between all operas, but some conductors trade podium time with one another so they are able to devote more time to and focus on only one or two operas. In our suggested and standard format, each active-participant conductor conducts a full act or ca. 1/3 of one of the operas in a public performance, in addition to having much rehearsal time on the other two.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send us the following:

– your CV
– recent examples of your conducting
-the BDM Application Form, found on this website
– €50 – non-refundable application fee. Payment can be made using Visa/MasterCard (please ask for details); Western Union (please ask for details); or bank wire transfer (see below)
IF ACCEPTED, please send the deposit of €700.
MASTERCLASS FEES AND PAYMENT
€50 – non-refundable application fee;
€700 – deposit, refundable if the conductor cancels before 5 January 2023 for any substantial reason, such as health problems, impossibility to get a visa or any other such reasons. The reason must be in any case substantiated. In case of refunds, a waiting period of 4 – 6 months is to be expected.
€2.000 – balance fee due in cash, on the first day of the Masterclass. The balance fee, once paid, is non-refundable due to the financial obligations to the institution.
A limited number of passive participants / auditors will also be accepted for a fee of €500, exclusive of accommodation, transport or meals.
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR BANK WIRE TRANSFERS
Bank name: BAWAG P.S.K.
Bank Address: Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Name on account: Blue Danube Musikimpresario GmbH
IBAN: AT22 1400 0020 1000 6026
BIC: BAWAATWW
Reason for payment: Masterclass application and/or deposit fee (please send EUR only).

DAY-BY-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

MONDAY, 6 FEBRUARY
10.00 – 14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal, Il barbiere di Siviglia
16.00 – 19.00 — cast rehearsal, Il barbiere di Siviglia
TUESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY
10.00-14.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana,  Il barbiere di Siviglia
18.00-21.00 — Stage rehearsal, Il barbiere di Siviglia
WEDNESDAY, 8 FEBRUARY
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal (I), Le nozze di Figaro
18.00 —  Generalprobe / dress rehearsal,  Il barbiere di Siviglia
THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY
11.00 —  Cast rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
19.00 —  public performance, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
FRIDAY, 10 FEBRUARY
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal (II),Le nozze di Figaro
16.00 -18.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana (I),Le nozze di Figaro
SATURDAY, 11 FEBRUARY
10.00-12.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana (II), Le nozze di Figaro
16.00 — Generalprobe / Dress rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
SUNDAY, 12 FEBRUARY
DAY OFF
MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY
10.00-14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal,Madama Butterfly
16.00 — cast rehearsal, Madama Butterfly
TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY
11.00– stage rehearsal, Madama Butterfly
19.00 — public performance, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY
11.00-15.00 Sitzprobe / Italiana, Madama Butterfly
THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY
16.00 – Generalprobe / dress rehearsal, Madama Butterfly
FRIDAY, 17 FEBRUARY

19.00 – public performance, MADAMA BUTTERFLY

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION The closest airport to Stara Zagora is the Sofia International Airport in the Bulgarian capital. State Opera Stara Zagora will organize ground transport from the airport to our accommodation and back for all conductors (2 hours and 20 minutes by car/mini-van).  Please arrive or be at the airport on Sunday, 5 September.

Maestro Conductor Ivaylo Krinchev - Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 6 - 17 FEBRUARY 2023MAESTRO IVAYLO KRINCHEV.  Bulgarian conductor, Ivaylo Krinchev, graduated in 1989 from the National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1989 in opera, symphonic and choral conducting. He undertook additional training in symphonic conducting in Masterclasses with Karl Oesterreicher in Vienna and IIya Musin in St. Petersburg.Between 1990 and 1995, Maestro Krinchev was resident conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and with the Bourgas Philharmonic. During this time, he gained enormous symphonic and operatic conducting experience with a comprehensive repertoire.

Between 1995 and 1997, Krinchev was the general music director and general director of Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas. In 1999, he was appointed artistic director and conductor of the Dutch Impresario Agency, Euro Stage, where he conducted and toured with opera productions and performances in important venues in Spain, France and Switzerland.

Currently, Maestro Krinchev is the principal conductor at State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) and principal guest conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and the Vidin (Bulgaria) Symphony Orchestra. His guest conducting activities include appearances with orchestras and opera companies in Bulgaria and abroad.

Since 2001, Krinchev has been professor of opera and orchestral conducting at the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. Between 2002 and 2006,  he was a guest professor of orchestral conducting in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, he has worked closely with different orchestras in South Korea and was invited to conduct new productions of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in 2007 and Verdi’s Aida in 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea.

Since 2016, Maestro Kinchev has served as vice rector of the Academic Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theater Training programs at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music.

Ivaylo Krinchev has conducted numerous recordings for Bulgarian National Radio and Television.

Please note: Master teacher, repertoire and dates subject to change.

Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to cancel its masterclasses and/or competitions due to insufficient enrollment, illness of the coach, force majeure, or any other circumstance or event for which Blue Danube Musikimpresario cannot be held responsible. In case of illness or death of the coach, Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to provide a subsitute teacher with cancellations not being possible after the deadline.

Opera Masterclass 14 - Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 6 - 17 FEBRUARY 2023

Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 6 – 17 FEBRUARY 2023

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REPERTOIRE: 

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Gioachino Rossini
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Concert Version) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
MADAMA BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini
All operas are sung in Italian.
The Blue Danube Opera Conducting Masterclass 2023 (I) is limited to the first qualified 11 conductors who apply, are accepted, and confirm their places with a deposit. An unlimited number of auditors will be accepted at the reduced rate of EUR 500.
EACH CONDUCTOR RECEIVES
– private and group coaching;

– 20 minutes of orchestra rehearsal for each opera;
– 15 minutes of choir rehearsal for each opera;
– 20 minutes of Sitzprobe/Italiana rehearsal for each opera;
– ca. 1/3 of rehearsal with piano and cast / soloists for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of Generalprobe / dress rehearsal for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of an opera to conduct in public performance.
We are often asked if it is necessary for conductors to know all operas in order to take part in our Opera Conducting Masterclass. The answer is NO; we encourage conductors to divide their podium time between all operas, but some conductors trade podium time with one another so they are able to devote more time to and focus on only one or two operas. In our suggested and standard format, each active-participant conductor conducts a full act or ca. 1/3 of one of the operas in a public performance, in addition to having much rehearsal time on the other two.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send us the following:

– your CV
– recent examples of your conducting
-the BDM Application Form, found on this website
– €50 – non-refundable application fee. Payment can be made using Visa/MasterCard (please ask for details); Western Union (please ask for details); or bank wire transfer (see below)
IF ACCEPTED, please send the deposit of €700.
MASTERCLASS FEES AND PAYMENT
€50 – non-refundable application fee;
€700 – deposit, refundable if the conductor cancels before 5 January 2023 for any substantial reason, such as health problems, impossibility to get a visa or any other such reasons. The reason must be in any case substantiated. In case of refunds, a waiting period of 4 – 6 months is to be expected.
€2.000 – balance fee due in cash, on the first day of the Masterclass. The balance fee, once paid, is non-refundable due to the financial obligations to the institution.
A limited number of passive participants / auditors will also be accepted for a fee of €500, exclusive of accommodation, transport or meals.
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR BANK WIRE TRANSFERS
Bank name: BAWAG P.S.K.
Bank Address: Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Name on account: Blue Danube Musikimpresario GmbH
IBAN: AT22 1400 0020 1000 6026
BIC: BAWAATWW
Reason for payment: Masterclass application and/or deposit fee (please send EUR only).

DAY-BY-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

MONDAY, 6 FEBRUARY
10.00 – 14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal, Il barbiere di Siviglia
16.00 – 19.00 — cast rehearsal,  Il barbiere di Siviglia
TUESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY
10.00-14.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana,  Il barbiere di Siviglia
18.00-21.00 — Stage rehearsal, Il barbiere di Siviglia
WEDNESDAY, 8 FEBRUARY
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal (I), Le nozze di Figaro
18.00 —  Generalprobe / dress rehearsal,  Il barbiere di Siviglia  
THURSDAY, 9 FEBRUARY
11.00 —  Cast rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
19.00 —  public performance,  IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA  
FRIDAY, 10 FEBRUARY
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal (II), Le nozze di Figaro
16.00 -18.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana (I), Le nozze di Figaro
SATURDAY, 11 FEBRUARY
10.00-12.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana (II), Le nozze di Figaro  
16.00 — Generalprobe / Dress rehearsal, Le nozze di Figaro
SUNDAY, 12 FEBRUARY
DAY OFF
MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY
10.00-14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal, Madama Butterfly
16.00 — cast rehearsal,  Madama Butterfly    
TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY
11.00– stage rehearsal, Madama Butterfly
19.00 — public performance, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
WEDNESDAY, 15 FEBRUARY
11.00-15.00 Sitzprobe / Italiana,  Madama Butterfly
THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY
16.00 – Generalprobe / dress rehearsal, Madama Butterfly
FRIDAY, 17 FEBRUARY

19.00 – public performance, MADAMA BUTTERFLY

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION The closest airport to Stara Zagora is the Sofia International Airport in the Bulgarian capital. State Opera Stara Zagora will organize ground transport from the airport to our accommodation and back for all conductors (2 hours and 20 minutes by car/mini-van).  Please arrive or be at the airport on Sunday, 5 September.

MAESTRO IVAYLO KRINCHEV.

Bulgarian conductor, Ivaylo Krinchev, graduated in 1989 from the National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1989 in opera, symphonic and choral conducting. He undertook additional training in symphonic conducting in Masterclasses with Karl Oesterreicher in Vienna and IIya Musin in St. Petersburg.Between 1990 and 1995, Maestro Krinchev was resident conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and with the Bourgas Philharmonic. During this time, he gained enormous symphonic and operatic conducting experience with a comprehensive repertoire.

Between 1995 and 1997, Krinchev was the general music director and general director of Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas. In 1999, he was appointed artistic director and conductor of the Dutch Impresario Agency, Euro Stage, where he conducted and toured with opera productions and performances in important venues in Spain, France and Switzerland.

Currently, Maestro Krinchev is the principal conductor at State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) and principal guest conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and the Vidin (Bulgaria) Symphony Orchestra. His guest conducting activities include appearances with orchestras and opera companies in Bulgaria and abroad.

Since 2001, Krinchev has been professor of opera and orchestral conducting at the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. Between 2002 and 2006,  he was a guest professor of orchestral conducting in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, he has worked closely with different orchestras in South Korea and was invited to conduct new productions of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in 2007 and Verdi’s Aida in 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea.

Since 2016, Maestro Kinchev has served as vice rector of the Academic Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theater Training programs at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music.

Ivaylo Krinchev has conducted numerous recordings for Bulgarian National Radio and Television.

Please note: Master teacher, repertoire and dates subject to change.

Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to cancel its masterclasses and/or competitions due to insufficient enrollment, illness of the coach, force majeure, or any other circumstance or event for which Blue Danube Musikimpresario cannot be held responsible. In case of illness or death of the coach, Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to provide a substitute teacher, with cancellations not being possible after the deadline.

Stara Zagora Opera House - Opera Conducting Masterclass I - 2024State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria & Maestro Niels Muus

Opera Conducting Masterclass with State Opera Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 12 – 24 SEPTEMBER 2022

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REPERTOIRE: 
TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni
SALOME DANCES / LADY JANE by John Robertson
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA by Giuseppe Verdi
All operas are sung in their original language.
The Blue Danube Opera Conducting Masterclass 2022 is limited to the first qualified 11 conductors who apply, are accepted, and confirm their places with a deposit. An unlimited number of auditors will be accepted at the reduced rate of EUR 500.
EACH CONDUCTOR RECEIVES
– private and group coaching;

– 20 minutes of orchestra rehearsal for each opera;
– 15 minutes of choir rehearsal for each opera;
– 20 minutes of Sitzprobe/Italiana rehearsal for each opera;
– ca. 1/3 of rehearsal with piano and cast / soloists for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of Generalprobe / dress rehearsal for the opera they conduct in performance;
– 1/3 of an opera to conduct in public performance.

We are often asked if it is necessary for conductors to know all operas in order to take part in our Opera Conducting Masterclass. The answer is NO; we encourage conductors to divide their podium time between all operas, but some conductors trade podium time with one another so they are able to devote more time to and focus on only one or two operas. In our suggested and standard format, each active-participant conductor conducts a full act or ca. 1/3 of one of the operas in a public performance, in addition to having much rehearsal time on the other two.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send us the following:

– your CV
– recent examples of your conducting
-the BDM Application Form, found on this website
– €50 – non-refundable application fee. Payment can be made using Visa/MasterCard (please ask for details); Western Union (please ask for details); or bank wire transfer (see below)
IF ACCEPTED, please send the deposit of €700.
MASTERCLASS FEES AND PAYMENT
€50 – non-refundable application fee;
€700 – deposit, refundable if the conductor cancels before 1 August 2022 for any substantial reason, such as health problems, impossibility to get a visa or any other such reasons. The reason must be in any case substantiated. In case of refunds, a waiting period of 4 – 6 months is to be expected.
€2.000 – balance fee due in cash, on the first day of the Masterclass. The balance fee once paid is non-refundable due to our financial obligations to the institution.
A limited number of passive participants / auditors will also be accepted for a fee of €500, exclusive of accommodation, transport or meals.
BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION FOR BANK WIRE TRANSFERS
Bank name: BAWAG P.S.K.
Bank Address: Georg-Coch-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna
Name on account: Blue Danube Musikimpresario GmbH
IBAN: AT22 1400 0020 1000 6026
BIC: BAWAATWW
Reason for payment: Masterclass application and/or deposit fee (please send EUR only).

DAY-BY-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS SCHEDULE

MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER
10.00 – 14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal, Turandot
16.00 – 19.00 — cast rehearsal, Turandot
TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER
10.00-14.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana, Turandot
18.00-21.00 — Stage rehearsal, Turandot
WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal, Cavalleria Rusticana / Salome Dances / Lady Jane
18.00 —  Generalprobe / dress rehearsal, Turandot
THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER
11.00 —  Cast rehearsal,Cavalleria Rusticana / Salome Dances / Lady Jane
19.00 —  public performance, TURANDOT  
FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER
10.00-12.00 — Orchestra / choir rehearsal, Cavalleria Rusticana / Salome Dances / Lady Jane
16.00 -18.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana, Cavalleria Rusticana / Salome Dances / Lady Jane
SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER
10.00-12.00 — Sitzprobe / Italiana, Cavalleria Rusticana / Salome Dances / Lady Jane
16.00 — Generalprobe / Dress rehearsal, Cavalleria Rusticana / Salome Dances / Lady Jane
SUNDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER
DAY OFF
MONDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER
10.00-14.00 — orchestra / choir rehearsal, Un ballo in maschera
16.00 — cast rehearsal, Un ballo in maschera    
TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER
11.00– stage rehearsal, Un ballo in maschera
19.00 — public performance, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / SALOME DANCES / LADY JANE
WEDNESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER
11.00-15.00 Sitzprobe / Italiana, Un ballo in maschera
THURSDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER
16.00 – Generalprobe / dress rehearsal, Un ballo in maschera
FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER

DAY OFF

FRIDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER

19.00 – public performance, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMMODATION The closest airport to Stara Zagora is the Sofia International Airport in the Bulgarian capital. State Opera Stara Zagora will organize ground transport from the airport to our accommodation and back for all conductors (2 hours and 20 minutes by car/mini-van).  Please arrive or be at the airport on Sunday, 12 September.

MAESTRO IVAYLO KRINCHEV.

Bulgarian conductor, Ivaylo Krinchev, graduated in 1989 from the National Academy of Music “Pancho Vladigerov” in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1989 in opera, symphonic and choral conducting. He undertook additional training in symphonic conducting in Masterclasses with Karl Oesterreicher in Vienna and IIya Musin in St. Petersburg.

Between 1990 and 1995, Maestro Krinchev was resident conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and with the Bourgas Philharmonic. During this time, he gained enormous symphonic and operatic conducting experience with a comprehensive repertoire.

Between 1995 and 1997, Krinchev was the general music director and general director of Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas. In 1999, he was appointed artistic director and conductor of the Dutch Impresario Agency, Euro Stage, where he conducted and toured with opera productions and performances in important venues in Spain, France and Switzerland.

Currently, Maestro Krinchev is the principal conductor at State Opera Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) and principal guest conductor at Bulgarian State Opera Bourgas and the Vidin (Bulgaria) Symphony Orchestra. His guest conducting activities include appearances with orchestras and opera companies in Bulgaria and abroad.

Since 2001, Krinchev has been professor of opera and orchestral conducting at the National Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria. Between 2002 and 2006,  he was a guest professor of orchestral conducting in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, he has worked closely with different orchestras in South Korea and was invited to conduct new productions of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in 2007 and Verdi’s Aida in 2018 in Gwangju, South Korea.

Since 2016, Maestro Kinchev has served as vice rector of the Academic Symphony Orchestra and Musical Theater Training programs at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music.

Ivaylo Krinchev has conducted numerous recordings for Bulgarian National Radio and Television.

Please note: Master teacher, repertoire and dates subject to change.
Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to cancel its masterclasses and/or competitions due to insufficient enrollment, illness of the coach, force majeure, or any other circumstance or event for which Blue Danube Musikimpresario cannot be held responsible. In case of illness or death of the coach, Blue Danube Musikimpresario reserves the right to provide a subsitute teacher and cancellations are not accepted.