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Discover our exceptional Masterclasses and the esteemed mentors leading them.

23

Wednesday
APRIL

ACTING & STAGECRAFT MASTERCLASS

by Jorge Balça

"Towards an Embodied Competition Experience"

A welcome icebreaker session covering a few fundamental acting technique and stagecraft elements of body in performance.
This masterclass is an important event, for all the contestants to take part in.

No audience is allowed for this event.

VENUE

Pestana Cidadela Hotel (Disco)

TIME

11:30am - 1:30pm

Participant details

Group session for all competition contestants
Duration: aprox. 2h
All contestants are automatically signed up

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Bring attire suitable for movement work and expect to be physically active.
  • No repertoire needed.
  • There are changing facilities, but no showers.

26

Saturday
APRIL

VOCAL MASTERCLASSES

All contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal are allowed to sign up to any of the masterclasses on this day.
Each contestant will have at least one session with one of the mentors.
The order of the masterclasses is on a "first come first served" basis of sign up.
Sign Up: 26th April, 1pm - 2pm in person, in the Competition Office (Centro Cultural Cascais), after the feedback.

Audience seating open to the general public with free entry. No ticket required, entry subject to space availability.

Masterclass by Sergei Leiferkus

VENUE

Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães

TIME

2:30pm - 6pm

Participant details

Available for contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal
6 participants max, aprox 35 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.
Masterclass by Aleksandar Nikolić

VENUE

Cascais Cultural Center

TIME

2:30pm - 6pm

Participant details​

Available for contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal
5 participants max, aprox 40 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.
Masterclass by Jennifer Larmore

VENUE

Cascais Music Conservatory

TIME

2:30pm - 6pm

Participant details​

Available for contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal
5 participants max, aprox 40 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.
Masterclass by Juliane Banse

VENUE

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego

TIME

2:30pm - 6pm

Participant details​

Available for contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal
6 participants max, aprox 35 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.

27

Sunday
APRIL

ACTING MASTERCLASS

by Jorge Balça

Audience seating open to the general public with free entry. No ticket required, entry subject to space availability.

VENUE

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego

TIME

10:30am - 1:30pm

2:30pm - 6pm

Participant details​

For all contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal
12 participants max, aprox 35 min each

Sign Up: All Contestants that did not proceed to Semifinal are automatically enrolled, in order of performance. Contact the office for changes.

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Proposal of 3 arias.
  • The mentor will choose 2 arias, with more emphasis on one, to work on during masterclass.
  • Bring 3 copies of the arias for the masterclass.

28

Monday
APRIL

ACTING MASTERCLASS

by Jorge Balça

Audience seating open to the general public with free entry. No ticket required, entry subject to space availability.

VENUE

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego

TIME

10:30am - 1:30pm

2:30pm - 6pm

Participant details​

For all contestants that did not proceed to the Semifinal
12 participants max, aprox 35 min each

Sign Up: All Contestants that did not proceed to Semifinal are automatically enrolled, in order of performance. Contact the office for changes.

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Proposal of 3 arias.
  • The mentor will choose 2 arias, with more emphasis on one, to work on during masterclass.
  • Bring 3 copies of the arias for the masterclass.

29

Tuesday
APRIL

VOCAL MASTERCLASSES

All contestants that did not proceed to the Final are allowed to sign up to any of the masterclasses on this day free of charge.
Each contestant will have at least one session with one of the mentors.
The order of the masterclasses is on a "first come first served" basis of sign up.
Sign Up: 28th April, 6:30pm - 8pm in person, in the Competition Office (Centro Cultural Cascais), after the feedback.

Audience seating open to the general public with free entry. No ticket required, entry subject to space availability.

Masterclass by Sergei Leiferkus​

VENUE

Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães

TIME

10:30am - 1:30pm

Participant details​

Available for contestants that did not proceed to the Final.
4 participants max, aprox 45 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.
Masterclass by Anna Samuil

VENUE

Casa de Histórias Paula Rego

TIME

10:30am - 1:30pm
3pm - 6pm

Participant details​

Available for female voices only, contestants that did not proceed to the Final.
8 participants max, aprox 60 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.
Masterclass by Jennifer Larmore​

VENUE

Cascais Cultural Center

TIME

10:30am - 1:30pm

Participant details​

Available for contestants that did not proceed to the Final.
3 participants max, aprox 60 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to two arias from their competition repertoire.
  • Chosen pieces to be communicated at the time of sign up.

30

Wednesday
APRIL

VOCAL MASTERCLASSES

For singers outside the competition

Audience seating open to the general public with free entry. No ticket required, entry subject to space availability.

Masterclass by Sergei Leiferkus

Fee: €150

VENUE

Museu Condes de Castro Guimarães

TIME

2pm - 5pm

Participant details​

Open to all singers who did not participate in the competition.
4 participants max, aprox. 45 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to three arias.
  • The program must be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
  • Note: If demand is high, the masterclasses might be extended and a waiting list may be created.
Masterclass by Anna Samuil
For singers outside the competition

Fee: €150

VENUE

Casa das Histórias Paula Rego

TIME

3pm - 6pm

Participant details​

Open to all singers who did not participate in the competition.
4 participants max, aprox. 45 min each

Technical guidelines / repertoire

  • Up to three arias.
  • The program must be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
  • Note: If demand is high, the masterclasses might be extended and a waiting list may be created.

Registration fee: €150 via bank transfer.

 

To confirm your participation you must send the following to [email protected]

  • Pdf document confirming the bank transfer of €150 (see bank details below)
  • Full Name
  • Fiscal Identity Number (of the country where you reside)
  • Masterclass you are registering for
  • Repertoire you wish to sing. (NB: You may change the repertoire up to two weeks before the masterclass).

 

Payment details:

  • Account Holder: ASSOC CIVOC-C INTERNAC OPERA CASCAIS
  • IBAN: PT50001000006271304000135
  • BIC / SWIFT: BBPIPTPLXXX
  • Bank Name: BPI

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Over the past three decades, primarily in London, Portugal and Amsterdam, Dr Jorge Balça
has developed a strong portfolio of work and a unique combination of skillsets – as a stage
director (of theatre, opera, and hybrid forms), a teacher and workshop leader, a presentation
skills, acting and creativity coach, and practice-based researcher. His work in all these
domains is distinguished by his commitment to and skill in making fantasy and invention
emerge from precise knowledge and training – and by his ability to inspire a similar alchemy
in his collaborators.

Classically trained as an actor and countertenor, he studied theatre directing in London and
Moscow, specialising in Shakespeare, techniques of adaptation, Meyerhold and commedia
dell’arte. Jorge also holds a PhD exploring the dramatic training of opera performers.
With a love for site-specific projects and collaborative forms, and an equal flair for comedy
and drama, his work is dramaturgically inventive, visually striking, and physically engaged.
He was the artistic director of Bloomsbury Opera and associate director of The Opera
Makers, both in London. In Portugal, he has recently directed L’Heure Espagnole and The
Turn of the Screw at Centro Cultural de Belém, and Don Giovanni and La Voix Humaine at
Festival de Ópera de Óbidos.

Jorge is committed to his work as a teacher, having taught at the Dutch National Opera
Academy, Morley College London, Universidade de Évora and other institutions. He
maintains an international coaching private practice and is the acting coach at the Neil
Semer Vocal Institute in Italy.

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