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2020 iSING CS Ad FINAL.pdf
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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
Artistic Director
Co-sponsored by
Asian Performing Arts Council of USA New Era Group
Hosted by
Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre
Founded by
Asian Performing Arts Council of USA
SUZHOU, CHINA
July 27 - August 28, 2020
This year marks the 10th season of the iSING! International Young Artists Festival. Held at state-of-the-art Suzhou Culture and Arts Centre, the iSING! Festival continues to attract the finest young artists.
The 2020 year of this full-scholarship program will offer:
• Intensive 4-week training in both Western and Chinese opera repertoire, Mandarin lessons and immersion in an “East Meets West” cultural exchange
• Faculty includes coaches from the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro Carlo Felice, Komische Oper Berlin
• Performances of opera scenes from Western and Chinese classics with Suzhou Symphony Orchestra
The momentum is building for the iSING! Opera Center, dedicated to producing Chinese contemporary operas, commissioning new works, and providing iSING! artists an opportunity to perform and participate in original creations.
After nine triumphant seasons, the iSING! Festival has garnered critical acclaim:
• Nurturing over 285 singers from 38 countries
• Performing in major venues internationally
• Creating opportunities for iSING! artists to star in world premieres
of three modern Chinese operas on tour in top venues in China,
Austria, Germany, Italy and the US
• Ushering alumni onto the stages of some of the world’s preeminent
opera houses
For application due dates please visit our website.
Audition Cities: • New York • Houston • Bologna • Berlin
• Santiago de Chile • Moscow • Beijing • Suzhou • Guangzhou
www.isingfestival.org