University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - CCM ...

Opera Faculty
Voice
David Adams
Thomas Baresel
Gwen Detwiler
Karen Lykes
William McGraw
Barbara Paver
Kenneth Shaw
Mary Stucky
Stage Direction
Robin Guarino
Nicholas Muni
Steven Goldstein
Conducting
Mark Gibson
Annunziata Tomaro
Coaching
Marie-France Lefebvre
Donna Loewy
Terry Lusk
Sylvia Plyler
Stage Combat
k. Jenny Jones
Acting
Richard E. Hess
k. Jenny Jones
Diane Kvapil
Steven Goldstein
Directing Theory
Michael Burnham
Movement
Susan Moser
Scenic Design
Brian Ruggaber
Thomas Umfrid
Costume Design
Dean Mogle
Rebecca Senske
Lighting Design
James Gage
Make-Up Design
Kelly Yurko
Technical Direction
Stirling Shelton
Stage Management
Michele Kay
Interim Division Head
Alan Yae
*Guest faculty
University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music
Frank Weinstock, Interim Dean
Robin Guarino, Chair of Opera
What the media says about CCM Opera:
Mozart’s Zaide (Performed at Lincoln Center Festival)
Thirty seven-time winner of the National Opera Association
Production Competition for Best College Production in the U.S.
on New York operatic stages.” —The New York Times
“ The
qualities
of
the
tempestuous
production
are
symptomatic
of
the
growing
national
pre-eminence
of
the
College-Conservatory’s Opera Division.” —Opera Magazine (UK)
—The New Yorker
“The marvelously creative forces at CCM give us these exciting productions and remind us what great theater
opera truly can be.” —National Public Radio
“The enchanting production was a triumph in every respect. The lush beauty of the score was captured eloquently
by the orchestra and cast. This production is a treasure: bravo to CCM.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer
Degrees Available:
Bachelor of Music (Performance/Voice)
Master of Music (Performance/Voice)
Doctor of Musical Arts (Performance/Voice)
PhD in Music (Music History/Theory)
Albert Herring
Alcina
L’Amico Fritz
Ariadne auf Naxos
Ariodante
Babette’s Feast **
The Ballad of Baby Doe
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Béatrice et Bénédict
Beggar’s Opera
The Bear
Bluebeard’s Castle
La Bohème
The Boor
La Calisto
La Cambiale di Matrimonia
Candide
La Canterina
Carmen
Cendrillon
Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Comedy on the Bridge
Così fan tutte
The Crucible
Curlew River
The Czar Has His Photograph Taken
The Dangerous Liaisons
Dialogues of the Carmélites
Dido and Aeneas
Don Giovanni
Don Pasquale
Dreamwalker *
Une éducation manquée
L’Egisto
L’Elisir d’amore
* World premiere **U.S. premiere
CCM Opera Productions (2000–2011)
L’Enfant et les Sortilèges
Eve’s Odds *
Fables
Falstaff
Faust
La Finta Giardiniera
La Finta Semplice
Die Fledermaus
Der Geburtstag der Infantin
Gianni Schicchi
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
The Good Soldier Schweik
Der Graf von Gleichen *
A Hand of Bridge
Hansel und Gretel
L’heure Espagnole
Idomeneo
L’incoronazione di Poppea
Iphigénie en Tauride
Der Kaiser van Atlantis **
Kleine Harlekinade
The Lucrezia Legend
Madrigals of Love and War
Les Mamelles de Tirésias
Markheim
Mavra
The Medium
The Memory Game *
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Miss Lonelyhearts
Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night
The Mother of Us All
Le Nozze di Figaro
Of Mice and Men
L’oiseau rebelle (une petit Carmen)
Pre-Professional Courses:
Artist Diploma in Opera
Artist Diploma in Opera Coaching
Artist Diploma in Opera Stage Direction
Die Opernprobe
Orpheus in the Underworld
Ottone in Villa **
Il Pastor Fido
Le pauvre matelot
Pelléas et Mélisande
Postcard from Morocco
The Rake’s Progress
The Rape of Lucretia
Rappaccini’s Daughter
Riders to the Sea
Royal Palace
Rusalka
Savitri
Seasons in Hell *
Suor Angelica
Song of Majnun
Strawberry Fields
Susannah
The Tender Land
Thérèse
Three’s Company **
Transformations
Trouble in Tahiti
The Turn of the Screw
Der Vampyre
Il Viaggio à Reims
The Village Singer
La Voix Humaine
The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe
Werther
The White Lady
For more information, please contact:
Paul R. Hillner, Assistant Dean for Admissions
Phone: (513) 556-5463 • Fax: (513) 556-1028
paul.hillner@uc.edu • ccm.uc.edu

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
OPERA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
April 2, 2011
The following competition winners receive full-tuition scholarships*
in addition to these awards:
$15,000 Corbett Award
$15,000 supported by The Corbett Foundation in cooperation with the University of Cincinnati College-
Conservatory of Music. This particular CORBETT SCHOLARSHIP is open to all voice students in all vocal
categories. This award guarantees a stage audition with the New York City Opera.
$15,000 Italo Tajo Memorial Award
$15,000 supported by the Italo Tajo Memorial Scholarship Fund in cooperation with the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Established by his wife, Mrs. Inelda Tajo, the TAJO
SCHOLARSHIP is open to all voice students in all vocal categories.
$12,500 Andrew White Memorial Award
$12,500 supported by the Andrew White Memorial Scholarship Fund in cooperation with the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. The WHITE SCHOLARSHIP is open to all voice students in all
vocal categories.
$10,000 Seybold-Russell Award
$10,000 supported by the Seybold-Russell Scholarship Fund in cooperation with the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music. The SEYBOLD-RUSSELL AWARD is open to all voice students in all vocal
categories.
$10,000 Artman/Straub Award
$10,000 sponsored by Neil Artman and Margaret Straub in cooperation with the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music. The ARTMAN/STRAUB AWARD is open to all voice students in all vocal
categories.
$10,000 John Alexander Memorial Award
$10,000 supported by The John Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund in cooperation with the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. The ALEXANDER SCHOLARSHIP is open to all voice students
in all vocal categories.
* * *
ARTIST DIPLOMA IN OPERA
$3,000.00 Corbett Awards
All singers and coaches who are selected for this pre-professional program are guaranteed a $3,000 award.

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ELIGIBILITY:
1. The competition is open to all returning CCM students and all new students in all vocal categories who have been accepted for
admissions to the College-Conservatory of Music in the following degree programs: AD Opera, DMA Voice and MM Voice. (1st
and 2 nd year MM ONLY) A student can only win the $15,000.00 Corbett Award on one occasion but is eligible to compete for
the other awards.
2. Finalists must have been accepted for admission to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music for the 2011-2012
academic year.
3. The age limitation for singers in the competition is 35 years of age. Singers must be under the age of 36 as on April 2, 2011.
4. You must be enrolled as full-time student in 2011-2012 to receive the awards.
PROCEDURES:
5. All applicants for the Opera Scholarship Competition will sing a preliminary audition, which will double as the admission
audition for new students. (See the “2011-2012 Application Handbook”, p. 18-19.) Current AD Opera Students are exempt from
singing a preliminary audition, but must complete an application to participate. Representatives selected by the voice and opera
faculties of the College-Conservatory of Music will select the finalists for the April 2 competition. Faculty will also confirm that
each finalist has been accepted for admission and is eligible for the final competition.
REPERTOIRE:
6. Each voice applicant must list five operatic arias, which he/she is prepared to sing from memory and perform with dramatic
presentation. Four arias must be sung in the original languages including at least two foreign languages and English. The fifth
aria may be sung in translation. The arias should be selected so as to represent at least three stylistic periods of repertoire:
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary opera. Failure to follow these requirements may result in disqualification.
PRESENTATION:
7. Contestants will be judged on the basis of voice, acting, language, musicianship and style. Each applicant should be prepared to
give a complete dramatic presentation of each aria.
APPLICATION AND AUDITION DEADLINES:
8. All applicants for the Opera Scholarship Competition must complete the Competition application form. In addition, all new
degree students must complete the regular admissions forms and ensure that all materials are sent to the College-Conservatory of
Music and postmarked no later than January 7, 2011. ** Applications may be obtained by contacting the Office of Admissions,
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 (Email:
CCMADMIS@uc.edu Telephone: 513-556-9478, or Fax: 513-556-1028).
9. Applicants for the Opera Scholarship Competition must:
a. Apply for admission to the University of Cincinnati and the College-Conservatory of Music;
b. Submit a completed Opera Scholarship Competition application form;
c. Submit a photocopy of birth certificate (or passport confirming birth date);
d. Submit an 8” x 10” glossy photograph (no color please)
e. Audition in Cincinnati or at one of the regional audition locations listed below. A Cincinnati audition is required for all
Artist Diploma applicants.
CINCINNATI LOS ANGELES
January 21, 22, 2011 February 2, 2011
February 4, 5, 18, 19, 2011
ATLANTA
February 8, 2011
CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO
January 25, 2011 February 1, 2011

INFORMATION FOR FINALISTS AND WINNERS
10. The finalists will be notified of their selection no later than March 16, 2011.
11. The finalists must pay for their own expenses to Cincinnati for the Competition. A professional
accompanist will be provided free of charge in Cincinnati.
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12. The Opera Scholarship winners will be announced on Saturday afternoon, April 2, 2011, at the close of the
competition.
13. If the applicant is in a “guaranteed award” category (i.e. Artists Diploma, $3,000.00 award) and is named a
winner of a higher monetary prize, the student will receive the higher award—not both awards.
14. The College-Conservatory of Music reserves the right not to award all prizes.
15. The completed application package outlined above should be mailed to:
Paul R. Hillner, Assistant Dean
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 210003
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003
Phone: 513-556-9478 Fax: 513-556-1028 Email: Paul.Hillner@uc.edu
*THE GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS will be awarded to students provided they have a 3.0 cumulative
grade point average (GPA) from their previous undergraduate or graduate degree programs. If a winner does
not have a 3.0 GPA, it is still possible to receive the named Opera Scholarship award without receiving the
Graduate Scholarship.
** REMINDER: It is the responsibility of the applicant to see that all admission and competition materials are
postmarked by January 7, 2011, unless the applicant is requesting an out-of-town audition in which case the
deadline is four weeks prior to the audition.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
2011 OPERA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
(Please Type) Voice Classification
NAME EMAIL ADDRESS
ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Telephone______-______-______________ Date of Birth ___________________
Schools Attended and Dates Major Degrees Earned
______________________________________________________ ________________________ __________________
______________________________________________________ ________________________ __________________
______________________________________________________ ________________________ __________________
List the five arias (or operatic excerpts) you have selected for your audition:
Aria Opera Composer Language
____________________________________ ________________________ ____________________ ________________
____________________________________ ________________________ ____________________ ________________
____________________________________ ________________________ ____________________ ________________
____________________________________ ________________________ ____________________ ________________
____________________________________ ________________________ ____________________ ________________
I am applying for the BM _________; MM __________; DMA __________; Artist Diploma in Opera __________.
Have you received a graduate application for admission to the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music?
Yes ______; No ______.
Preliminary Audition Preference: City ________________________ Date ________________
City ________________________ Date ________________
It is the applicant’s responsibility to see that all admission and competition materials are postmarked to the Office of Admissions,
College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003, by January 8, 2011, or four
weeks prior to the requested out-of-town audition date.
The Opera Scholarship Competition preliminary audition also serves as your admission audition; however, you will need to prepare
non-operatic repertoire in addition to your arias. See the “2011-2012 Application Handbook”, page 19 for details.
PLEASE NOTE: Accompanists and practice rooms are NOT available at the out-of-town audition sites. For an accompanist in
Cincinnati, write Donna Loewy, Associate Professor of Accompanying, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 by January 3, 2011.

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OPERATIC EXPERIENCE
ROLE OPERA WHERE PERFORMED
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List other complete roles/opera you have studied: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Special musical and/or dramatic training: __________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name(s) and address(es) of studio teacher(s) and/or coach(es):
__________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
Responsibilities of the recipients shall be limited to meeting required classes of study, auditioning for all major opera productions,
performing or understudying any role which they may be assigned, and performing any number of performances which may be
assigned, with the agreement of individual voice teacher.
____________________ _____________________________________________
Date Signature
DEADLINE = postmarked by Mail to:
January 7, 2011, for all Paul R. Hillner, Assistant Dean
Cincinnati dates, or four weeks College-Conservatory of Music
prior to out-of-town dates, University of Cincinnati
depending on the audition city P.O. Box 210003
requested. Forms received after Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003
these dates will not be processed.