Vyhlašovatel a organizátor soutěže
Společnost Zdeňka Fibicha, z. s.
The Competition is organized under the auspices of
Zdeněk Fibich Society
In collaboration with:
The Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague
The Theater Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague
The Prague Conservatoire
College of Acting, Prague
With the support of:
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
Capital City of Prague
Nadace Život umělce Foundation
Český hudební fond Foundation
OSA – TALENT
Patronage:
The International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in Interpretation of Melodrama is held under the patronage of the Czech Commission of UNESCO
Organization committee:
Director of Competition: PhDr. Věra Šustíková, Ph. D.
email: vera.sustikova@nm.cz
tel.: +420 732 149 923
Secreteriat of Competition:
Mgr. Darina Svobodová
email: darina.svobodova@nm.cz
tel.: +420 224 497 733
Společnost Zdeňka Fibicha
MELODRAM
In: České muzeum hudby
Karmelitská 2
118 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic
The competition is open to competing couples (reciter and pianist) of all nationalities who:
Is controlled at the registration by submitting the passport or identification card. In case the data in the Application Form differ, the competitor is disqualified and the competing couple is not allowed to enter the competition.
APPLICATION FORM – candidates should fill in the application form, which can be found at website http://www.melodramfest.cz (section: Interpretation Competition) and send it to: vera.sustikova@nm.cz
To the application form the candidates enclose scans of the scores (in PDF), in case of new melodramas for the 3rd round be sure to include the full name of the composer, the author of the text, or the author of the artistic translation and separately the original text. The new material will be delivered according to the agreement, but not later than September 15th 2022.
The closing date for applications – July 30th 2022
The application is valid after paying the subscription fee. The participation fee for each competitor is 2000 CZK. The attendance fee must be paid by the closing date for applications on account 51-1079090217/0100, IBAN: CZ3001000000511079090217, BIC / SWIFT: KOMBCZPPXXX, with all bank charges being paid by the participant. The fee is non-refundable and serves to cover the administrative costs of the competition. The participants will order the obligatory Czech-German-English edition of the compulsory compositions of the first round of the competition at AMOS Publishing House Editio, spol. s.r.o., Prague 1, Opletalova 1015/55 or at http://www.amoseditio.cz. For the third round of the competition, it is necessary to study the compulsory compotition – Mark Karpilovskij: Letters of Jan Prouza (Czech-German-English version), which won the 2th International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in Composition of Melodrama in 2021. The pair will request this composition at vera.sustikova@nm.cz.
The venue of the competition and the conditions for competitors
All rounds of the Competition will take place at the Gallery of the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, Malostranské náměstí 13, Praha 1. Classrooms with pianos will be available for rehearsals.
Accommodation
Travel expenses are paid by the candidates themselves. The organizers can arrange accommodation at selected hotels.
TIME SCHEDULE OT THE COMPETITION
Program of the Competition
The competitors are obliged to respect the program of the competition. The exact time schedule of all three rounds and the seminar will be announced before the beginning of the competition. The program of the final concert will be announced after the end of the 3rd round of the Competition. The repertoire of the concert is up to the jury. The competitors have no claims to be payed a fee for the final concert.
JURY
The jury of the 12th International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in Interpretation of Melodrama consists of outstanding artists from abroad and from the Czech Republic. The representation of experts in drama and music is proportionately equal. The jury consists of five members and changes every year. The only permanent member is the Director of the Competition or another member of the organization team accredited by the Director. The final composition of the jury will be announced prior to the commencement of the competition.
General settlements of the Competition
The number of competitors in all three rounds is limited. The 1st round can be attended by 20 couples at most, 14 competing duos at most are allowed to pass to the 2nd round and only 8 competing duos proceed to the 3rd round. The progress is due to the system of valuation of the Competition (see lower). The jury may exclude the competing couple from the Competition even if the number of progressive competitors is not fulfilled in the following justified cases:
It is not necessary to interpret the text and music by heart. The scores can be used only in their original version. For the 1st round – Zdeněk Fibich’s melodramas – other language contestants can use either the Czech, English and German language versions or, in case there is an official poetic translation of Erben’s text (e.g. in French, Russian, etc.), they are obliged to use this version. For other rounds of the Competition in the case of absence of a national repertoire, it is possible to use the foreign repertoire in the original version or to submit an official artistic translation of the text into the native language. For the 3rd round, the contestants will choose another melodrama of their choice beside the compulsory composition – see Competition repertoire below.
The use of microphone is not allowed.
The order of appearance of competing duos is due to the lot, which takes place before the beginning of the competition. In the next rounds the order is turned according to the jury’s decision.
System of valuation of the Competition
The performance of the competing duo is evaluated by following criteria:
Each juror evaluates the performance of the duo in every round by marks from 5 to 25 points. The competing duo can obtain in one round from 25 to 125 points (the lesser the better). Each round is evaluated the same way. In the end the winners of all three rounds are announced. The final placing of the competing duos is due to the total of points of all three rounds. (The best possible result is 75 points.)
The jury is obliged not to award one or more of the prizes, to split or divide them as well.
There is no repeal to the valuation of the jury.
PRIZES
The prizes awarded to competing duos of the 12th International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in Interpretation of Melodrama are as follows:
Main prizes
Additional awards
Other awards will be made public prior to the commencement of the competition
1st round:
2nd round:
3rd round:
Notice: The competing duo attending more than one annual of the competition is obliged to interpret a new repertoire. (The scores once interpreted cannot be performed in the competition by the same duo again).
These Competition conditions were issued in accordance with the Status of the International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in Interpretation of Melodrama amended on 12th February 2022. The Competition conditions are published in Czech and English. In the event of dispute the Czech version is decisive.