FRANCESCO DANIEL DONATI
Artistic Director
CLIP is an international opera singing competition and aims to discover and support young talents.
Its since inception in 2015, CLIP has attracted singers from over 70 different nations to this beautiful Ligurian village and has become a reference point in the international opera market.
Thanks to a jury of Directors of the main international opera houses, CLIP represents a direct and effective bridge between the Competition and the world of work. All CLIP winners and finalists go on to have brilliant careers and carry in their hearts the experience of a competition with quality, professionalism, exposure, beauty, and respect for the singer at its core.
Clip is a project of the Bottesini Association
The testimonies of those who have participated, lived and breathed the atmosphere of CLIP.
“I am happy to chair the jury of this wonderful and perfectly organized competition, which offers a great opportunity to very capable singers. All editions of the Portofino International Opera Competition have been a great success, and in July we will again have the opportunity to help young singers make their way in the world of music. I love to spend these summer days in the spectacular scenery of Portofino, with young talents and a high-quality jury”.
“This is one of the few competitions I know of where everything is in harmony. What is special is the connection that is created between the contestants and the jury. Here the same connection is established that is created in the theater during a show between stage and audience. The final of the competition seemed much more than a concert. Many singers will be busy very soon. I already have my list of people to involve in the future. “
“The level of the competitors who made it to the final was very high, as never before. The components that we found this time were all balanced at a very high percentage level and so this is a great result, I go home very happy. “
MASCARADE EMERGING ARTISTS
Mascarade Emerging Artists aspires to be the leading independent training and performance programme for singers and répétiteurs in the world. Working with an international network of opera houses and festivals, with Teatro La Fenice, our principal artistic partner, at its core, we aim to redefine the formation and promotion of young artists for the future.
FONDAZIONE TEATRO CARLO FELICE
La Fondazione Teatro Carlo Felice è il principale teatro d’opera di Genova e uno dei più importanti d’Italia. L’orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice ha una storia che inizia nei primi del ‘900 e neppure i bombardamenti del ’43 che videro il Teatro semi distrutto, ne hanno interrotto l’attività. Nel 1965 l’orchestra si strutturò in maniera organica e da allora ha continuato ad evolversi esaltando le qualità sia dell’orchestra nel suo insieme, sia delle parti solistiche. Sin dagli anni ’50 sul podio si sono avvicendati direttori di rilevanza internazionale: tra questi V. De Sabata, T. Serafin, V. Gui, S. Celibidache, H. Scherchen, J. Barbirolli, F. Molinari-Pradelli, C. M. Giulini, G. Prêtre, G. Gavazzeni e M. Chung, D. Oren, A. Pappano, C. Thielemann, D. Gatti, G. Bertini, J. Rozdestvenskij, R. Barshai, L. Maazel, Z. Mehta, K. Petrenko, B. Bartoletti, M. Honeck, D. Renzetti, H. Haenchen e V. Fedoseev. Nel 2012 Fabio Luisi è stato nominato Direttore Onorario, instaurando una costante collaborazione con l’orchestra. Numerose sono le incisioni registrate presso il Teatro Carlo Felice effettuate per le più importanti etichette. Con un repertorio molto vasto l’Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova si colloca a buon diritto fra le realtà prominenti nell’intero panorama nazionale, distinguendosi per produttività e versatilità anche grazie a una riconosciuta capacità di spaziare con pari successo tra generi e stili ampiamente diversificati.
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We turn your donations into music, culture and career opportunities for young people.
IN COLLABORATION WITH
PATRONAGE
MAIN PARTNERS
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
PARTNERS AND TECHNICAL SPONSORS