THE WORK

Le Carnaval et la Folie (1703), an opera in four acts and a prologue with a libretto inspired by Erasmus L'Éloge de la Folie (In Praise of Folly), was the first musical comedy to be performed at the Académie Royale de Musique, now known as the Paris Opera.
"Folly (...) Is only an excess of passions, caprice, of frivolity and levity, it is part of our nature and the wisest among us should recognise it within them".
(Houdard de la Mothe)

Pedagogic Staff

Artistic director
HERVÉ NIQUET

Stage director
JACQUES OSINSKI

Choreography
MARIE GENEVIÈVE MASSÉ

SELECTION

Eligibility

The Académie is open to graduate and postgraduate or young professional.

Candidats must be aged 30 or under on 31 December 2007. (i.e. born on or after 31 December 1976)

Deadline for applications: December 20th 2006

Download the applications form here.

Selection

Shortlisting by written application

WARNING: Thank you to prepare for the application recording an Opera or sacred air, from the baroque French repertoire, in French or in Latin. For instrumentalits, you have to prepare a piece from the same repertoire.

The auditions will be organized from February, 10th to February,20th 2007 in the following places:
Versailles, Genève, Barcelone, La Haye, Varsovia (Poland)

Required Cast

25 to 30 singers (soloists include)
6 to 8 dancers,
28 intrumentalists: 6 violins, 4 violas (2 tailles and 2 haute-contres), 3 cellos, 1 viola da gamba, 1 double bass, 4 oboes (2 of them playing recorder), 2 flutes, 3 dulcians, 2 theorbos, 2 harpsichords, 1 trumpet, 1 percussionist

Calendar

Formation and Preparation: July and September 2007
Production: October 2007, Theatre of Bourg-en-Bresse
Tour: October 6th to 21th 2007 and January 25th to February 15th 2008