RULES

Preliminary round deadline: 30th November, 2023.

Preliminary round results: 30th December, 2023, to be announced on the website.

 

Finals Round: July 27th 2024 in Flaine, France

 

Finals Round Results: July 28th 2024, to be announced on the website.

 

 

Total Bonus for OPUS Artis Paris International Music Competition Finals: 3,000 euros.

 

 

 

 

 

Article 1. The OPUS Artis Paris International Vocal Competition will take place in November 2023. It aims to seek out and cultivate more young singers engaging into the career of art performance and provides an excellent platform for the new generations to grow.

 

 

 

 

Article 2. The OPUS Artis Paris International Vocal Competition is open to contestants from different countries and regions around the world. The competition has two rounds, the preliminary round and the finals round, all the contestants should compete by submitting video for the preliminary round, the finals round will take place in Flaine, France on July 27th, 2024.

 

According to the results of the preliminary round, the judges will select outstanding young singers to the finals round.

 

 

Competition Category:

 

Category I  13-18 years old

 

Category II  19-27 years old

 

Category III  over 27 years old

 

 

 

 

Article 3. Repertoire

Contestants should prepare their repertoire for preliminary round:

 

Category I: one art song, within 6 minutes.

 

Category II: one art song and one opera aria, within 12 minutes.

 

Category III: one art song and two opera aria, within 18 minutes.

 

Contestants who want to run for the “Best Performance Award for French Songs” must sing at least one French songs.

 

 

 

 

Article 4. Application Fee

Application fee for preliminary round

 

Category I: 60 euros

 

Category II: 70 euros

 

Category III: 80 euros

 

 

 

 

Article 5. Prize settings

 

The OPUS Artis Paris International Vocal Competition adopts two rounds competition. The preliminary round prize settings as below:

 

The grand prize will be awarded to contestants with at least 90 /100points; The first prize will be awarded to contestants with at least 85 / 100 points; The second prize will be awarded to contestants with at least 80 / 100 points; The third prize will be awarded to contestants with at least 75 / 100 points; The honorable mention will be awarded to contestants with at least 70 / 100 points. The “Best Performance Award for French Songs” will be awarded to the contestants who get the best scores for French songs.

 

 

-The jury has the right to decide on the final outcome of the competition.

 

-The jury has the right to decide to leave the ranking blank, and contestants shall not object.

 

-The jury will score the contestants and select the best contestants according to the evaluation criteria of the same category.

 

-The French Song Awards are judged individually, regardless of category, and are awarded to the highest-rated contestant.

 

-Contestants will receive both prize certificate and comments after the preliminary round.

 

-The list of the finals round will be announced on 30th December 2023.

 

 

 

 

Article 6. Video Requirements

 

-The dress code for the competition video should be respectful of the audience.

 

-Please choose a recording studio, a small concert hall or a small indoor venue for the video shooting location.

 

-Piano accompaniment is required when singing, a cappella or accompaniment tape is not accepted.

 

-The video record is required to be shot on a horizontal screen. which requires shooting the singer's half body or above, and the shooting distance requires a clear view of the face.

 

-The videos submitted by the contestants shall not be post-edited in any way, nor shall any effects be added.

 

 

 

 

Article 7. How To Apply

Contestants should fill in the application form in website, then provide the video by www.wetransfer.com (opusartisparis@gmail.com).

 

 

 

Article 8. Other Condition

To participate in the competition, we need the contestants to accept and agree to publish and share their performance videos on various publicity platforms and social media (FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, DAILY MOTION, etc).