NAME

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Voice type
email - phone number - address

OPERA (HERE YOU CAN ALSO ADD THE * FOR CONCERT PERFORMANCES OF OPERA)

Role Opera Place, conductor, director year

EXAMPLE: Tosca Tosca Teatro alla Scala, c: R. Chailly, d: D. 2019
Livermoore
Manon Lescaut* Manon Lescaut G. Verdi Hall, Milan, c.: Gianandrea Noseda 2015
Role Opera Place, conductor, director year
Role Opera Place, conductor, director year

ORATORIO/CONCERT

Composer Name of the oratorio/concert, role Where/with which orchestra/conductor year

EX.: G. Mahler Das Himmlische Leben, soprano La Verdi Orchestra, Milan, c.: D. Gatti 2016
EX.: Various Concert in honor of J. Sibelius Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago 2015
Composer Name of the oratorio/concert, role Where/with which orchestra/conductor year
Composer Name of the oratorio/concert, role Where/with which orchestra/conductor year
Composer Name of the oratorio/concert, role Where/with which orchestra/conductor year
Composer Name of the oratorio/concert, role Where/with which orchestra/conductor year

EDUCATION - EXAMPLE
2012 – Maggio Musicale Formazione Baroque program, Florence
2011 - 2015 – 1st Grade Academic Diploma in Singing with honors at “L. Cherubini” Conservatoire, Florence
2014 – Mozarteum Summer Academy
2015 – Puccini Festival Academy, Torre del Lago
2015 - onwards – 2nd Grade in Singing at “G. Verdi” Conservatoire, Milan

Masterclasses with: Eva Marton, Helena Lazarska, Tamara Novichenko, Rolando Panerai, Renata Lamanda, Silvano
Carroli, Micaela Carosi, Angelo Nardinocchi, Luigi Roni, Fabio Armiliato, Giovanna Casolla, Daniele Gatti

AWARDS - EXAMPLE
Finalist at Antonio Bazzini competition, Montichiari Holder of Richard Wagner scholarship 2016
2015 1st prize at Operalia competition 2015
Finalist at Elsa Respighi competition, Verona 2015

ADDITIONAL INFO - EXAMPLE

Native English & Russian, advanced Italian, intermediate German & French; extensive ballet training, clowning
training.

Here you need to add the text according to the EU regulation: 1) , the undersigned, aware of the criminal penalties provided in
Article 76 of Italian Presidential Decree no. 445 of 28 December 2000 (D.P.R. 445/2000) for false statements and acts, declare,
pursuant to Articles 46 and 47 of said Decree that all information contained in this CV is truthful; 2) I authorize processing of the
personal data I have provided for the purposes inherent to using my CV per Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003
(D.Lgs. 196/2003) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) AND SIGN IT
 BONUS: GENERAL TIPS ABOUT CURRICULUM

Balancing between too much and too little

Yes, casting managers and agents do read it. A bit. Your aim is to provide useful for them (and for you)
information in the most short time possible; the problem is you cannot know exactly what will it be. But at
least you can do other important things that will certainly help you look more professional.

C ut, cut, cut. The more you put in your cv, more difficult it is to read. Leave to the reader only the
information that may be really useful. Here are 3 things that shouldn’t be in your resume, if you
audition as an opera soloist:

1. Chorus work. Very common mistake - but the jury isn’t interested in your career as a choir singer in this
case. Cut
2. Scenes, duets&trios performances. Only shows to the jury that you didn’t have enough experience to
write about, so you’ve decided to insert in your resume even your acting class exam, and frankly they are
not very interested in this information; or, worse, the reader will not pay attention and will decide you
did the whole role, and that may create a big misunderstanding that should be avoided. Be professional.
Cut
3. Recitals with piano. Writing one or two recital performances in your resume will only do worse; if you
have a lot of them, they will occupy too much space. Cut

Exceptions: very important performances in all three cases. Sang in the choir of Teatro alla Scala or in
Metropolitan Theater? Write this. Performed an excerpt of the opera during BBC Proms, or worked with
Ricardo Muti? Go for it. Did a solo recital in Philharmonie Berlin? Mention it. But find the right way to
write these things: for example, “recitals in prestigious concert halls, with Philharmonie Berlin among
others”. Clear and clean. And, by the way, don’t overuse the “among others” thing - balance, remember?

S tructure&define. Simple as it is: use the italic for titles, at least. You may also consider underlining the
most important things - but be sure they are really worth that. If you write your resume with the
timeline, put your most recent engagements first; or, if you really feel like it, sort them on the scale of
importance - but be sure you perceive this importance rightfully. And, obviously, check the grammar
thoroughly.

A t one point you will need to understand what is the good experience to mention and what is not, and
how to provide the information about it. If you are auditioning for an important theater, putting the
role of “La cena è pronta” that you sang in your College production is definitely not a good idea. One day
some masterclasses you’ve paid for unfortunately won’t have place in your resume anymore, because you
will need to mention more important experiences. It is a normal pace of your growth, so be sure your cv is
updated according to your career path.

Good resume is very important for your success. If people see that other professionals have already trusted
you, they are keener to give the opportunities to you.