After we had done open auditions for Joseph Haydn's "Orlando Paladino" opera in London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Ljubljana and Modena, the jury already made a selection. More than 160 singers from all over Europe competed against each other to become a part of the EU project "Purpur - A European Opera Sound". In relation to the last year's auditions for Haydn's "Armida" opera, we noticed a rise in quantity as well as in quality.

We are happy to announce first results:

Sophie Goldrick (29) from Great Britain is Alcina.

Daniel Borowski (27) from Poland Caronte.

Olga Siemieńczuk (23) from Poland is Eurilla.

Alberto Sousa (30) from Portugal is Pasquale.

Simon Duus (29) from Denmark is Rodomonte.

Dorothée Lorthiois (34) from France is Angelica.

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22 APRIL, 2013

Auditions for concertmaster

The Orchestra Purpur is about to cast a new concertmaster. Here you can find all information on the application process.

You can submit your application also on http://muv.ac/orchester-purpur.

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14 MARCH, 2013

Purpur - A European Opera Sound

As one of only three Austrian cooperation projects (Strand 1.2.1) the "Purpur - A European Opera Sound" project was selected out of thousands applicants by the European Union. Through this great support this follow-up of the previous project "Purpur - European Sound Interchange" is supposed to be implemented in the periode of 01.05 2013 to 31.12.2014 by the coordinator ad libitum and the co-organisers Festival Kvarner, Ars Ramovs (Festival Seviqc Brežice), New European Opera and the Associazione Orchestra Sinfonica "Guido d'Arezzo". The project is again dedicated to the networking and mobility of musicians. The artistic focus is definitely on Joseph Haydn's last three operas. The working out and several performances of ORLANDO PALADINO, Dramma Eroicomico in tre atti, Hob. XXVIII:11 2013 and L’ANIMA DEL FILOSOFO OSSIA ORFEO ED EURIDICE, Dramma per musica, Hob. XXVIII:13 are planned as well as the revival of the OPERA ARMIDA, which was produced by Purpur already in 2012.

To be continued!

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17 JANUARY, 2013

Across Borders

Under the title "Across Borders - The EU Culture Programme's Chances for the Alp-Adriatic-Area" an info event about the European Union's culture programmes took place in Bamberg hall in Villach on 17. January. The ad libitum Konzertwerkstatt and the Cultural Contact Point (CCP) of the Bundesministeriums für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur (Austrian Culture Ministry) had organised the event in cooperation with the Cultural Contact Point Slovenia and the EACEA - Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisuals and Culture to make it easier for artists and promoters in Carinthia and its neighbour countries to do the step and apply with a culture project for a support by the future programme "Creative Europe" (2014-2020). The speakers Elisabeth Pacher, leader of the CCP Austria, and Mateja Lazar, leader of the CCP Slovenia, had handy tips for the implementation of EU-applications and presented their institutes, which were established for promoting the European Union's culture programmes and for supporting the applicants. Afterwards Michael Fendre presented the, already finished, EU project "PurPur - European Sound Interchange", which was implemented successfully in cooperation with the Festival Kvarner (CRO) and the Festival Seviqc Brežice (SLO) during the last two years. The conclusion was done by Emil Krištof from the Universitätskulturzentrum UNIKUM with a presentation of the EU project "Klopfzeichen/Colpi/Potrkavanje"...

LINKS & DOWNLOADS...

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7 DECEMBER, 2012

Music looking for Audience

Under the title "Music looking for Audience" the ad libitum Konzertwerkstatt organised an audience discussion, dealing with the future of classical concerts, in Bamberg hall, Parkhotel Villach, on Friday, 7. December 2012 (19:00). Thanks to the active participation of the audience, some new aspects regarding the audience's expectations emerged - aspects that will be taken into consideration by ad libitum. Interesting suggestions and ideas will be implemented and also refered to other promoters. Afterwards a highly ambitious music project was presented to the publicy, also to see the audience's reaction...

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18 OCTOBER, 2012

Coordinators Meeting 2012 in Brussels

Michael Fendre, head of ad libitum and coordinator of the "Project PurPur - European Sound Snterchange“, and Silvija Novak, manager of the project partner Festival Kvarner and coordinator of the "Glagolica - A European Musical Language" project, - both funded by the European Union - visited the coordinators meeting in Brussels on 15 October 2012. It was a...

CONFERENCE "EUROPEAN AUDIENCES: 2020 AND BEYOND"

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REPERTOIRE

Festival Kvarner
26 June 2013 | 8.30 PM
Hotel Kvarner | Cristal Salle | Opatija
Glagolica
Orchestra Purpur
Festival Kvarner Ensemble
Academic choir „Ivan Goran Kovačić“
Martina Zadro
Jelena Kordić
Tomislav Mužek
Luciano Batinić
Ivan Repušić
Ars Electronica
BRUCKNER | TCHAIKOVSKY | WAGNER

Ljubljana Festival
27 June 2013 | 9.30 PM
Congress Square, Ljubljana
Glagolica
Orchestra Purpur
Festival Kvarner Ensemble
Academic choir „Ivan Goran Kovačić“
Martina Zadro
Jelena Kordić
Tomislav Mužek
Luciano Batinić
Ivan Repušić
Ars Electronica
BRUCKNER | TCHAIKOVSKY | WAGNER

Festival Kvarner
30 June 2013 | 12.00 AM
Zagreb, Trg bana Jelačića
Glagolica
Orchestra Purpur
Festival Kvarner Ensemble
Academic choir „Ivan Goran Kovačić“
Martina Zadro
Jelena Kordić
Tomislav Mužek
Luciano Batinić
Ivan Repušić
Ars Electronica
BRUCKNER

BEMUS Festival
2 July 2013 | 8.00 PM
Belgrade, Kolarčeva zadužbina
Glagolica
Orchestra Purpur
Festival Kvarner Ensemble
Academic choir „Ivan Goran Kovačić“
Martina Zadro
Jelena Kordić
Tomislav Mužek
Luciano Batinić
Ivan Repušić
Ars Electronica
BRUCKNER | TCHAIKOVSKY | WAGNER

Festival Seviqc Brezice
6 September 2013 | 8.30 PM
Knight Hall, Brežice
Opera Concert Orlando Furioso
Orchestra Purpur
Selection of singers from London Paris, Vienna, Modena, Ljubljana, Berlin
Michael Fendre
HAYDN

Purpur - A European Opera Sound
13 September 2013 | 7.30 PM
Ex-Gigasport hall | Villach
Opera concert Orlando Furioso
Orchestra Purpur
Selection of singers from London Paris, Vienna, Modena, Ljubljana, Berlin
Michael Fendre
HAYDN

ad libitum Konzertwerkstatt gGmbH
14 September 2013 | 7.30 PM
Ex-Gigasport hall | Villach
Purpur in Jeans
Orchestra Purpur
n.n.
KLEZMER | TANGO

Purpur - A European Opera Sound
15 September 2013 | 7.30 PM
Ex-Gigasport hall | Villach
Opera concert Orlando Paladino
Orchestra Purpur
Selection of singers from London Paris, Vienna, Modena, Ljubljana, Berlin
Michael Fendre
HAYDN

Festival Kvarner
16 September 2013 | 8.30 PM
Hotel Kvarner | Cristal Salle | Opatija
Purpur in Jeans
Orchestra Purpur
KLEZMER | TANGO

Festival Kvarner
17 September 2013 | 8.30 PM
Hotel Kvarner | Cristal Salle | Opatija
Opera Concert Orlando Furioso
Orchestra Purpur
Selection of singers from London Paris, Vienna, Modena, Ljubljana, Berlin
Michael Fendre
HAYDN

ad libitum Konzertwerkstatt gGmbH
5 December 2013 | 7.30 PM
Alban Berg Konzertsaal | Ossiach
Pure Chocolate
Orchestra Purpur
PURE CHOCOLATE

ad libitum Konzertwerkstatt gGmbH
5 December 2013 | 7.30 PM
Alban Berg Konzertsaal | Ossiach
Pure Chocolate

Festival Kvarner
6 December 2013 | 8.00 PM
Hotel Kvarner | Cristal Salle | Opatija
Pure Chocolate
Orchestra Purpur
PURE CHOCOLATE

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