Opera: 1st age group – 16-21 years
A participant cannot repeat the same piece in 2 different rounds
I round – participant will have a maximum of 10 minutes at his/her disposal (performed by heart)
1. Opera aria, cantata, oratorio or mass of XVI-XVIII centuries till Mozart (including W.A. Mozart)
2. Lied of XVIII-XX centuries
II round – participant will have a maximum of 15 minutes at his/her disposal (performed by heart)
1. Opera or Operetta aria (by choice of participant)
2. Lied of XVIII-XX centuries
Opera: 2nd age group – 22-32 years
A participant cannot repeat the same piece in 2 different rounds
I round – participant will have a maximum of 10 minutes at his/her disposal (performed by heart)
1. Opera aria, cantata, oratorio or mass of XVI-XVIII centuries till Mozart (including W.A. Mozart) 2. Opera aria (by choice of participant)
II round – participant will have a maximum of 15 minutes at his/her disposal (performed by heart)
1. Opera aria from XVIII – XIX centuries
2. Opera aria from XX century
Lied duo: 18-35 years
A duo cannot repeat the same piece in 2 different rounds
I round – not longer than 10 minutes
1. 1 song of W.A.Mozart, F.Schubert, F.Mendelssohn, R.Schumann, J.Brahms, H.Wolf, G.Mahler, F.Liszt, R.Strauss, S.Rachmaninov. 2. 1 song of C.Debussy, L.Delibes,C.Saint-Saens, G.Berlioz, G.Fauré, M.Ravel, H.Duparc, F.Poulenc. 3. 1 song by choice of participant
II round – not longer than 15 minutes
A group of solo songs. The group of solo songs may, for example, consist of an entity comprising a song cycle or part of one, a group of songs by one composer or a group of songs by different composers but having a common theme.