Competition: Neue Szenen VII
International Composition Competition of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin
New Scenes for music theatre. Deutsche Oper Berlin, in cooperation with the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin, is announcing the seventh NEUE SZENEN International Composition Competition.
The winners are
Work 1
Chamber opera by Zara Ali
with a libretto by Hannah Dübgen
Work 2
Chamber opera by Haukur þór Harðarson
with a libretto by Sophie Fetokaki
Work 3
Chamber opera by Huihui Cheng
with a libretto by Giuliana Kiersz
The music theatre works will premiere in April 2025 in the Tischlerei of the Deutsche Oper Berlin as part of the production NEW SCENES VII, staged by three directorial teams and featuring vocal and instrumental students, all from the Hanns Eisler School of Music.
Prizes
Up to three team prizes may be awarded. One prize includes a grant (9,000 euros each) for the composition of a 20- to 30-minute music theatre work, as well as a grant (4,500 euros each) for the writing of the texts/ libretti for the 30-minute music-theatrical work.
Application
For the jury's assessment, a representative, preferably music-theatrical and/or vocal work as well as a text for a stage play should be submitted as work samples. Optionally, visual and audio material (concert or rehearsal recordings) may also be submitted.
Furthermore, the application documents must include CVs and contact details (address and e-mail address) of all applicants.
Conditions of participation
The participating composers and authors transfer to the Deutsche Oper Berlin the right to premiere the works and provide the performance material free of charge and free of third-party rights.
After the performance series, one copy of the score will remain with the Deutsche Oper Berlin as archive material.
Submission of materials (work samples and application documents) only electronically, by e-mail or file sharing, to:
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Dramaturgy
Sebastian Hanusa
hanusa(at)deutscheoperberlin.de
Further prodedure
Submission of piano scores / study material for the music theatre work: 01 September 2024
Delivery of scores and parts: 01 October 2024
First performance and further performances: April 2025 in the Tischlerei of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Jury
Sarah Nemtsov (composer)
Uljana Wolf (author)
Peter Meiser (Musical Director, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin)
Prof. Claus Unzen (Director, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, Berlin)
Sebastian Hanusa (Dramaturge, Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Contact address
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Dramaturgy
Composition Competition „New Scenes VII“
Richard-Wagner-Str. 10
10585 Berlin
Germany
Contact person: Sebastian Hanusa hanusa(at)deutscheoperberlin.de
The judges’ decision is final.