Ziga Copi

Ziga Copi

Inspiring the next generation

EDUCATION

2024 - present - Talent Pathway Artist at Mascarade Opera
2021 - ongoing - Conservatory of Music and Balet Ljubljana

ROLES PERFORMED

2024 - San Giovanni, La Resurrezione, Finland
2022 - Mass No. 2 in G major, D 167, Slovenia

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

April 2024 - Split International competition “Daleki akordi”, 1st prize
March 2024 - SPEVslam competition, 1st prize
November 2023 - Beograd International competition “Lazar Jovsnović” with special “Jadranka Jovanović” prize, 1st prize
May 2023 - Montenegro International competition “Bruna Špiler”, 1st prize
May 2023 - Zagreb International competition “Stojan Stojanov Gančev”, 2nd prize
2022 - SPEVslam competition, 2nd prize
2022 - National Slovene “TEMSIG” competition, 1st prize at Category I
2021 - IMMCC Maribor, 1st prize Category II
2021 - International Solo Singing Competition Aegis Carminis
2021 - in Category I, 3rd prize, and special awards: for the best male soloist, for the best performance of a composition written between 1946-1990, for impressive stage presence, and musical expression

FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS

2024 - Eurimaco, Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Italy
2024 - Spirit, Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Italy
2024 - San Giovanni, La Resurrezione, Kuusankoskitalo

The Florence Choral Course as an annual summer course, which thanks to our supporters is made entirely free for participants and dedicated to the study, performance and promotion of Italian choral music. Up to 25 singers from all over the world have the unique opportunity to come to Florence for in immersive period of daily rehearsals, choral technique workshops, individual singing lessons, archival tours, history lectures and masterclasses with world famous practitioners, including soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and director of Milan Cathedral Choir Maestro Massimo Palombella.
The week culminates in concert and ecclesiastical performances in some of Florence’s most iconic buildings, including Palazzo Tornabuoni, Santissima Annunciata and Santa Maria Novella, as well as a sung mass in the great cathedral of Milan.

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

In addition, the programme’s advanced choral course for aspiring professional singers provides students a unique opportunity to come to Florence for an intensive programme of study, rehearsals, masterclasses and performances, as well as historical lectures and tours in the heart of the most important city of Renaissance. 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for the Florence Choral Course July 2024 will open on 1 January 2024.

To apply please send two recordings and your CV to thesacredmusicprogramme@mascaradeopera.com

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