Venezia in Musica Choir Competition

Veneto: Ideal conditions for hosting a choir competition

The international choir competition “Venezia in Musica” combines the distinctive features of an international choir competition with the concert opportunities available in Venice. Here, choirs can not only compete against one another, but also take part in the competition before an interested audience at the many suitable venues throughout Venice. Since its earliest heyday, Venice has been considered one of the world’s most important musical centers. Open to every style, ensemble format and musical genre, the international choir competition “Venezia in Musica” gives every choir the opportunity to showcase its abilities as part of the competition in Venice. Participants from all over the world are expected to compete in Venice in 2010 as well.

Jesolo: The center of the choral world in May 2010

In 2010, the international choir competition “Venezia in Musica” will be held primarily in Jesolo, a seaside resort in the immediate vicinity of Venice. Special concerts as part of the competition will take place in selected churches in Venice and in the city’s public squares. The Venice choir competition has a special charm thanks to its combination of competing and performing: it offers something for the public, too, and takes place not behind closed doors before a select panel of experts, but in front of a broad audience. Venice, in particular, provides a worthy setting for the international choir competition “Venezia in Musica” with its unique atmosphere. Venice is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and when the choirs perform in front of magnificent palazzi and impressive churches in San Marco and Lido, as well as at the newly reopened opera house La Fenice, the international choir competition “Venezia in Musica” becomes one of the most impressive competitions of its kind anywhere in the world, both acoustically and visually.