Stage I: Online – Registration will be open from July 9 until August 20.

To register, applicants must complete an application form on the website: rhapsodyfest.ge

 

The information required in the online application form includes:

• Passport information;
• Information about the vocal voice type and the necessity of an accompanist;
• A field to indicate the preferred mentor to work with;
• Contact information;
• The working repertoire for the week (the program presented within the academy must correspond to the approved repertoire listed on the website; among the mandatory four arias, one must be a fully staged Italian aria (recitative, stretta, cavatina));
• A field to upload two video recordings, which will be used as a basis for selecting applicants to participate in the project.

Stage II: Within one week of receiving the admission confirmation email from the organizing team at the email address provided in the application form, the applicant must pay the participation fee for the project — 150 GEL for Georgian residents, and 150 EUR/USD for foreign residents.
Important: If the fee is not paid on time, the applicant’s registration will be automatically canceled.

Please note:

1. If during the registration period (July 9 – August 20) the applicant does not receive an admission confirmation email from the organizing team, this means the application has been rejected.
2. In case the quota for working with any of the invited mentors (maximum 20 participants) is filled, applicants will be advised or recommended to register with another available mentor.
3. In certain cases, applicants may be required to provide electronic sheet music of the repertoire prepared for the academy week for accompanists, orchestra, and conductor.
4. Any audio-visual material recorded during the project is the property of the project and cannot be sent, deleted, and may be published on social media as well as on the festival’s official pages and channels.

Final registration of applicants will take place on September 17–18, 2025, in the foyer of Batumi Zakaria Paliashvili Music School.

The program to be presented within the framework of the Academy Week must meet the following requirements:

 3 Arias, one of which must necessarily be an Italian aria, spread out in form (recitativo, stretta, or cavatina).

10:00-18:00 – Registration of participants, Foyer of Batumi Zakaria Paliashvili Music School

Masterclasses with registered applicants, Batumi Zakaria Paliashvili Music School

Arrival of representatives from leading international artist agencies

19:00 – Festive Closing of the Festival – Gala Concert, Stage of Batumi I. Chavchavadze State Drama Theatre

22:00 – Festive Reception, Batumi Summer Theatre