Mercurius Academy

 

Mercurius Company and Palazzo Miggliazzi are delighted to announce the launch of ‘Mercurius Academy’, a project focused on Historically Informed Performance offering conservatoire undergraduate and postgraduate individual students (and those semi-professional musicians at similar level) an opportunity to develop a week-long artistic residency programme under the tutelage of harpsichordist, musical director, Baroque dancer, and choreographer Ricardo Barros (ARAM, PhD, Diploma RAM, Cert GSMD, BMus).

 

Open to instrumentalists and singers – pre-selected and by invitation only – the aim of the programme is to equip those embarking on a professional career with a cross-pollinized artistic approach, the experience of developing new partnerships, and an intensive week of training, while also offering them an international performance platform.

 

The residential week will be developed based on a repertoire initially proposed by the applicant (to which Mercurius Academy might suggest additions or modifications), which should focus on pieces for one instrument/voice with accompaniment. The week will consist of 5hr daily sessions of tutorials/rehearsal over 4-5 days, totalling 20hrs. The intensive week will culminate in two or three public performances in Genova and Torino.

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The artistic residency programme offers full bursaries including tutorials, accommodation and boarding at historical Palazzo Migliazzi in Frugarolo, Italy [unfortunately no travel bursaries or artistic fees for performances are currently being awarded].

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The 2026 programme is expected run from early May to late October, and it is expected to welcome 4 to 6 residents (in distinct residencies) in total.

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More details soon.