Terms and Conditions

• This search ('the search') is being run by BBC Radio 2 ('the Programme') to find an opera star of the future with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
  
  Please note that the information given by persons submitting an entry form (Entrant or you) may be published on air or on line at the BBC’s discretion.
  
  Eligibility
  All Entrants must be resident in the United Kingdom and aged 20 or over as at the 25th January 2010. They must have a valid passport permitting travel and study in Italy. Employees of the BBC or their close relatives (including a live-in partner) are not eligible to take part. In addition the right is reserved to disqualify anyone with an un-spent criminal conviction (other than minor driving offences).
  Entrants must not be party to any current recording contract or be contractually bound to any other person or organization relevant to their participation in this search. The BBC reserves the right to accept or reject entrants at its absolute discretion.
  Documentary evidence to prove, age, residency or other aspects of eligibility may be requested at any time.
  Applications from disabled people are welcomed and encouraged. The BBC will endeavor to meet any access needs for such disabled Entrants.
  By taking part in the selection process entrants agree that they may be recorded for possible broadcast on radio or online or in publicity material for the programme. Entrants may be asked to sign a contributor agreement in the later stages of the search.
  
  Selection process
  Entrants agree to take part in the search selection process, and the Programme itself, including promotion and publicity for the programme at the BBC's request. It will also include participation in any content made as a derivative of the Programme
  Entrants agree to abide by the rules, regulations, terms and conditions of these Rules which may be varied from time to time by the BBC at its absolute discretion. The selection process period is expected to run from Monday 25^th January 2010 to Friday 12th February 2010. It is expected that following an initial selection based on the recordings they have sent in, successful entrants will be invited to attend regional auditions. A further selection will be made and those entrants will be expected to attend a masterclass with Dame Kiri. Successful entrants will then take part in a semi-final and then a final. At each stage selections will be made by a panel of judges.
  Entrants selected for the second stage or subsequent stages of any process may be asked to undertake not to be involved in programmes similar to the Programme for any United Kingdom broadcaster other than the BBC prior to broadcast of all episodes of the Programme in the United Kingdom without the BBC’s prior written consent.
  
  Closing date
  Entrants must send in a CD recording of themselves singing an operatic aria of their choice. (No musical theatre.) They can be accompanied by recorded or live musicians or unaccompanied. If musicians play on the CD full details of the players and any recording should be supplied (including composer and publisher details) on the application form. Applications consisting of a CD and application form available from the Radio 2 website http://www.bbc.co.uk\radio2 must be received by 1700 on Friday 12^th February 2010. The BBC reserves the right to extend the closing date if it wishes. Late entries will not be accepted. Only one entry is permitted per person.
  
  Entries
  Entrants warrant that it is their voice on the recording and that they have truthfully and accurately completed the application form and acknowledge and agree that the BBC may in its sole discretion disqualify an Entrant from any interview, any part of the selection process or the Programme itself at any time and at any stage if an Entrant supplies or has supplied any untruthful, inaccurate or misleading details and/or information and/or otherwise in breach of any of the Rules.
  The BBC reserves the right to refuse any entry for any reason at its absolute discretion.
  No entries will be returned and shall become the property of the BBC on submission. Each Entrant is advised to retain a copy if appropriate.
  Entry to the search by Entrants is done at their own risk. Attendance by Entrants at any of the judging venues or other event at which they are required to attend by the BBC and travel to and from any such events is at the Entrant's own risk and the BBC accepts no responsibility or liability in this regard.
  Entries are made at an Entrant's own expense and the BBC shall not be liable to reimburse any expenses incurred in making an entry or in attending any associated event or judging venue. Entries must not contain defamatory or obscene material.
  Unless specifically stated unsuccessful Entrants in any stage will not be contacted by the BBC due to the large number of entries anticipated.
  The BBC shall not be obliged to make use of any entry.
  
  The prize
  There will be several judging processes leading to the selection of one entrant who will be invited to attend the Solti Te Kanawa Academia in Italy between the 25^th June and 17^th July 2012. Accommodation, meals and air fares to and from Solti Te Kanawa Academia in Italy are also included. The winning entrant will be responsible for their own spending money and travel/medical insurance costs. The winner will also be asked to perform with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC’s Proms in the Park concert scheduled for September 2010.
  
  Content of entries
  The entries and any subsequent article, presentation or publications provided by the Entrant ('the Works') must not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third party.
  By applying each Entrant grants the BBC the right to use or reproduce their entry or part thereof online, in the Programme itself and/or any related publicity materials in all media. The right granted by the Entrant is royalty-free, irrevocable and non-exclusive and may be sub-licensed by the BBC. By submitting the application each Entrant grants the above right to the BBC for the full duration of any copyright the Entrant has in that respect. In submitting an entry each Entrant warrants that he/she owns all intellectual property rights in that entry necessary to grant the BBC the right described above.
  The Entrant must be the sole author of their entry and the Entrant will be the sole author of the Works.
  Entrants permit the BBC to edit any materials supplied by them in support of their application, in any way it may in its sole discretion consider necessary.
  By submitting an entry, Entrants waive in favour of the BBC, and those authorised by either of them any so-called 'moral rights' they may have in relation to an entry
  
  No publicity
  Each Entrant warrants and agrees that he/she shall not be entitled to undertake any press, publicity or other discussions with any third party in connection with this search without the consent of the BBC.
  
  General
  The decisions of the judges are final. Neither correspondence nor discussion concerning any decision shall be entered into.
  The BBC reserves the right to alter or amend or cancel any aspect of this search or any of the rules or procedures at any time at its absolute discretion.
  The right is reserved to reject any entries that are illegible, inaudible, arrive late or are sent in by an ineligible entrant. The BBC reserves the right to replace at its discretion any entrant who for any reasons fails or is disqualified from or unable to participate in the search at any stage with another replacement entrant notwithstanding that such replacement may have been previously eliminated from the search.
  The prize must be taken as stated. It is non-transferable and there is no cash substitute.
  The BBC will only ever use personal details for the purposes of administering this search, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without permission. The name and home town of winners may be published by the BBC.
  You can read more about the BBC Privacy Policy http://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
  The BBC, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any postal service, telephone network or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any entry being lost or not properly registered or recorded.
  This search is administered by the BBC and is subject to the law of England and Wales.