Winter Opera St. Louis
Auditions for principal and secondary roles in New York and St. Louis except for Fiordiligi .
Deadline
Wednesday, May 11th, 2015 for New York
Sunday, June 11th, 2015 for St. Louis
Materials Required
Please email only:
-Email to auditions@winteroperastl.org including:
Principal Auditions
What roles you are auditioning for
Which city you are auditioning in
The date you would like to audition and what preferred time(s)
-Head shot
-Resume – in PDF Format
-A recording is not necessary but we will accept links to recordings and websites only.
-$15 application fee
You may pay the fee through our website at http://www.winteroperastl.org/auditions/ or send us a check made out to Winter Opera St. Louis within 3 days of receipt of your application. Audition will not be finalized until payment is made. Only qualified artists will be granted an audition.
Audition Information
A pianist will not be provided in New York - Earl Buys is our preferred accompanist in New York and you may contact him at hoffman22@earthlink.net or by phone at 646-509-1497 or 212-355-9747.
Accompanist Gail Hintz will be the pianist in St. Louis. There will be an accompanist fee of $20 if you are granted an audition in St. Louis.
Audition Location and Date
New York
Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, 2015
Nola Studios
250 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
Saint Louis
Sunday, June 14, 2014
Skip Viragh Center for the Arts; Reverend Siefert Auditorium
Chaminade College Preporatory School
425 South Lindbergh
St. Louis, MO 63131
Audition Requirements
Prepare 4-5 arias from memory if you are auditioning for a principal or comprimario role.
If you are auditioning for a specific role please prepare an aria from the opera.
Opportunity Information
Housing is provided in St. Louis
Transportation to and from St. Louis is provided.
Our artist fees for comprimaro and principals roles range from $800-$2500.
Artists are brought in two and a half weeks before the production to rehearse.
Rehearsals are no more than six hours per day.
Chorus is hired locally
Most comprimaro roles are cast locally
Theater Location
Skip Viragh Center for the Arts
Reverend Siefert Auditorium
Chaminade College Preparatory School
425 South Lindbergh
St. Louis, MO 63131
Season Information
2015 - 2016
Yeomen of the Guard
Cosi fan tutte
Il Trovatore
Genre
Opera
Program Dates
Yeomen of the Guard – October 30th and November 1st, 2015 - All roles available
Cosi fan tutte – January 22 and 24th, 2016 - All roles available except Fiordiligi
Il Trovatore – March 4 and 6th, 201 – All roles available
Contact Information
Winter Opera St. Louis
auditions@winteroperastl.org
2322 Marconi Avenue
St. Louis MO, 63110
314-865-0038
http://www.winteroperastl.org
