INDIANAPOLIS OPERA AUDITIONS
SPRING 2020
MAINSTAGE, RESIDENT ARTIST, & CHORUS AUDITIONS
UPDATE
Due to the recent health crisis, we will postpone our May 2-3 auditions. Applications will still be accepted through April 3, and the applicants will be notified of the rescheduled audition date once it has been determined. We thank you for your flexibility and understanding during this time.
Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the creative team at Indianapolis Opera. Everyone must complete the audition application process, application form,
and audition in person to be considered for Indianapolis Opera productions.
We are currently auditioning singers for future mainstage productions.
Works by Mozart, Donizetti, Puccini, Rogers & Hammerstein, and 20th Century American composers are under consideration for programming.
We are also auditioning the Resident Artist Program that will run from
January – April 2021.
If you have auditioned with the Indianapolis Opera in the past 18 months, there is no need to audition at this time. We keep your audition materials on file for at least one and a half years.
SPRING 2020
MAINSTAGE, RESIDENT ARTIST, & CHORUS AUDITIONS
UPDATE
Due to the recent health crisis, we will postpone our May 2-3 auditions. Applications will still be accepted through April 3, and the applicants will be notified of the rescheduled audition date once it has been determined. We thank you for your flexibility and understanding during this time.
Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the creative team at Indianapolis Opera. Everyone must complete the audition application process, application form,
and audition in person to be considered for Indianapolis Opera productions.
We are currently auditioning singers for future mainstage productions.
Works by Mozart, Donizetti, Puccini, Rogers & Hammerstein, and 20th Century American composers are under consideration for programming.
We are also auditioning the Resident Artist Program that will run from
January – April 2021.
If you have auditioned with the Indianapolis Opera in the past 18 months, there is no need to audition at this time. We keep your audition materials on file for at least one and a half years.
AUDITION APPLICATIONS
Please submit by email, the items listed below to be considered for the
2020-2021 main stage productions, opera chorus, and resident artist program.
Materials must be received by April 3, 2020 for the next round of auditions. Consideration for auditions will begin as soon as complete applications are received, so it is to your advantage to apply sooner rather than later. If granted an audition, you will be notified no later than April 10.
Please submit by email, the items listed below to be considered for the
2020-2021 main stage productions, opera chorus, and resident artist program.
Materials must be received by April 3, 2020 for the next round of auditions. Consideration for auditions will begin as soon as complete applications are received, so it is to your advantage to apply sooner rather than later. If granted an audition, you will be notified no later than April 10.
Complete applications contain all of the following items:
Dr. Rachelle Woolston, Education & Community Engagement Director
woolston@indyopera.org
- A completed audition application form.
- Cover Letter addressed to: David Craig Starkey, General Director
- Performance Resume with color or black-and-white headshot (on the resume)
- Artist Biography
- A video recording of one operatic aria, any language. This can be a video file or a link to a Youtube video.
- IF GRANTED AN AUDITION: the fee for Mainstage and Resident Artists will be $45, payable via Paypal.
Dr. Rachelle Woolston, Education & Community Engagement Director
woolston@indyopera.org
AUDITION DAY:
Please direct any questions to:
Dr. Rachelle Woolston
Education & Community Engagement Director
Indianapolis Opera
woolston@indyopera.org
317-283-3531
- On the day of the audition please enter the Basile Opera Center through the North side of the building; all other entrances will not be accessible by visiting singers to the Opera Center. There will be signs directing you where to enter.
- Onsite parking is open to all applicants free of charge during their audition period.
- The auditions will take place in the Reilly Hall rehearsal room. There will be warm up rooms with pianos, water, and changing rooms available for you.
- Please arrive 15-30 minutes ahead of your scheduled time slot. Upon arriving artists will be expected to submit a handwritten audition repertoire list for use by the panel during the audition.
- Repertoire for the Principal Artist and Resident Artist applicants should consist of 5 selections comprised of Core Operatic Repertoire and Classical-Lyric Theatre Literature.
- Repertoire for the chorus applicants should consist of two contrasting songs.
- Applicants will be performing for a panel consisting of IO General Director David Craig Starkey, Education & Community Engagement Director Rachelle Woolston, Resident Assistant Director Matt Cooksey, and other artistic staff members.
- Upon completing their performance, singers will receive direct feedback from the panel regarding their audition.
- This application does not guarantee an audition, however applicants will be notified of their status regardless of the decision to grant an audition. If an artist is granted an audition slot but is unable to attend on any of the scheduled audition days, the non-refundable fee can secure consideration of their application for the subsequent audition session.
- There are a limited number of time slots available during each session, so it is advantageous to submit materials early. Auditions are based on availability and casting needs for upcoming productions.
Please direct any questions to:
Dr. Rachelle Woolston
Education & Community Engagement Director
Indianapolis Opera
woolston@indyopera.org
317-283-3531
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