AUDITIONS NOW OPEN
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 (socially-distanced in early February) to be considered for Indianapolis Opera productions.
Works by Mozart, Donizetti, Puccini, Rogers & Hammerstein, and 20th Century American composers are under
consideration for programming.
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.
Regional Outreach Artist Auditions for SUMMER 2021
We are currently auditioning regional singers for Summer Outreach Performances. Singers who audition must be live within driving distance of the Indianapolis Opera for this program.
Resident Artist Auditions for FALL 2021
We are auditioning for the Resident Artist Program that will run from September - November 2021.
Once Resident Artists are selected, housing will be provided for those that do not live local during the RA program.
Works by Mozart, Donizetti, Puccini, Rogers & Hammerstein, and 20th Century American composers are under
consideration for programming.
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.
Regional Outreach Artist Auditions for SUMMER 2021
We are currently auditioning regional singers for Summer Outreach Performances. Singers who audition must be live within driving distance of the Indianapolis Opera for this program.
Resident Artist Auditions for FALL 2021
We are auditioning for the Resident Artist Program that will run from September - November 2021.
Once Resident Artists are selected, housing will be provided for those that do not live local during the RA program.
AUDITION APPLICATIONS
Please submit by email, the items listed below to be considered for the
Summer 2021 Regional Outreach Performances and/or Fall 2021 Resident Artist Program.
Materials must be received by December 18, 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 January 6, 2020.
Please submit by email, the items listed below to be considered for the
Summer 2021 Regional Outreach Performances and/or Fall 2021 Resident Artist Program.
Materials must be received by December 18, 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 January 6, 2020.
Complete applications contain all of the following items:
Lyndsay Moy, Education & Community Engagement Director
moy@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.
Lyndsay Moy, Education & Community Engagement Director
moy@indyopera.org
AUDITION DAY:
Please direct any questions to:
Lyndsay Moy
Education & Community Engagement Director
Indianapolis Opera
moy@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 and exit (to keep applicants at a safe social-distance).
- Onsite parking is open to all applicants free of charge.
- 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 Regional Outreach Artists and Resident Artist applicants should consist of 5 selections comprised of Core Operatic Repertoire and Classical-Lyric Theatre Literature.
- Applicants will be performing for a panel consisting of Indianapolis Opera General Director David Craig Starkey, Education & Community Engagement Director Lyndsay Moy, Resident Assistant Director Alex Paul Sheerin, 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:
Lyndsay Moy
Education & Community Engagement Director
Indianapolis Opera
moy@indyopera.org
317-283-3531
The Indianapolis Opera hotel of choice: The Schahet Hotel
