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Mainstage Auditions
Chautauqua Opera hears general mainstage auditions for managed singers only in early spring and late fall. To request an audition, agent/manager should contact Chautauqua Opera directly.
Young Artists Auditions
The 2008 Young Artists Program is not accepting any more applicants. Please revisit the website in late August 2008.
Supernumeraries and Children's Chorus
CHAUTAUQUA OPERA
VARIOUS CHILDREN’S ROLES
Chautauqua Opera announces auditions for various children’s roles in Janacek’s The Cunning Little Vixen and Kurt Weill’s Street Scene. Auditions will be held on Friday, June 27th from 5pm to 6pm and Saturday, June 28 from 6:15pm to 7pm.
The Cunning Little Vixen music and staging rehearsals for those selected will begin approximately Monday, June 30th and will culminate in performances on July 18th and 21st.
Street Scene music rehearsals will begin Monday, July 21st for those selected. Staging rehearsals will begin approximately Monday, July 28th and will culminate in performances on August 15th and 18th.
To schedule a Children’s Chorus auditions, please call the Chautauqua Stage Management office at 716.357.6366 beginning the week of Monday, June 23, 2008. Please bring a memorized song to the audition. An accompanist will be provided.
Supernumeraries
“Supers” are people of all ages who volunteer their time and act as “extras” in Chautauqua Opera productions. Volunteers may perform as waiters, guards, townsfolk, etc. according to the production's needs. We are looking for enthusiastic and dependable people of all ages and types. Chautauqua Opera provides opportunities for community members to work with international singers.
Chautauqua Opera is looking to fill the following roles for the 2008 production of La Traviata.
SOLDIERS
*Rehearsals are not generally every night. A more specific schedule will be available as the performance nears.
Children’s Chorus
For children who sing, the Chautauqua Opera offers the opportunity to perform in the 2008 season. Under the supervision of Music Administrator/ Chorus Master, Carol Rausch, the children's chorus is exposed to a rich and varied musical experience as well as an authentic theatre environment. The children's chorus will work with directors, singers, actors and musicians. As a result of all these contacts, they can learn teamwork and responsibility as well as respect for their own talents and those of their fellow performers. Many have gone on to further their drama and musical experience; all have deepened their appreciation of the performing arts.
Auditions for the Chautauqua Opera Children's Chorus will take place in late June and early July. Applicants should be between the ages of eight and sixteen. While no previous formal training is required, children should have a desire to sing, the ability to stay on pitch and a willingness to be part of a cooperative effort. Weekly rehearsals are held in the Jane A. Gross Opera Center with additional rehearsals scheduled as the date of the performance nears.