Chorus Auditions
Auditions for the 2010-11 season will be held for each opera individually.
Auditions for La forza del destino are July 31 and August 4, please see below for details and to download audition materials.
All three productions in the exciting 2010/2011 season feature prominent parts for chorus. Singers wishing to audition for one or more productions should contact the Chorus Manager. Fall, 2010: La forza del destino (Verdi)
Conductor: Michel SingherDirector: David Ostwald Chorus Master: Bruce Olstad Performance dates: October 15, 17, 23 and 24, 2010 Chorus Music Rehearsal Period Starts Sat. August 28. Rehearsals every Saturday 11 am-2, and Tuesday 7-10 p.m. Audition dates: Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (primary date); Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 7:00-9:00 p.m. (alternate date) AUDITION PIECE: Please download the audition piece (pp. 240-245 in the Ricordi piano/vocal score) by clicking here You are expected to read through and familiarize yourself well with your part, including notes, rhythms and words, before you come to auditions, but you are not expected to memorize it. Please print out the audition piece and put it in a ring binder, and bring it to the auditions, so you can read from it. ATTENTION Tenors and Basses: please be prepared to sing the off stage chorus (coro interno) parts on pp 241-2, in addition to the regular chorus lines. Audition format: Our auditions are a lot of fun. No need to dread the thought. We review the piece as a group and sing through it a couple of times. Then applicants are heard individually, to check voice range, then the whole group is called back in and we do quartets, to listen to color and blend, and then we sing the piece as a group again a couple of times. For this reason, all applicants are expected to be at the audition for the full 2 hours. Audition results will be posted here shortly after the second day of auditions.
Winter, 2011: Turandot (Puccini)
Conductor: José Luis MoscovichDirector: David Cox Performance Dates: February 18, 20, 26, 27, 2011 Spring, 2011: Dido and Aeneas (Purcell) and La vida breve (de Falla)
Conductor: José Luis MoscovichDirector: Attila Berés Performance Dates: May 20,22, 28, 29, 2011 Audition ProcedureTypically auditions are held about 2-1/2 months before opening and singers are asked to familiarize themselves with a particular excerpt from the chorus music of the work to be performed. Watch this space for details as they become available.Rehearsal Schedule
Rehearsals for chorus are held weekday evenings (most commonly one or both of Tuesday and Wednesday) and weekends. Music rehearsals typically begin about 2 months before opening and are usually held twice weekly. Staging rehearsals begin 3-4 weeks before opening at the rate of about 3 a week except for the final week. which is necessarily more intense. |
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Chorus Audition InformationAuditions for the all-volunteer West Bay Opera Chorus are held separately for each show, but it is not always necessary to re-audition within a single season. Procedures vary depending on the conductor. Information for Chorus Membersinformation about rehearsals and production elements. Chorus Rehearsal ScheduleFull music and staging rehearsal schedule. Updated frequently as details become available. Stage Terminologyinformation about rehearsals and production elements Italian Pronunciationfor opera singers - an introduction Directionsto the theater and to the rehearsal hall. Contact the Chorus ManagerJoanne Bogart |
