Madama Butterfly  Chorus Auditions

Audition Form

You can open and download a pdf of the audition form and fill it out before coming to audition.

Audition Piece

You can open and download a pdf of the audition piece here.

Score

For the production, we will be using the Ricordi edition score. Plate number 110000.

Chorus Rehearsal Schedule

Below are the dates for the Madama Butterfly chorus

Music Rehearsals

Wed 08/23 - 7-10 pm

Sun 8/27 - 1-4 pm

Wed 09/06 - 7-10 pm

Sun 09/10   1-4 pm

Wed 09/13 - 7-10 pm

Wed 09/20 - 7-10 pm Stumble-thru with principals and conductor

These are in addition to staging rehearsals and performances. 

Here are the tentative dates for staging rehearsals:

Staging Rehearsals

(at the Holt Building - 221 Lambert Ave - Palo Alto)

Sat 09/23  2-6 pm

Sun 09/24 - 2-6 pm

Tue 09/26  7-10 pm

Wed 09/27  7-10 pm

Fri 09/29 7- 10 pm - Run-thru

Sat 09/30  2-6 pm - Designer Run

Sun 10/01  2-6 pm - Work-thru

Tue 10/03  7-10 pm

(Please Note: Tues/Weds will be either/or, but likely not both days the same week)

Staging and other rehearsals

(at Lucie Stern Theatre)

Wed 10/04   7-10 pm - Safety check and walk-thru onstage (no excused absences)

Fri 10/06  7-11:00 pm - Work-thru

Sat 10/07  2-7 pm - Run-thru

Sun 10/08  1:30-4:30 pm - Run-thru

Sun 10/08  7:30 pm (Wandelprobe)

Mon 10/09  7:30 pm Piano Dress

Tue 10/10  7:30 pm Orchestra Dress 1

Wed 10/11  7:30 pm Orchestra Dress 2

PLEASE NOTE that there will be a mandatory brush-up music rehearsal in between performance weekends, on 

Wed., 10/18 - 7 - 10:00 p.m. at the theater .

If you have other questions. and to sign up for the audition, please contact our 

Chorus Manager: Joanne Bogart at

ChorusAuditions@wbopera.org (preferred)

or

(650) 380-9532