Mainstage Auditions
Please contact Rebecca Graham for more information. No phone calls, please.
Chorus Auditions
Please contact Rebecca Graham for more information. No phone calls, please.
Orchestra Auditions
TROMBONE AUDITIONS – October 8, 2022
Principal Trombone
Position to begin in January 2023
To be eligible for the Principal Trombone audition, please submit a resume via email to [email protected] as well as mail a refundable $100 deposit to the Austin Opera office no later than October 1. Upon receipt, you will be emailed a link and password for the excerpts. Auditions will be held at the opera office – 3009 Industrial Terrace, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758.
Please note: Austin Opera performs three productions a year at the Long Center in Austin, Texas. The Austin Opera Orchestra is not a full-time orchestra. The scheduling for services for each production is generally spread over a 2-3 week period. Austin Opera does not provide any housing or travel. The Austin Opera Orchestra operates under a master contract negotiated between Austin Opera and Local AFM 433.
For additional information, please contact:
Beverly Frittelli,
Orchestra Manager
Email resume to: [email protected]
Mail refundable $100 deposit to:
3009 Industrial Terrace, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78758.
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VIOLIN AUDITIONS – October 9, 2022 – To begin April 2023
Assistant Concertmaster
Principal 2nd Violin
Assistant Principal 2nd Violin
Section Violin
To be eligible for violin auditions, please submit a resume to [email protected] and mail a refundable $100 deposit to the Austin Opera office no later than October 2, 2022. Upon receipt of both, you will be emailed a link and password for the excerpts. Auditions will be held at the opera office – 3009 Industrial Terrace, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758.
Section Audition Repertoire:
Mozart Concerto no. 4 or 5 – 1st mvt exposition OR the 1st mvt exposition of any standard 19th or 20th century concerto.
1st Violin excerpts from the following:
Bizet Carmen
Gounod Roméo et Juliette
Humperdinck Hansel und Gretel
Mozart Le nozze di Figaro
Puccini La bohème
Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier
Verdi Un ballo in maschera
Principal and Assistant Principal 2nd Violin
All music listed above, in addition to the following excerpts:
Smetana Bartered Bride (2nd violin)
Verdi Otello (1st violin)
Weber Oberon (1st violin)
Assistant Concertmaster
All excerpts listed above, in addition to the following excerpts:
Gounod Faust (1st violin solo)
Strauss Der Rosenkavalier (various 1st violin solos)
Wagner Siegfried (1st violin)
Violin Audition Repertoire (with excerpts – password protected): Excerpts are used by permission and provided for study purposes only. Please destroy them immediately after audition.
Please note: Austin Opera performs three productions a year at the Long Center in Austin, Texas. The Austin Opera Orchestra is not a full-time orchestra. The scheduling for services for each production is generally spread over a 2-3 week period. Austin Opera does not provide any housing or travel. The Austin Opera Orchestra operates under a master contract negotiated between Austin Opera and Local AFM 433.
For additional information, please contact:
Beverly Frittelli,
Orchestra Manager
Email resume to: [email protected]
Mail refundable $100 deposit to:
3009 Industrial Terrace, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78758.
Supernumerary Casting
Supernumeraries are people of all ages who share the stage with operatic artists. These non-speaking, non-singing roles are similar to extras in movies. Casting needs vary per production – Supers can play soldiers, townspeople, nuns, gypsies and more! A Super’s enthusiasm and cooperation as they fully participate in the onstage action is an important part of any production.
The Austin Opera accepts Supernumerary applications any time of the year for all those interested in being a part of an operatic production. To apply, download this blank application form. Fill in the appropriate information and save the form. Email the completed form and a headshot/photo of yourself to [email protected] with “Supernumerary Application” in the subject line. Once received, the Austin Opera will add your name to our files, and we will contact you if your description fits our casting needs for a production. Supers are paid a small stipend for their involvement in a production.
Children Casting
Please contact Rebecca Graham for more information. No phone calls, please.
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