Mainstage Auditions
Please contact Rebecca Graham for more information. No phone calls, please.
Chorus Auditions
Austin Opera auditions for our 2024-2025 season will be held August 16 & 17, 2024. Learn more here.
Orchestra Auditions
VIOLIN AUDITIONS – August 18, 2024
Austin Opera Orchestra will be holding auditions for the Principal 2nd Violin, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin, and Section Violion on Sunday, August 18, 2024 (morning start time TBD), at the Austin Opera Rehearsal Hall – 3009 Industrial Terrace, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78758.
To be eligible:
- submit a resume (either emailed or mailed) to Beverly Frittelli
- mail a refundable $100 deposit to Austin Opera (to my attention on the envelope) no later than August 10, 2024
Upon receipt, you will be emailed a link and password for the excerpts.
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 excerpt(s) from the following:
| Beethoven | Fidelio |
| 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) |
Violin Audition Repertoire (with excerpts – password protected): Excerpts are used by permission and provided for study purposes only. Please destroy them immediately after the 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 protected]
No phone calls, please.
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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