Auditions
Some roles still available for 2013 Halifax Summer Opera Workshop
Are you interested in performing in Halifax with the Halifax Summer Opera Workshop or with the Yorkshire Opera Workshop in England this summer? We’re looking to fill a few places. While there are offers out on some of these roles, if the individuals don’t respond, or respond negatively, we want a possible backup Apply now (application fee waived – scholarships available in some cases)
INFORMATION HERE: http://halifaxsummeroperaworkshop.com/?page_id=476
Yorkshire Opera Workshop – May 5 to May 25 in Saltburn, Yorkshire, England
***We need one or two tenors – for Scorpio in Seymour Barab’s Mushroom Pizza and for the Sailor in Dido and Aeneas – we are willing to offer a full scholarship for a tenor for this place as well as a nice place to stay for the first successful applicant.
Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas (mezzo) – one role available
Aeneas/Count Formaggio (baritone) – one role available
Halifax Summer Opera Workshop – July 22 to August 18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Le nozze di Figaro – with orchestra
Antonio (bass baritone) – 2 roles available
Les dialogues des carmélites – with piano
Marquis de la Force (baritone) – 1 or 2 roles available
The Jailor/Second officer (baritone)– 2 roles available at chorus price ($600)
Chorus members – 1 role available at chorus price ($600)
A Little Night Music – with piano
Madame Armfeldt (contralto) – 1 role available.
Mr Erlanson (tenor)– 2 roles available
Mrs Nordstrom (mezzo)– 1 role possibly available
Petra (mezzo) – 1 role possibly available
To apply for any of these roles please fill in the form on the HSOW website. You’ll be given an opportunity to upload files, send us links or mail in your materials, and you’ll also be given access to a scholarship form you can fill out.
Read MoreApplication deadline extended — Friday Nov. 9 auditions in Toronto totally full
WE WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR IN PERSON AUDITIONS AS LONG AS WE HAVE AUDITION SPOTS AVAILABLE — at the moment only Toronto on Friday November 9 is totally booked — there are some spaces available at all other auditions.
APPLICATIONS for distance auditions, uploaded digitally, will be accepted until November 30.
The Friday night auditions are booked to the max, but there is still room on Saturday afternoon. If you’ve applied, and are having trouble scheduling a slot, do contact us and let us know!
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Leaving for audition tour today
I’m leaving for the airport for the 2012 Audition Tour for HSOW and YOW.
We’re accepting applications right up until auditions are full this week. We’re close, but still have some times available.
If you need to make changes or ask questions, please contact Marja Ernst, our Administrator and Producer, at marjae@eastlink.ca. If you have to reach me, personally, I’ll be on my mobile. Text, emails or calls — 902 521 8577 There will be long periods of time when I cannot answer, because I’ll be in a plane, or listening to lovely singers, or driving :) Text messages might be best!
Can’t wait to see you all!
Nina
Read MoreExtra time added to Toronto auditions on Friday November 9.
We have a very busy audition week coming up next week, and were totally booked for Friday evening in Toronto on November 9. We’ve just added some more time there: there are now slots available for 5 pm to 6 pm and 9:10 to 9:30 pm.
Can’t wait to see you all!
Nina
Read MoreAuditions now being scheduled for Halifax, NS — Tuesday November 13
We now have a location and times for the Halifax auditions for the Halifax Summer Opera Workshop and Yorkshire Opera Workshop. We’ll be hearing singiners in Halifax on Tuesday November 13, from 3 to 7 pm in room 121 of the Dalhousie Arts Centre at 6101 University Avenue, Halifax.
Check out the Application Requirements and then fill in the Application Form and we’ll see you in Halifax!
Read MoreApplications now being accepted for Halifax Summer Opera Workshop 2013
Applications are now being accepted for both the Halifax Summer Opera Festival and Workshop’s ninth season and for the first season of the Yorkshire Opera Workshop.
HALIFAX SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL AND WORKSHOP
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Monday July 22 through Sunday August 18, 2013
The repertoire will be:
Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart (1786)
in Italian
performed with orchestra
Conductor: Kevin Mallon
Repetiteur: Lynette Wahlstrom
Stage Directors: Anthony Radford and David Mosey
Vocal Coach: Paula Rockwell
Les dialogues de carmélites by Poulenc (1957)
sung in French
performed with piano
Music Director: Tara Scott
Stage Director: Edward Franko
Vocal Coach: Lenard Whiting
Double Bill of Operas in English
performed with piano
Music Director: Neil Weisensel
Vocal Coach: Torin Chiles
Seven Deadly Sins by Weill (1933)
Stage Director: Andrew Pelrine
City Workers in Love by Weisensel (1992)
Stage Director: Nina Scott-Stoddart
YORKSHIRE OPERA WORKSHOP
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England
Sunday May 5 through Friday May 24, 2013
Spend three weeks in England, learning and performing a complete role in an English language opera!
The repertoire will be:
Two Comic Operas in English
Mushroom Pizza by Seymour Barab (1988)
City Workers in Love by Weisensel (1992)
performed with piano
Music Director: Neil Weisensel
Vocal Coach: Lenard Whiting
Stage Directors: David Mosey and Nina Scott-Stoddart
In person auditions for both these workshops will be held:
LONDON, ON
Wednesday November 7, New St. James Presbyterian Church (280 Oxford Street East), Sanctuary, 11 am to 6 pm
TORONTO, ON
Friday November 9, Kimbourne Park United Church (200 Wolverleigh Blvd, near Danforth and Coxwell), in the Sanctuary, 6 pm to 10 pm
Saturday November 10, Kimbourne Park United Church (200 Wolverleigh Blvd, near Danforth and Coxwell), in the Sanctuary, 11 am to 6 pm
MONTREAL, QC
Sunday November 11, McGill University School of Music, Room C-310, 555 Sherbrooke Street West, 2 to 7 pm
HALIFAX, NS
Tuesday November 13, time and place TBA
DVD/CD distance applications will be accepted postmarked up to November 5, 2012.
Digital packages can be uploaded until November 9, 2012.
Both workshops are open to singers of all nationalities and ages.
If you’d like to be considered for either or both HSOW and/or YOW, please fill in an application form on the site. In fact, you can find all the details of the application process and requirements on the HSOW website at: http://halifaxsummeroperaworkshop.com/?page_id=476
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