Opportunities
Audition Location and Date
Detroit, MI USA: Fri 26th May 2023
May 26, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Auditions will be held at Boll Rehearsal Hall, Detroit Opera House 1526 Broadway – Detroit (Enter at Stage Door on Madison Avenue)
Audition Requirements
For Education and Community Engagement Events:
Art song: Die Nacht by Strauss with a soprano provided by Detroit Opera
A short solo piano piece demonstrating technical ability
Have an interest in playing for community engagements such as performances for schools, hospitals, and independent living centers
Have an interest in working with young students to develop their musical skills, exploring songwriting, and building new works
For Mainstage Repetiteur Work:
Playing and singing: An accompanied recitative and aria, by Mozart of your own choice
Playing and singing: Act 2 of Puccini’s La bohème (until after Musetta’s aria) while following a conductor
Playing and singing: One of the two following arias: Strauss, R. Ariadne auf Naxos: Composer Aria (Komponist) or Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: “No word for Tom…I go to him”.
Please note: For each of the selections we ask that you play the piano reduction as well as sing each of the individual vocal parts. We are not testing your ability as a singer; do not worry if it does not sound “beautiful.” What we are ascertaining is your absorption of the basic content of the voice parts, and your ability to demonstrate this while simultaneously playing the piano reduction.
Program Information
Detroit Opera announces the following audition:
Pianist for Detroit Opera Mainstage & Department of Education and Community Engagement
Detroit Opera is seeking to identify pianists who are interested and available for contract work with Detroit Opera’s Department of Education and Community Engagement, as well as with our mainstage productions.
Compensation
Payment is provided
Contact Information
Branden Hood, Detroit Opera Program Coordinator: bhood@detroitopera.org
Nathalie Doucet, Head of Music: ndoucet@detroitopera.org