Auditions
Thank you for your interest in applying for our 2012 summer season. Please complete the two-page 2012 Vocal Artist Application. If you are applying for financial aid, complete the 2012 Scholarship Application. Well in advance of the audition date requested, send all materials with the $40 application fee (payable to “IPFAC”) to:
- Vocal Auditions, Opera in the Ozarks 19 South Hills Loop Holiday Island, AR 72631 auditions@opera.org
Only after receipt of the application and application fee will an audition time be assigned or your DVD/Video reviewed. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Deadline for receipt of applications for auditions is two days before the proposed audition. Final application deadline is February 15. The priority deadline for submitting a DVD or You Tube posting is February 20 but submissions will be accepted until February 29.
LIVE AUDITION
Live auditions were held in November and December in Ann Arbor, Kansas City, Lawrence, Wichita, Oklahoma City, Denton, Austin, Houston, Tallahassee and Atlanta. Auditions in New York, Boston, Chicago, Tucson and Los Angeles are scheduled for the dates below. Auditions in these cities will be scheduled upon receipt of a completed application and the application fee.
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Auditions: 2012 Opera in the Ozarks
| Date | City | Site | Room | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2012 PRIORITY DVD receipt / You Tube posting deadline | 2/29/2012 FINAL DVD receipt / You Tube link posting deadline | |||
| 2/11/2012, Saturday | Boston, MA | MIT, Cambridge | Killian Hall | Noon - 4:00 |
| 2/11/2012, Saturday | Tucson, AZ | The University of Arizona, School of Music | Room 162 | 11:00 - 2:30 |
| 2/18/2012, Saturday | Orange County Los Angeles area | The University of California, Irvine | Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Department of Music Room 196 | 11:00-2:30 |
| AUDITIONS PREVIOUSLY HELD IN 2011 | ||||
| 1/28/2012, Saturday | Evanston, IL Note change of site | St. Mark's Episcopal Church 1509 Ridge Avenue at Grove Evanston | Sanctuary. Enter through the parish offices | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| 1/21/2012, Saturday | New York, NY | Nola Studios 250 W 54TH St (enter at 244 W. 54th) (Bway and 8th) New York, NY 10019 | Studio C, 11th Floor | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| 12/8, Thursday | Kansas City, MO | UMKC, Conservatory of Music | Grant Recital Hall | 5:00-9:00 PM |
| 12/9, Friday | Lawrence, KS | University of Kansas, School of Music | Swarthout Hall | 2:00-6:00 PM |
| 12/10, Saturday | Wichita, KS | Wichita Sate University, School of Music | Room B201 | 2:00-6:00 PM |
| 12/11, Sunday | Oklahoma City, OK | OK City University, Bass School of Music | Medium Rehearsal Hall | 2:00-6:00 PM |
| 12/12, Monday | Denton, TX | University of North Texas, College of Music | Lyric Theater | Noon-4:00 PM |
| 12/13 Tuesday | Austin, TX | University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music | Choral rehearsal room, Room 2.106 | 2:00-6:00 PM |
| 12/14, Wednesday | Houston, TX | University of Houston Moores School of Music | Choral rehearsal room | 11:30- 3:30 PM |
| 12/15, Thursday | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State University, College of Music | Opperman Music Hall | Noon-4:00 PM |
| 12/16, Friday | Atlanta, GA | Georgia State University, School of Music | Kopleff Recital Hall | 2:00-6:00 PM |
| 11/19, Saturday | Ann Arbor | University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre and Dance | Moore Music Building, Room 2058 | Noon-4:00 PM |
AUDITION REPERTOIRE
Please prepare prepare three arias. At least one aria must be in Italian, French or German and one in English. One selection may be an art song.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Bring the following to your live audition. If sending a DVD or auditioning via YouTube/, send along at the time:
- 1-2 page résumé detailing opera, musical theater and related experience
- B&W or color headshot attached (glued or stapled) to your résumé
DVD, WEBSITE or YouTube AUDITION
A live audition will best convey your abilities, personality and potential. However, well filmed (but not professional) video shot from the front may be submitted. If possible, make sure the camera frames you head to toe. Audition via personal website video or YouTube will be considered IF it is of HIGH QUALITY. These selections must contain the same repertoire as required of the live auditions (see below). We reserve the right to request additional electronic samples of sufficient quality to properly evaluate you.
If submitting a DVD, provide track numbers and excerpt titles. Before sending the DVD please be sure that it works! The priority deadline for submission of DVDs and You Tube postings is February 20, but submissions will be received until February 29. It is in your interest to submit materials as early as possible. After you have applied,send resumes, headshots, DVDs and YouTube/website URLs directly to:
- Thomas Cockrell, Artistic Director Opera in the Ozarks 7260 N. San Maria Place Tucson, Arizona 85704-1949
NOTIFICATION
Artists accepted into the program will be notified no later than March 15, 2012. Scholarship offers will be made shortly after notices of admission. Casting in some roles may continue after that date.
Questions? auditions@opera.org
