Professional Casting Audition ONLY (Details & Register)

If you are an established in-career artist or an emerging singer who prefers not to be considered for the competition, you may book a Professional Casting Audition (audition only, not part of the competition). Auditions will be heard live in New York on December 12 (official Professional Casting Audition day) and at select times on December 8, 9, 10, and 11. While casting directors are present each day, please choose December 12 if your schedule allows. Thank you!

PRO CASTING AUDITION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1

What’s Included with submission:

  • Sing Live in New York: Sing a Live Audition in New York in the heart of the Lincoln Center area at a wonderful hall, for the entire panel of International Casting Directors.

  • Pianist: A high level pianist will be provided for your audition or you can choose to bring your own at your own expense.

  • Professional Video Recording: Each Singer will receive a professional quality video recording of their audition.

  • International Theater Pledge: Establishes that the Casting Directors whose Theaters are part of our panel, pledge their intent to offer Professional Contracts and/or House Auditions for select singers.

  • Live Feedback: There will be an optional Live Feedback Add-On that will be a private 25 minute in depth session with at least 2 panel members that will be scheduled via Zoom in weeks after the auditiona. (Add-on via your checkout page).

There is no pre-screening process for these auditions. If you feel you are at the professional level to sing for these companies then you will be heard in at least two arias.

Registration Fee: $295



CASTING DIRECTORS FROM THEATERS CONFIRMED IN NYC

  • ROYAL DANISH OPERA - COPENHAGEN
    Dominik Licht - Casting Consultant

  • SALZBURG EASTER FESTIVAL - AUSTRIA
    Dominik Licht - Director of Casting and Planning

  • BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE - GERMANY
    Christian Firmbach - Chief Intendant & Artistic Director

  • NEW YORK CITY OPERA - USA
    Eric Margiore - Casting Consultant
    Kristin Sampson - Artistic Administrator

  • WASHINGTON OPERA SOCIETY - USA
    Kristin Sampson - Executive Director

  • SAN DIEGO OPERA - USA
    Adam Cioffari - Artistic Administrator, Casting


*There will be additional Industry Professionals in these auditions as well.

THE THEATERS CASTING DIRECTORS FUTURE NEEDS OF AVAILABLE ROLES:


FEATURED CASTING: The roles our jury’s casting directors are currently seeking — come sing for them live in New York City. More roles to be announced shortly!

Donizetti
Don Pasquale — Don Pasquale
Norina — Don Pasquale
Ernesto — Don Pasquale
Dottor Malatesta — Don Pasquale

Mozart
Tamino — Die Zauberflöte
Sarastro — Die Zauberflöte
Erste Dame — Die Zauberflöte
Dorabella — Così fan tutte
Guglielmo — Così fan tutte
Figaro — Le nozze di Figaro
Susanna — Le nozze di Figaro
Contessa Almaviva — Le nozze di Figaro
Conte Almaviva — Le nozze di Figaro
Cherubino — Le nozze di Figaro
Marcellina — Le nozze di Figaro
Bartolo — Le nozze di Figaro

Puccini
Butterfly — Madama Butterfly

Strauss
Arabella — Arabella
 Matteo — Arabella

Verdi
Violetta — La Traviata
Alfredo — La Traviata

Wagner
Tannhäuser — Tannhäuser
Elisabeth — Tannhäuser
Venus — Tannhäuser
Erste Norn — Götterdämmerung
Gutrune — Götterdämmerung

Ensemble Member Fest Positions - Full Year (Germany)

Lyric Soprano
Mimi - La Bohème - Puccini
Contessa Almaviva – Le Nozze di Figaro – Mozart

Young Lyric Baritone
Conte Almaviva - Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart
Papageno – Die Zauberflöte – Mozart

Young Character Tenor
Pedrillo – Die Entführung aus dem Serail – Mozart
Basilio – Le Nozze di Figaro – Mozart

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