West Bay Opera Chorus Auditions Spring, 2011

Spring, 2011: Dido and Aeneas, La vida breve

Conductor: General Director José Luis Moscovich
Director: Ragnar
Chorus master: Bruce Olstad

The operas will be sung in English and Spanish, respectively.

Audition particulars

Date/Time:: Saturday, March 19th, 10 AM - 1 PM (primary date)

Sunday, March 20th, 1 PM - 3 PM (alternate)
Place:: 221 Lambert in Palo Alto (the Holt Building)

Please reserve the entire audition period.

Audition material, audition format

Please familiarize yourself with music and text in the Number 11, .

It is not necessary to memorize the excerpt. If you are unsure of German pronunciation you may find this pronunciation guide, part of an online course developed by Paul Joyce of the University of Portsmouth, helpful. The auditions will consist of singing the excerpt by yourself or as part of a small ensemble and possibly also singing scales or other simple exercises.

What to bring

a copy of the audition excerpt.
your calendar. You will need it to fill out a conflict form.
a pencil

Pikovaya Dama (The Queen of Spades) Winter, 2007

Dates of interest

See the rehearsal schedule page for the most complete information or highlights below. Rehearsal dates are subject to change.

Date	Time	What
Sat. Nov. 7	11 AM - 2 PM	Auditions (2nd session)
Sat. Dec. 12	day	First music rehearsal
Sat. Jan. 23	day	First staging rehearsal
Fri. Feb. 12	7 PM	First rehearsal in the theater
Mon. Feb. 15	evening	Piano dress #1
Tue. Feb. 16	evening	Piano dress #2
Wed. Feb. 17	evening	Orchestra dress
Fri. Feb. 19	evening	Opening night
Sun. Feb. 21	afternoon	Performance (matinee)
Sat. Feb. 27	evening	Performance
Sun. Feb. 28	afternoon	Performance (matinee)

Spring, 2010: La traviata

La traviata will be conducted by John Kendall Bailey. It will be sung in Italian. Stage director is Heather Matthews.

Dates of interest

Rehearsal dates are subject to change.

Sat. Mar. 20	First music rehearsal
Wed. Apr. 21 or Sat. Apr. 24	First staging rehearsal
Mon. May 17	Sitzprobe
Tue. May 18	Piano dress
Wed. May 19	Orchestra dress
Fri. May 21	Opening night
Sun. May 23	Performance (matinee)
Sat. May 29	Performance
Sun. May 30	Performance (matinee)

Return to Chorus home

Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) Spring, 2008
Photos by Otak Jump

Related information:

West Bay Opera home page
Map, directions to the Holt Building.

Joanne Bogart, chorus manager
(650) 494-3909
ChorusAuditions@WBopera.org

Last modified: 27 November, 2009