Arizona Opera Announces Tucson Auditions for Education Teaching Artists for the Fall 2023 Season
HIRING SOPRANO, TENOR, AND BARITONE
The Arlyn M. Brewster OperaTunity Troupe travels to area schools performing all-school assemblies of various adapted operas for elementary and middle school aged students. The troupe performs over 100 shows for over 15,000 students from September - December. This year’s show is Beauty and the Beast, an adaptation of Zemire et Azor with music from Richard Coeur-de-lion.
Audition deadline: Monday, May 29, 2023
Audition Requirements:
Digital Auditions:
Applicants should submit video recordings of the following for their auditions:
- An aria or song of your choice in English
- An aria of your choice in a language other than English
Optional IN-PERSON Auditions (for applicants also auditioning for the Arizona Opera Chorus):
Combined Arizona Opera Chorus and OperaTunity auditions will be held at the Dove of Peace Lutheran Church (665 W Roller Coaster Road, Tucson, AZ 85704)
- Each auditioner is asked to prepare 2 selections as follows:
- An aria or song of your choice in English
- An aria of your choice in a language other than English
- In person auditions will be held:
- Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 12 PM – 3 PM MST
- Saturday, May 13, 2023 from 10 AM – 12:30 PM MST
To submit your audition videos or to schedule your audition, please email Director of Education and Community Engagement, Cassie Hollerbach at chollerbach@azopera.org with your resume and intent to audition. Audition deadline: Monday, May 29, 2023
Other Information:
Rehearsal Dates and Times:
- September 4 – 15, 2023
- 9 AM – 5 PM MST (there is flexibility with these hours)
Tour Dates and Times:
- September 18 – December 14, 2023
- Troupe members must be available 8 AM – 4 PM MST
- The above availability is for scheduling purposes only. Once tour is scheduled you will average 20 hours per week. The above times allow Arizona Opera to schedule shows freely throughout the day.
Other:
- This is a part-time position.
- Every Wednesday will be a day off. The tour travels on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
- There is no housing or housing stipend provided for this position.
- All applicants must have received a COVID-19 vaccination.
- Audition deadline: Monday, May 29, 2023