Assistant Principal Viola, Chair 2 Auditions

Arizona Opera announces auditions for the following:
 

Assistant Principal Viola, Chair 2 (24 svcs*)

*projected services for 2025/26 Season

2025/26 Season per service rate*:

Assistant Principal Viola: $152.61*
Plus per diem, travel and hotel stipend per CBA

Assistant Principal Viola, Chair 2 auditions will take place on Monday, February 9, 2026 in The Roma and Raymond Wittcoff Black Box Theater at the Arizona Opera Center. Times will be announced prior.

Applications are due Sunday, February 1, 2026. To apply, please email your resume to orchmanager@azopera.org.

Audition Materials List:

Click here to download audition repertoire list

Click here to download audition excerpts

Required excerpts are marked with brackets on azopera.org and at the audition.

Solo

One of the following concertos:

• Bartok - Viola Concerto, first movement: Beginning to Measure 54
• Hindemith - Der Schwanendreher, first movement: Beginning to Rehearsal L
• Walton - Viola Concerto, first movement: Beginning to Rehearsal 8

AND

• One movement of the candidate’s choice from the Bach Cello Suites

Orchestra Excerpts (Bowings are suggested NOT required):

• Donizetti – The Elixir of Love, Act I: Rehearsal #33 to 6 after Rehearsal #35
• Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro, Overture: Measures 139 – 171
• Puccini – La Bohème
  • Act II: 10 before Rehearsal #20 to Rehearsal #20
  • Act II: 7 after Rehearsal #25 to Rehearsal #26
• Puccini – Tosca, Act II: Rehearsal #59 to Rehearsal #60
• Verdi – Don Carlo, Act II, Pt. 2, No. 3: 3 after Rehearsal M to end (end of Elisabetta/Eboli/Rodrigo terzettino)
• Verdi – Rigoletto, Act I, No. 7: Rehearsal C to 10 after Rehearsal D
• Verdi – La Traviata, Act II, Finale (Coro di Mattadori): 23 after Rehearsal #21 to 1 before Rehearsal #22