Auditions for the 2024-2025 Season
Opera Naples is calling local adults and youth (ages 7-17) to participate in our exciting 2024-25 season!
Choristers may be invited to perform in select productions or for the entire season. Adult choristers may audition for one or multiple productions. No experience in opera is required for volunteer positions. Paid chorister positions and roles are available for adults with professional training and experience. Participating university music students receive a stipend.
HOW: Contact Robin Frank, chorus master, at rfrank@operanaples.org to schedule an audition or for more information
La bohème by Giacomo Puccini
March 6 and 8 at the Opera Naples Festival Under the Stars, Cambier Park. Performed in Italian, fully staged with orchestra
Available roles: Adult chorus, Youth chorus
The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
February 28 and March 2 at the Opera Naples Festival Under the Stars, Cambier Park. Performed in German, chorus will perform concert style with scores
Available roles: Adult chorus, 3 spirits (youth)
The Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
March 7 and 9 at the Opera Naples Festival Under the Stars, Cambier Park. Performed in English, fully staged
Available roles: Adult chorus, Pitti-Sing (adult mezzo) Peep-Bo (adult soprano or mezzo), Pish-Tush (adult baritone)
Rehearsals
Adult chorus rehearsals: Beginning in October 2024
Monday evenings from 7-9:30pm | Saturdays from 10am-12:30pm
Youth chorus rehearsals: Beginning in January 2025
Tuesdays from 5-6pm
Do you dream about performing on stage but lack musical talent?
Consider being a supernumerary! A super (for short) is an extra in an opera - someone who fills a role in the production but does not sing or speak. Experienced actors may enjoy being a featured super who has much to do on the stage while someone new to the stage could be put into a crowd scene. Contact Robin Frank at rfrank@operanaples.org or 239-963-9050 for more information.
Youth Company
Young singers with unchanged voices, ages 7-16, perform in Opera Naples mainstage productions when the repertoire calls for children. Past productions that have involved the youth chorus include Hansel and Gretel, Carmen, A Midsummer Night's Dream, La bohème and others. The youth are given an unforgettable opportunity to perform alongside professional singers on stage with an orchestra. Leading up to a production, the youth rehearse with Education Director, Robin Frank, who teaches them much about music and singing! About two weeks prior to a performance, staging rehearsals take place with the entire cast to put everything together. The number of rehearsals can vary according to the production but always occur on evenings and weekends.
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