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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Chorus Auditions@ Utah Opera (SLC, April 16-18)


UTAH OPERA HOLDS CHORUS AUDITIONS FOR 2013-2014 SEASON

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Opera Chorus announces upcoming auditions for the 2013-2014 Utah Opera season April 16 and 18, 2013.

Members of the Utah Opera Chorus, directed by Dr. Susanne Sheston, are have the opportunity to work with nationally and internationally-acclaimed conductors, stage directors and principal artists. The acclaimed chorus is an ensemble of local singers who provide the energetic choral voice of Utah Opera’s productions. Core singers participate in all productions involving chorus, and additional singers may participate in as few as one production per year. Chorus members are paid an honorarium for participation in each production.

The repertoire involving chorus for the 2013-2014 Utah Opera season includes Verdi’s La Traviata, Puccini’s Turandot and Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio. In addition, the men of the chorus will perform Berlioz’s Damnation of Faust in concert with the Utah Symphony.

Auditions will be held at the Utah Opera Production Studios by appointment only. Applicants should be trained singers living in Utah with significant stage experience. They must have one aria or art song prepared from memory and will be asked to sight-sing. Applicants should contact Shaun Ricks, sricks@usuo.org to request an audition. More information can be found online atutahopera.org/about/UtahOperaChorus.

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