Opera at Western Auditions

2024-25 Performances

Die Fledermaus

J. Strauss Jr.
Performances in mid November
Chamber Orchestra
Paul Davenport Theatre
Dialogue (will be provided) and Music in English, Ruth and Thomas Martin Translation, Schirmer Edition

A Gala of Opera Favourites and Music Theatre

Performance in early February
Early Music Studio
Paul Davenport Theatre

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

W. A. Mozart
Performances in March
Chamber Orchestra
Paul Davenport Theatre
Music in German, Dialogue will be provided in English.

Opera auditions during the 2024-25 academic year will be held on the evenings of September 9 and 10. Please prepare one aria or song and you must provide your own accompanist. Please sign up on the list that will be posted outside the library before the term begins. For any questions regarding auditions please contact Professor Ted Baerg, Director of Operatic Studies via email at tbaerg@uwo.ca.

A Gala of Opera Favourites and Music Theatre | 1 performance
Feb 1, 2025 | 2pm

The Audition Panel will hear your audition and will cast all roles for Die Fledermaus, the Gala and Die Zauberflöte.

Audition Panel

Voting Members

Opera at Western Coordinator (Chair of Audition Panel)
Conductor/Music Director of each production
Director of the production being cast (if available)
Head Coach of Opera at Western
Full time Voice Faculty Members who hear ALL the auditions

Casting Guidelines

All Principal roles will be cast by simple majority vote of the panel.
Once casting is made, cast combinations will be at the discretion of the director and music director with input from the head coach.
Any member of the audition panel that has a student involved in the audition process cannot vote for their student but may abstain from that vote.
Each member of the audition panel must view all the auditions or their vote will not be recorded.

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