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Named for opera Theatre's founding board chairman, Gerdine Young Artists receive extensive professional experience. In addition to chorus responsibilities they sing supporting roles or cover leading and featured roles in mainstage productions, enjoy extensive coaching, appear in challenging master classes with renowned artists like Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Marlena Malas, Phyllis Curtin, Evelyn Lear, Erie Mills, Jerry Hadley, Grace Bumbry, John Wustman, Sheri Greenawald, Lotfi Mansouri, Sherrill Milnes, Stephen Lord, and Colin Graham, and appear in solo settings occasioned by various outreach presentations.
Gerdine Young Artists are hired on an AGMA contract and receive a weekly salary, round-trip transportation, a modest sustenance allotment and accommodations for the duration of their engagement. Opera Theatre productions showcase outstanding young artists in an unusual small theater where audiences and critics alike have come to expect sophisticated and musically impeccable productions. The company offers a mix of familiar and unconventional repertory, all sung in English and accompanied by members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Visitors from 42 states and 15 foreign countries came to St. Louis for the 2005 spring season, as did writers from the The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, The Times (London) and the Financial Times (London) among others. |
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Conditions for Application - Opera Theatre's 2006 season includes The Barber of Seville, Hansel and Gretel, Jane Eyre, and Street Scene. For the audition, you should prepare three or more selections, either arias, lieder, or art songs in contrasting styles. Since Opera Theatre performs exclusively in English, one piece sung in English (original or translation) is mandatory. Opera Theatre will provide an accompanist; however, you may bring your own accompanist if you prefer.All applicants must submit an application form, resume and headshot to be considered for an audition. However, all applicants are required to bring a resume and headshot to their audition as well. A completed application with appropriate attachments must be returned prior to the postmark deadline. Applications may also be downloaded on this site by clicking on the image of the form found above. Applications will not be considered, however, until resume and headshots have also been received. Participation in the Gerdine Young Artist Program is limited to United States citizens or individuals who have valid documentation to work legally in this country. Due to space and time limitations OTSL may not be able to accommodate all applicants. Applicants will be notified about their audition time and location approximately two weeks prior to the requested audition date. All applicants must be available to work in St. Louis from April 24 through June 25, 2006. Remember...the postmark deadline for the 2005 Gerdine Young Artist auditions is October 28, 2005. |
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