2010–2011 General and Call-Back Audition Repertoire and Dates
General Auditions: May 27, 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Call-backs (by invitation only): May 29, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
10:00–11:00 a.m.: Gounod, Poulenc, Strauss
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Wagner, Sibelius, Shostakovich
12:00–1:00 p.m.: Saint-Saens, Saariaho, Lennon
All call-back candidates are kindly asked to remain form the beginning and to the end of the scheduled call-back auditions. For example, all Strauss, Gounod, Poulenc call-back candidates are asked to remain from 10 to 11 a.m., Wagner, Sibelius, Shostakovich vocalists from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., and so forth.
All solo and cover roles are available. For those vocalists interested in participating in chorus, please prepare a short work in English, German, or French.
St. Ann and the Holy Trinity
157 Montague Street (Clinton corner)
Brooklyn Heights, New York
R to Court Street
(1st subway stop into Brooklyn)*
2/3 to Borough Hall
(2nd subway stop into Brooklyn)*
*Weekend subway schedules and routes may be unpredictable, so please check MTA in advance.
Richard Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder (1948), sung in German
Performances: September 17–19, 2010
Rehearsal period: August 18–24 and September 1–16
-Fruehling: complete
-Beim Schlafengehn: E to end
Dmitri Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry (1948), sung in Russian
Performances: September 17–19, 2010
Rehearsal period: August 18–24 and September 1–16
Soprano: X. Young Girl’s Song and XI. Happiness
Mezzo/Alto: III. Lullaby and XI. Happiness
Tenor (Soprano): VII. Song of Misery and XI. Happiness
John Lennon: Imagine (in B)
Performances: September 17–19, 2010
Rehearsal period: August 18–24 and September 7–16
-Imagine (complete)
Charles Gounod: Faust (highlights), sung in French
Performances: October 29–31, 2010
Rehearsal period: September 21–October 5 and October 12–28
Mephistopheles:
-#7 Rondo (2nd verse)
-from #21 (church): begin at “Souviens toi du passé” to “Dans l’eternelle nuit!”
Marguerite:
-from #18 (duet): begin at “E’ter-nel-le” to “partez, j’ai peur!”
-from #31 (trio): begin at “Anges purs” to end
Faust:
f-rom #18 (duet): begin at “E’ter-nel-le” to “Vois ma douleur!”
Valentin:
-from #6: begin at 12mm bef. D to end (2nd time “Avant de quitter” to end)
Siebel:
-from #10: begin at C’est la– que chaque soir” to end
Wagner:
-#6 from D to F (“Allons, amis” to Un chat”)
Camille Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre for voice and symphony in G, sung in French
Text by Henri Cazalis
Performances: October 29–31, 2010
Rehearsal period: October 12–28
Danse Macabre: complete
Francis Poulenc: The Dialogues of the Carmelites (1957) (complete), sung in French
Performances: January 21–23, 2011
Rehearsal period: November 30–December 17 and January 3–20
Page numbers are from Ricordi piano vocal score
Blanche (soprano)
-From Act 2/Scene 3: Begin at Fig 57 to Fig 61 (pp. 141–145)
-From Act 3/Scene 2: Begin at Fig 25 to Fig 34 (pp. 194–202)
Madame de Croissy (La Prieure) (mezzo/alto)
-From Act 1/Scene 4: Begin at Fig 94 to 5mm after Fig 97 (pp. 78–81)
-From Act 3/Scene 3: Begin at Fig 53 to end (pp. 219–222)
Madame Lidione (La seconde Prieure) (soprano)
-From Act2/Scene 2: Begin at Fig 20 to Fig 29 (pp. 113–119)
Mother Marie of the Incarnation (female)
-From Act 1/Scene 4: Begin 2mm bef Fig 112 to Fig 114 (pp. 89–91)
-From Act 2/Scene 1: Begin at Fig 6 to Fig 10 (pp. 101–105)
Sister Constance of St. Denis (light soprano)
-From Act 1/Scene 3: Fig 55 to Fig 61 (pp. 49–53)
Mother Jeanne of the Child Jesus (mezzo/alto)
-short French aria
Sister Matthilda (female)
-short French aria
Marquis de la Force (baritone)
-From Act 1/Scene 1: Begin at Fig 7 to 4mm after Fig 10 (pp. 6–10)
Le Chevalier (tenor)
-From Act 2/Scene 3: Begin at Fig 47 to 4mm after Fig 48 (pp. 135–136)
-From Act 2/Scene 3: Begin at Fig 50 to Fig 53 (pp. 138–139)
Le Geolier (baritone)
-From Act 3/Scene 3: Fig 47 to Fig 52 (pp. 214–219)
L'Aumonier (male)
-From Act 2/Scene 4: Fig 63 to 4mm after Fig 65 (pp. 147–149)
Premier Commissaire (tenor)
-FromAct 2/ Scene 4: Fig 81 to Fig 84 (pp. 167–171)
Deuxieme Commissaire (baritone)
-From Act 2/ Scene 4: Fig 79 to Fig 80 (pp. 165–166)
Un Officier (baritone)
-From Act 3/Interlude 1: Fig 17 to Fig 20 (pp. 188–191)
Thierry (baritone)
-From Act 1/Scene 1: Fig 25 to Fig 26 (pp. 23–24)
M. Javelinot (baritone)
-short French aria
Le Medecin (baritone)
-short French aria
Jean Sibelius: Four Songs for voice and world premiere orchestration:
The North (ends in C), First Kiss (ends in C-sharp), The Tryst (ends in C-sharp), Was it a Dream? (ends in B), sung in Finnish (can audition with preferred language)
Performances: March 4–6, 2011
Rehearsal Period: January 31–February 11 and February 22–March 3
-The North, Op. 90, No. 2: complete (ends in C)
-First Kiss, Op. 37, No. 1: complete (ends in C-sharp)
Kaija Saariaho: Parfum de l’instant from Quatre Instants (New York Premiere), sung in French
Performances: March 4–6, 2011
Rehearsal Period: January 31–February 11 and February 22–March 3
-Audition with first 32 measures
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (highlights: 2 hours and 30 minutes), sung in German
Performances: May 6–8, 2011
Rehearsal period: January 24–February 11, March 14–April 8 and April 18–May 5
Page numbers from Dover’s conductor’s full score
Isolde
-from Act 3/Scene 3: “Mild und leise” to end (pp.633–655)
Tristan
-from Act 3/Scene 2: “O diese Sonne!” to “meiner jachzenden Eil!” (pp. 580–591)
-from Act 2/Scene 2: “Ewig! Endlos!” to “Lust!” (pp. 420–428)
Brangane
-from Act 1/Scene 3: “O SuBe! Traute!” to “bei ihm weilen?” (87–94)
-from Act 2/Scene 2: “Habet acht!” to “die Nacht” (pp. 392–395)
King Marke
-from Act 2/Scene 3: “Diese wundervolle Weib” to “du mir dar” (pp. 442–444)
Kurwenal
-from Act 1/Scene 4: “Auf! Auf!” to “geleiten.” (pp. 106–111)
Melot
-from Act 2/Scene 3: “Das sollst du” to “bewahrt” (pp. 432–433)
Ein junger Seemann
-from Act 1/Scene 1: “Westwarts” to Maid!” (p. 21)
