Houston Grand Opera hosts auditions for world premiere of El Milagro del Recuerdo
What: Houston Grand Opera holds auditions for 2019-2020 holiday opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering by Javier Martínez and Leonard Foglia, scheduled to run for 12 performances in the Cullen Theater of the Wortham Theater Center in December 2019. The opera is a prequel to Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, which HGO presented in May 2018.
Who: Auditions will be held to cast three Mariachi singers who are also adept at playing guitar, guitarrón and/or vihuela, as well as five child actors to play speaking (non-singing roles) in the new production.
Auditioning children should be fluent Spanish-speakers and have some previous stage experience. The roles are as follows:
·Rafael – boy, appearing age 7
·Araceli – girl, appearing age 9
·Silvio – boy, appearing age 11
·Young Renata – appearing age 10
·Young Laurentino – appearing age 12
All interested candidates should have late afternoon/evening and weekend availability during the rehearsal period of Nov. 4 – Dec. 3, 2019 and be available for all performances as follows: Dec. 5, Dec. 8 matinee, Dec. 9 matinee (10am student matinee), Dec. 10 matinee (10am student matinee), Dec. 11 matinee (10am student matinee), Dec. 13, Dec. 14, Dec. 15 matinee, Dec. 19, Dec. 20, Dec. 21, and Dec. 22 matinee.
Child actors will be paid an honorarium of $150 per performance. Artists engaged for the Mariachi roles can expect to earn $1,254 per week for the seven-week period.
When: Tuesday, July 9
Where: Wortham Theater Center, 501 Texas Ave., Houston, 77002
Register: To register officially for the auditions, please complete and submit the registration document at
https://forms.gle/pT5ghHGLvCJmtzcC9.
About Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the largest, most innovative, and most highly acclaimed opera companies in the United States. HGO is the only American finalist for Opera Company of the Year in the 2019 International Opera Awards. In fulfilling its mission to advance the operatic art to serve an ever-evolving audience, HGO has led the field in commissioning new works (66 world premieres to date) and in training and nurturing promising young artists and administrators. The company contributes to the cultural enrichment of Houston and the nation through a diverse and innovative program of performances, community events, and education projects that reaches the widest possible public. HGO’s pioneering community engagement initiative, HGOco, has served as a model for other arts organizations.
The NEXUS Initiative is HGO’s multi-year ticket underwriting program that allows Houstonians of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy opera without the barrier of price. Since 2007, NEXUS has enabled more than 250,000 Houstonians to experience superlative opera through discounted single tickets and subscriptions, subsidized student performances, and free productions.
HGO has toured extensively and has won a Tony, two Grammy awards, and three Emmy awards. It is the only opera company to win all three honors.
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