CARMEN - Florida Grand Opera Children's Chorus Non Equity Auditions

Posted August 31, 2016
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CARMEN - Florida Grand Opera Children's Chorus

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is excited to announce children's chorus auditions for its 2016-2017 production of Bizet's Carmen. Auditions will take place next week to find community members interested in taking part in the Opera's big season opener.

Community involvement helps us make our productions as grand and spectacular as they were originally intended to be, said Philip Pierce, Director of Artistic Administration at FGO. We are eager to welcome these new additions to our cast.

WHO: Youth singers, age 9-14

WHAT: Carmen Children's Chorus Auditions

WHEN: Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday, September 8, 2016, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

WHERE: Florida Grand Opera's Doral Center
8390 NW 25th Street Miami, FL 33122

Performances will take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami on November 12, 13 (matinee), 15, 18, and 19 and at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on December 3 and 5. Applicants must be fully available for all rehearsals* and performances.

Children should bring sheet music for one song, for which an accompanist will be provided. The audition will also include a range assessment. Children's choir rehearsals begin on October 15, 2016 and continue through the rehearsal period on nights and weekends. To reserve an audition slot, please send a photo with a description of the child's performance experience and audition date/time availability to
hosowiecki@fgo.org.

*REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: subject to change

Saturday, October 15, 2016 11:30 am-1:30 pm Music (2 hrs)
Sunday, October 16, 2016 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Music (2 hrs)
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 6:30 pm-8:30 pm Music (2 hrs)
Thursday, October 20, 2016 7:30 pm-9:30 pm Music with adult chorus (2 hrs)
Friday, October 21, 2016 7:30 pm-9:30 pm Staging (2 hrs)
Saturday, October 22, 2016 7:00 pm-9:00 pm Music with Maestro (2 hrs)
Sunday, October 23, 2016 2:30 pm-5:30 pm Staging (3 hrs)
Saturday, October 29, 2016 2:30 pm-5:30 pm Staging (3 hrs)
Sunday, October 30, 2016 2:30 pm-5:30 pm Staging (3 hrs)
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:30 pm-10:30 pm Staging (3 hrs)
Thursday, November 3, 2016 7:30 pm-10:30 pm Final Room Run (3 hrs)
Saturday, November 5, 2016 11:00 am-2:00 pm Sitzprobe (3 hrs)
3:30 pm-6:30 pm Piano tech (3 hrs)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 2:30 pm-5:30 pm Piano tech (3 hrs)
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 7:30 pm-10:30 pm Piano dress (3 hrs)
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 7:30 pm-10:30 pm Piano dress (3 hrs)
Thursday, November 10, 2016 7:30 pm-10:30 pm Orchestra dress (3 hrs)
Friday, November 11, 2016 7:30 pm-10:30 pm Final dress (3 hrs)
November (Miami) 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 2016 Start times vary PERFORMANCES
December (Fort Lauderdale) 1, 3, 2016 7:30 PM PERFORMANCES

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About Florida Grand Opera

Florida Grand Opera (FGO), the oldest performing arts organization in Florida, celebrates its 76th year of continuously producing grand opera during the 2016-17 Season. The mainstage operas of the season include: Bizet’s Carmen (November 12–December 3, 2016), Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (January 28–February 11, 2017), Martín’s Before Night Falls (March 18–25, 2017), and Verdi’s A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera, April 29–May 13, 2017).

FGO is now asking all those who enjoy and support grand opera in South Florida to make their gifts or pledge today. For more information, or to make a pledge please contact Individual Giving Officer Carlton Ford at
cford@fgo.org or by calling
305.403.3320.

Founded in 1941 as Greater Miami Opera and later merging with The Opera Guild Inc. in 1994, FGO presents a mixture of standard repertoire and contemporary works as well as commissions and new productions – all featuring projected translations in English and Spanish. FGO is recognized for funding by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding is also provided, in part, by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners and the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council. Program support is provided by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, and Cultural Arts Council. Florida Grand Opera is a Resident Company of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and a member company of OPERA America. Intercontinental Miami is the Official Hotel and Steinway & Sons is the Official Piano of Florida Grand Opera.

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