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West Bay Opera Auditions

Date Posted: 10/08/09
Organization: West Bay Opera
City: Palo Alto

Description:

Chorus audition for West Bay Opera's winter production, "Der
Freischuetz" by Karl Maria von Weber, will be held on Saturday, Oct.
31, 11 AM - 2 PM, and on Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 AM - 2 PM.

See http://www.stanford.edu/~jrb/wbo/chorus/auditions.html for
complete information about auditions and preliminary schedule
information.

The chorus figures prominently in this work, including numbers for men
only and for women only. Tenors and basses are particularly sought but
all voice parts (SATB) are invited to audition.

About the Production
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General Director Jose Luis Moscovich
(http://www.wbopera.org/bios/Moscovich_Jose-Luis.html) will be music
director and conductor. Stage director Yuval Sharon
(http://www.yuvalsharon.com/) will be making his West Bay Opera debuts
with this production. The production will also feature the KUNST-STOFF
Dance Company (http://www.kunst-stoff.org/about.php).

The opera will be sung in German.

About West Bay Opera
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If you're new to West Bay Opera, you might want to take a look at the
company web site (http://www.wbopera.org/). We are a semi-professional
company: professional principal singers, directors, and designers;
union orchestra; volunteer chorus. West Bay Opera rehearses and
performs in Palo Alto.

Audition particulars
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Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 31, 11 AM - 2 PM and Saturday, Nov. 7, 11 AM - 2 PM.

Singers should plan to be present for the entire session. See
http://www.stanford.edu/~jrb/wbo/chorus/auditions.html for details.

Rehearsal/performance schedule
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First music rehearsal is Saturday, Dec 12, 2009.
First staging rehearsal will be in Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
Performances are February 19, 21, 27 and 28.

See http://www.stanford.edu/~jrb/wbo/chorus/auditions.html#FreiDates
for more complete schedule information.

RSVP
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To sign up for auditions or ask related questions, please contact the
chorus manager:
Joanne Bogart
ChorusAuditions@wbopera.org