Bath Opera

Audition

Bath, GBR

Audition

Deadline: 06/15/2023

Undergraduate, Graduate, Emerging Pro, Young Artist, Professional
Opera Company, Classical/Opera, Paid, Lead

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Description

February 2024

Fee: £300 grant offered to young artists who win principal parts

Audition: July 30, 2023 at the Widcombe Junior School, Archway St, Bath BA2 4JG

Performances: February 15-17, 2024 at the Roper Theatre, Oldfield Park, Bath

Casting:

Semele: Soprano

Jupiter: Tenor

Juno: Mezzo-soprano

Iris: Soprano

Cadmus: Baritone

Ino: Alto

Athamas: Countertenor/Alto

Somnus: Bass

Apollo: Tenor (cameo)

Priest: Bass (cameo)

Audition repertoire (Bearenreiter):

Jupiter:

(i) Ah, take heed…….p.209

(ii) Where-‘er you walk…….p146 bb1-19

Semele:

(i) Myself I shall adore………p168 bb1-56

(ii) Ah me, I now repent……..p222

Athamas: Despair shall no longer wound me…….p233 bb1-52

Juno: Hence, hence, Iris hence away…….p106

Iris: There, from moral cares retiring…..p100

Ino: But hark the heavenly spheres…..p150

Cadmus: Wing’d with our tears…….p76

Somnus: More sweet is the name…..p169

Further information and audition repertoire: https://www.bathopera.com/semele-feb-2024/

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