Posts Categorized: Auditions

Just under 300 of you lovely readers took the time to submit the survey that’s been lurking at the top of the right margin for the last several weeks. I appreciate your willingness to tell me who you are and what you think, and I have indeed learned a few things! Demographic Which of the

As requested, an historical overview of young artist applicants* for the Wolf Trap Opera Company: *(None of these numbers include applicants for the Studio Program.) The most striking thing is that we’ve seen a 100% increase in applicants over the last 10 years: from 399 singers vying for the 1999 season to 793 contenders for

In case you’ve missed this, take a few minutes to read Holly Mulcahy’s article in the The Partial Observer: It’s Time for The Talk. “My teacher’s talk to me was an attempt to bring reality into my life without crushing my dreams…” Adaptistration called it to our attention, and Butts in the Seats goes further

Good to be back on home turf, but as Rahree says, it carries its own set of liabilities. There’s a singular focus on the road, but back here there are many other responsibilities chipping away at our depleted reserves of energy and attention. It’s all about the tenors today, somehow. Funny how that happens, that

Studio auditions are officially finished. If you sang for us, you should receive some kind of notification within about a week and a half as to whether we would like to keep you on our finalists list. We were extremely happy to see such a great turnout in this, our second year of this new

This is the first tour in which we’re including a provision for a callback or ‘final’ audition for singers that we’re seriously considering casting in our 2008 operas. On four of our days so far this fall, we’ve had no callbacks, and that’s been cause for some consternation. It really shouldn’t be. In explaining this,

Drum Roll, please….. The 2008 Audition Tour Aria List! Click on the link above or go to http://wolftrapopera.blogspot.com/2007/11/2008-audition-tour-aria-frequency-list.html. The list represents the number of times each aria is listed on this year’s applications. Since singers are allowed to change their rep lists, the actual list of arias heard will vary slightly. (The list of opening

By voice type, the number of times an aria appears on the lists submitted by singers who are auditioning. Each singer must submit 4 choices. This list does not reflect the actual arias offered as first choices within the auditions. SOPRANO41% of the audition pool The Big Winner (30 times)Ach ich fühl’s Runner-Up (21 times)Deh

A guest post from Joshua Winograde ossia A Semi-Outsider Perspective on an Amazing System ossia Why You Might Want To Take It All Slightly Less PersonallyCHAPTER ONE: What You Maybe Didn’t Know About Wolf Trap Wolf Trap Opera Company gave me my first job … three times. First, when I was a grad student transitioning

We’re saying goodbye to 42nd Street this afternoon. Going back home for a day to do some laundry and repack for Cincinnati. Next week will bring the complete aria list for this year’s tour, as well as random reflections from the 200+ auditions we’ve heard so far. (Papagenos, how do you handle miming those panpipes