Pre-Screening Recording Requirements:
One aria and one art song of contrasting styles performed with a singer.
Live Auditions:
Choose one of the following Mozart arias to play and sing (substitutions upon request):
- 鈥淗ai gia虁 vinta la causa鈥 from Le nozze di Figaro
- 鈥淭emerari, sortite fuori di questo loco... Come scoglio鈥 from Cosi fan tutte
Choose one of the following arias to play. A singer will be provided at the audition.
- 鈥淣o word from Tom鈥 from Stravinsky鈥檚 The Rake鈥檚 Progress (complete)
- 鈥淪ein wir wieder gut鈥 from Strauss鈥 Ariadne auf Naxos
Choose one ensemble to play with a conductor. Be prepared to provide basic cues.
- 鈥淏ella figlia dell鈥檃more鈥 quartet from Verdi鈥檚 Rigoletto
- Quartet from the 3rd act of Puccini鈥檚 La boh猫me
Choose 3 art songs to play 鈥 one each in English, German, and French. A singer will be provided. Be prepared to coach any of these songs in your audition.
Choose the first movement of a standard string sonata to play. An instrumentalist will be provided.
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