PROFESSIONAL CASTING AUDITION ONLY (Details & Register)

If you are an established in-career artist or an emerging singer who would like to NOT to be considered as part of the competition component, and who would like to sing an audition Live in New York for the Casting Directors, you will be able sing at select times on December 11, 12, 13 or 14 for your Professional Casting Audition only.

What’s Included with submission:

  • Sing Live in New York: Sing a Live Audition in New York in the heart of the Lincoln Center area at a wonderful hall, for the entire panel of International Casting Directors.

  • Pianist: A high level pianist will be provided for your audition or you can choose to bring your own at your own expense.

  • Professional Video Recording: Each Singer will receive a professional quality video recording of their audition.

  • International Theater Pledge: Establishes that the Casting Directors whose Theaters are part of our panel, pledge their intent to offer Professional Contracts and/or House Auditions for select singers.

  • Live Feedback: There will be an optional Live Feedback Add-On that will be a private 25 minute in depth session with at least 2 panel members that will be scheduled via Zoom after the competition. (Add-on via your application).

There is no pre-screening process for these auditions. If you feel you are at the professional level to sing for these companies then you will be heard in at least two arias.

Registration Fee: $295 (Deadline: November 20th) (DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 1st)

CASTING DIRECTORS FROM THEATERS CONFIRMED IN NYC

  • ROYAL DANISH OPERA - COPENHAGEN

  • SALZBURG EASTER FESTIVAL - AUSTRIA
    Dominik Licht - Chief Casting Director & Artistic Planning

  • BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE - GERMANY
    Christian Firmbach - Chief Intendant & Artistic Director

  • OPERA NACIONAL DE CHILE - SANTIAGO
    Alexander Fernandez - Chief Casting Director

  • ROMANIAN NATIONAL OPERA - CLUJ NAPOCA
    Florin Estefan - General Director

  • NEW YORK CITY OPERA - USA
    Constantine Orbelian - Executive Director, Music Director, Principal Conductor

  • THE SANTA FE OPERA - USA
    Chandler Johnson - Manager, Casting & Apprentice Program


*There will be additional Industry Professionals in these auditions as well.

THE THEATERS CASTING DIRECTORS FUTURE NEEDS OF AVAILABLE ROLES (more to come)

  • Papageno (Zauberflöte)

  • Ilia (Idomeneo)

  • Macduff (Macbeth)

  • Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)

  • Banco (Macbeth)

  • Violetta (Traviata)

  • Alfredo (Traviata)

  • Germont (Traviata)

  • Rigoletto (Rigoletto)

  • Duca (Rigoletto)

  • Riccardo (Ballo)

  • Ulrica (Ballo)

  • Amelia (Ballo)

  • Ford (Falstaff)

  • Mrs. Quickly (Falstaff)

  • Tonio (Pagliacci)

  • Charlotte (Werther)

  • Carmen (Carmen)

  • Hagen (Götterdämmerung)

  • 1.⁠ ⁠Norn (Götterdämmerung)

  • 2.⁠ ⁠⁠Norn (Götterdämmerung)

  • 3.⁠ ⁠⁠Norn (Götterdämmerung)

  • Italienischer Sänger (Rosenkavalier)

  • Sophie (Rosenkavalier)

  • Lohengrin (Lohengrin)

  • Paul (Die tote Stadt)