The real job of any singer, or any professional performing artist, is THE AUDITION. It’s a daunting task for any young emerging singer. Who are we singing for? What are we singing for? How should I best present myself? What arias best represent my capacity and highlight my potential? Who is hearing me? What is their taste? How do they cast? What are they looking for? How should I dress? Am I ready for this?… This list of questions grows the more we think about it! It’s only with accumulated experience that we gain a capacity to bring it all into perspective, somewhat. Having some of these questions unanswered is a good thing, it keeps us on our toes and keeps us honest, if we take it seriously. And we discover bit by bit the ability to be objective about this job of the audition. A lot of this does happen, perspective and wisdom, with post-audition feedback from the competition jury, agents, casting directors, etc.
I am so pleased that we have this rare opportunity with our esteemed guest master teacher and operatic stage director HANS NIEUWENHUIS from Amsterdam, coming to us directly from his participation as jury member with the Concours Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques in Montreal. This promises to be a rich 2 day journey learning from someone who sits on many of these casting and competition panels throughout North America, Europe and Asia and is very well known to mentor and promote deserving talent as it presents and is ready for next steps on the international stages.
If you want to sing? We have 8 spots open to sing both days! You would like to sit in on the conversation and witness the work? You are very welcome to audit. Singers, send us your application! Auditors, procure your 1-day or 2-day passes that also include admission to the Online Zoom Chat. Just want to attend the Online Zoom Chat? You can do that too. Just procure your chat pass through our online box-office.
