San Francisco Opera Center

San Francisco Opera Center Programs: MUSICAL AUTHORITY REFERENCE

As a musical authority, your name was submitted by this applicant as a reference for our 2011 auditions for the 2012 programs of the San Francisco Opera Center.

Please complete this form and submit online by no later than the deadline date for the region that this applicant is applying to. Please contact this applicant directly for the applicable deadline date. Audition region deadline dates in 2011: Chicago: 9/20; Houston: 9/26; San Francisco: 10/3; New York: 10/11.

For questions, please contact: merolaauditions@sfopera.com. If you have questions specific to the YAP Tracker application process, please contact: help@yaptracker.com.

An applicant's reference must be a recognized musical authority in the opera field, e.g., voice teacher, coach, conductor, director, with whom the applicant has worked regularly. Spouse, relatives and artistic representatives may not serve as applicant's musical authority reference. 

Please contact Jo Ann McStravick at merolaauditions@sfopera.com with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Musical Authority Details

Name of Musical Authority*

Telephone*

Professional Affiliation with Applicant*

Applicant Reference

Number of years you've worked with this applicant*

Please rate this applicant in the following areas. Note that categories are relevant to all applicants, except where noted specifically for singer, coach or director applicants (please note category as 'N/A' if not applicable):

MOTIVATION*

COMMAND OF LANGUAGES*

CAREER POTENTIAL*

LEARNING SPEED*

RELIABILITY*

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEAGUES*

STAGE PRESENCE (Singers)

PERFORMING INSTINCTS (Singers/Coaches)

MUSICALITY (Singers/Directors)

PIANISTIC ABILITY (Coaches)

CONDUCTING ABILITY (not a requirement) (Coaches)

WHY CANDIDATE IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO BE A STAGE DIRECTOR (Directors)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS