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Central City Opera

2025 Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program Application

This application closed on Monday September 30, 2024.

Central City Opera's 2024 season features mainstage productions of Rossini’s THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Vrebalov & Brevoort’s THE KNOCK, and a Golden-Age American Musical Theatre comedy to be announced.

Audition Dates

Denver: October 25 & 26, 2024

Virtual: Received by October 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm

New York: November 14-20, 2024

Central City Opera is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, genetic data or any other legally protected status.

CCO is committed to and embraces inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) in the opera and performing arts fields. CCO is committed to the recruitment, retention, and engagemnt practices that support IDEA in the workplace, including in casting. CCO is committed to proactively fostering an inclusive environment with regards to gender, gender identity, and gender expression.

Please contact CJ Hartung & Meg Ozaki Graves at chartung@centralcityopera.org; mozakigraves@centralcityopera.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Please select your voice type*

Date of Birth

MM/DD/YYYY Format; There is no maximum age limit.

Eligibility*

CCO's BSFATP is limited to citizens of the US and non-citizens with appropriate requisite working/training visas.

I am a citizen or national of the United States

I am a lawful permanent resident alien

I am a foreign national authorized to work in the US through August 3, 2025

I am a Canadian citizen eligible to obtain a P2 visa (at applicant's expense)

Please write your preferred pronouns*

Contact Information

Address line 1*

Address line 2

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Post Code*

Country*

Mobile Number*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Alternate Phone

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

E-mail address*

Website

Social Media Handles

Educational and Training Background

Academic Studies*

Education 1

Education 2

Education 3

Current Voice Instructor*

Stage Experience, including dance experience (highlights—do not refer to resumé)*

Role 1

Role 2

Role 3

Role 4

Role 5

Role 6

Movement/Dance Training

Please include style of dance, training/experience and length of training.

Have you worked at Central City Opera in the past?*

Yes

If yes, in what capacity?

Please provide details of assignment & year or describe "Other."

Audition Details

Preference for audition location (select one or more):*

Minimum number of selections permitted: 2. Maximum number of selections permitted: 10

Denver: October 25, 2024

Denver: October 26, 2024

Virtual: October 31, 2024 Materials should be uploaded by Oct. 31 at 11:59 pm. but initial submission must be made by September 30 deadline.

New York: November 14, 2024

New York: November 15, 2024

New York: November 16, 2024

New York: November 17, 2024

New York: November 18, 2024

New York: November 19, 2024

New York: November 20, 2024

Please list four (4) contrasting selections, at least one in ENGLISH.*

Audition repertoire should show a variety of styles and languages. Look at the season repertoire and make selections accordingly. Number of selections required: 4.

Selection 1

Selection 2

Selection 3

Selection 4

Resume

Please include a one-page resume.*

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Headshot

Please include a headshot.*

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Prescreening Videos

Prescreening videos*

Please upload two (2) videos. One (1) must be an opera aria and the other may be opera, art song, musical theater, etc. of your choice. Videos must be no more than 6 months old Minimum number of selections permitted: 2. Maximum number of selections permitted: 3

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Program Details

Please note that this contract is May 26 – August 3, 2025, with training and programming normally scheduled between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm for training and between 2:00–5:00 pm and 7:00–10:00 pm for rehearsals and performances on Tuesdays through Sundays. Applicants are invited to provide details on any pre-existing conflicts for consideration for release. Central City Opera's Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Programs are limited to citizens of the United States and non-citizens with appropriate requisite working/training visas.

Please feel free to disclose any existing conflicts for the contract period of May 26 - August 3, 2025.

Conflicts will be considered with no guarantee of release.

Additional Details

Voluntary Demographic Information

Welcome to Central City Opera's self-identification survey. CCO is committed to recruitment, retention, and engagement practices that support inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility in the workplace, including in casting. We are committed to proactively fostering an inclusive environment with regards to gender, gender identity, and gender expression. By completing this survey, you help to provide data necessary to appraise the level at which recruiting and hiring practices support CCO's diversity and inclusion goals. Responses are anonymous. No information will be used for any discriminatory purpose. Your participation is optional and voluntary.

Indigenous American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian or Asian American

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Middle Eastern or North African

White

Mixed/multiple races or ethnicities.

I do not wish to disclose

Unknown

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If yes, please describe below.

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