Houston Grand Opera Studio: Pianist/Coach Application (12-13)

This application closed on Friday September 30, 2011.

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References

Two recommendations are required from established music professionals (not your piano teacher). Please request these NOW as the deadline for receipt of references is September 30, 2011.

Recommendations*

Number required: 2. Allowed method(s): Online.

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Personal Information

Read INFORMATION FOR PIANISTS before completing this application form

First Name*

Last Name*

Date of Birth*

Prefered audition city and dates *

Second choice audition city and date

Further information about your audition availability

Enter specific time requirements and/or third choice dates if applicable

Have you submitted an application to the HGO Studio before?*

Yes

If yes, in what year(s)?

Contact Information

E-mail Address*

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City*

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Zip/Post Code*

Country*

Cell Telephone*

Education and Training

EDUCATION - List colleges and/or universities, with dates attended, fields of study, and major degree or degrees awarded.*

Other pertinent experience (include other training programs, competitions, apprenticeships etc.) and dates:*

Piano Training (specify if teacher or coach) and dates:*

Conducting and/or Prompting Training (specify if teacher or coach) and dates:*

Music and Academic awards, grants, scholarships:*

Languages - indicate languages you have studied grammatically and the length of your study in years.

English*

Italian:*

German*

French:*

Spanish*

Other languages studied (and for how long):

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Roles

Repertoire

Pianists should prepare the following for their audition:

BOTH of the following:

• Solo piano piece
• La bohème, beginning of Act IV up to Schaunard's entrance

TWO of the following:

• "Sein wir wieder gut," Composer's Aria from Ariadne auf Naxos
• Charlotte's Letter Aria from Act III of Werther
• "Dich teure Halle" from Wagner's Tannhäuser
• Anne Truelove's aria from Rake's Progress, with recitative before

Plus ONE of the following:

• Le nozze di Figaro Act II Finale, scene 9, from Figaro's entrance "Signori di fuori" up until the Andante after Figaro's "è stravolto m'ho un nervo del piè"
• Don Giovanni Act II excerpt, beginning with the recitative "Di molte faci il lume," including the Sextet, the recitative following "Dunque quello sei tu" and Leporello's aria "Ah, pietà, signori miei"

There will also be sight-reading. Auditionees should be prepared to sing and play all extracts. You may be asked to conduct or be conducted.

Solo piece*

Operatic excerpts*

Number of selections required: 2.

Sein wir wieder gut

Charlotte's letter aria

Dich teure Halle

Anne Truelove's aria

Mozart excerpt*

Number of selections required: 1.

Le nozze di Figaro

Don Giovanni

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Payment Details

Payment Instructions

Please note that the application fee is not refundable in any circumstances. If you believe that your fee should have been waived, please contact HGO at studio@houstongrandopera.org.

Amount: $30.00 (USD)

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Please note: all application fees are non-refundable.