Pittsburgh Opera

2025-27 Resident Artist Program: Singer Application

This application closed on Tuesday September 3, 2024.


Pittsburgh Opera will be holding its annual live audition tour in Cincinnati, New York City, and Pittsburgh. In addition, we will again offer video auditions. We encourage live auditions whenever possible, but welcome those who are unavailable or unable to sing in-person at one of our audition locations to apply for a video audition. Please note: If you are only available for a virtual audition at this time, Pittsburgh Opera may request to hear a live audition at a later date.

For live auditions, applicants should be prepared to sing, from memory, five (5) contrasting arias demonstrating French, German, English, and Italian language aptitude. Applicants are required to submit a repertoire list within the application, but audition repertoire may be amended at a later date.

Applicants who are granted a video audition will be required to record and submit two selections in one continuous video recording (without stopping the camera). Repertoire for video auditions will be selected by the singer. Guidelines for repertoire selection and video production will be provided.

Video applicants should apply in the same manner as live audition applicants, indicating “Virtual Audition” in the drop-down menus for location.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Applicants will be notified if they are granted an audition by Friday, October 18, 2024.

Please contact Matthew Hrdlicka at mhrdlicka@pittsburghopera.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal Information

MM/DD/YYYY Format
Maximum number of selections permitted: 6

Contact Information

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields
Please use a standard 2 letter state abbreviation (TX, PA, NY, etc.)

Resume

PDF format only, please
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Headshot

Files must be in JPEG format.
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Video Recording

For Opera America's resources on Remote Auditions please visit: (https://opera.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Opera-America-remote-audition-guidelines-6-2020.pdf) and (https://www.operaamerica.org/media/xf5b4gj3/recordingauditionsathome.pdf) Number of selections required: 2.

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Education

Education 1
Education 2
Education 3
Minimum number of selections permitted: 1. Maximum number of selections permitted: 6
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Selection 5
Selection 6
Indicate foreign language proficiency in both speaking and singing:
Select all languages in which you sing proficiently. Maximum number of selections permitted: 6
Select all languages which you speak proficiently: Maximum number of selections permitted: 6

Professional References

Please include two (2) references from established professionals in the opera field (voice teacher, coach, conductor, director, administrator, etc). Letters of Recommendation are not required. References may be contacted by phone or email.
Number of selections required: 2.
Selection 1
Selection 2

Audition Repertoire

Applicants should be prepared to sing, from memory, five (5) contrasting arias demonstrating French, German, English, and Italian language aptitude. Audition repertoire may be amended at a later date. Number of selections required: 5.
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
Selection 5

Preferred Audition Location/Dates

Please indicate your preferred location/date for a live audition or select the virtual audition option. When selecting a live audition date, you should plan to be available for the callback audition in the same city. Cincinnati callbacks will take place on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. Pittsburgh callbacks will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024. New York callbacks will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024. Pittsburgh Opera will make every effort to accommodate audition date/time requests.
If you are only available for a specific date or have any known conflicts, please indicate that here.

Acknowledgement

I hereby confirm that all information listed within and attached to my application is complete and accurate. I have read the application instructions completely and agree to abide by all audition policies. I understand that applicants admitted to Pittsburgh Opera's Resident Artist Program are expected to participate for two consecutive seasons.