Deadlines approaching: The Ohio Light Opera 2020

For more than forty seasons, The Ohio Light Opera has dedicated itself to the exploration and production of the best of traditional operetta and musical theater. Founded by James Stuart as a Gilbert and Sullivan repertory summer festival, the company has grown to encompass all forms in the light opera canon. This includes the complete Gilbert and Sullivan repertoire, as well as the recognized treasures from the Viennese, French, Hungarian, German, and American repertoire.

Over 100 company members from around the United States are selected each year to become a part of our residency program. The 40 performing artists who make up the vocal ensemble are chosen for their abilities to perform and work at the highest level in all disciplines demanded by the company’s specialized repertoire: singing, acting, and dancing. With over 120 titles produced, over 200 productions, and 550,000 patrons watching, The Ohio Light Opera has become the forerunner in promoting the light opera genre.

Application deadlines for singers for the 2020 Festival Season are approaching quickly. Deadlines vary by audition location with deadlines for major cities like New York and Chicago coming quickly.

THE OHIO LIGHT OPERA 2020 SUMMER FESTIVAL SEASON

DAMN YANKEES - 1955
Music and lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Book by George Abbot & Douglass Wallop
Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop

CAROUSEL - 1945
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline.

LET 'EM EAT CAKE - 1933
Music by George Gershwin
Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

THE MOCK MARRIAGE - 1904
Die Juxheirat
Music by Franz Lehár
Original German libretto by Julius Bauer
English lyrics by Gregg Opelka
English Dialogue by Steven Daigle

THE GONDOLIERS - 1889
or The King of Barataria
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics and Libretto by W.S. Gilbert

PATIENCE - 1881
or Bunthorne’s Bride
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Lyrics and Libretto by W.S. Gilbert

THE TRIP TO THE MOON - 1875
Le voyage dan la lune
Music by Jacques Offenbach
Libretto by Albert Vanloo, Eugène Leterrier and Arnold Mortier
Based on the novel From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne
English Performance Edition by TBD