NO APPLICATION FEE: Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists Auditions DEADLINE EXTENDED through September 8.

SARASOTA OPERA winter 2018 APPRENTICE ARTISTS PROGRAM

NO APPLICATION FEE: Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists Auditions DEADLINE EXTENDED through September 8. Sarasota Opera in Florida is accepting applications for its 2018 Apprentice Artists Program (January 8, 2018 through March 25, 2018) for September auditions in Sarasota and New York. The company will perform three works it has never produced before: “Manon Lescaut” (Puccini), “Norma” (Bellini), and “Tiefland” (d’Albert), as well as “Carmen” (Bizet). Mainstage conductors and stage directors are: Victor DeRenzi, David Neely, John Spencer, Stephanie Sundine, Martha Collins, Mark Freiman, and Michael Unger. Apprentices Artists sing chorus and take part in concerts, classes, and coachings, and some cover roles. These are paid positions with shared housing in new company housing and airfare provided. See the opportunities page on YAP Tracker for details.