Professional chorus alto 2

Audition’s date : Auditions will be held 23th June 2023, from 10 am on the stage of Dijon Auditorium, 11 Boulevard de Verdun 21 000 DIJON

Deadline to register : 09th June 2023

Following the terms prescribed by the CCNEAC, salary grid for chorus singers (French collective bargaining agreement for art institutions).

The job vacancy starts on 1st September 2023.

The day of audition will be divided in three different parts: one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening.

1st round :
1.An opera aria in original version preferably amongst the following composers: Bellini, Berlioz, Donizetti, Gounod, Massenet, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Weber
2.A choir part of the choir score of:
•Abstract from Giuseppe Verdi’s “Macbeth” (see enclosure)
3.The Rossini’s vocalization

2nd round :
1.Two choir parts of choir scores:
•Abstract from Jean Sébastien Bach’s “Jesu, meine Freude”
(see enclosure)
•Abstract from Gioachino Rossini‘s Stabat Mater (see enclosure)
2.Decoding of a melody or abstracts from an opera choir or oratorio.
The candidate will have 5 minutes to prepare this test.

3rd round :
1.Rehearsal with the choir:
Working with women’s voices and then with the whole alto choir, under the musical direction of the choir master for the following abstracts:
•Abstract from Maurice Ravel’s “Nicolette” (see enclosure)
•Abstract from Benjamin Britten’s “The Ballad of Green Broom” (see enclosure)
•Abstract from Norman Luboff’s “Dream a little dream of me” (see enclosure)
2.Interview with jury members

You can download the documents you need on Dijon Opera’s website, in the “recruitments” section.
Contact: Tiffany DARROY: +33 (0)6.34.06.61.67 or tdarroy@opera-dijon.fr