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AUDITIONS
Interested in performing with Operativo?
Please see the information below to become part of the Operativo Family!
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(updated January 14, 2025)
Rules for application when we auditions are open:
1. You MUST RESIDE at an address located within 100 miles of Houston/Greater Houston area during the rehearsal process.
2. If your Houston address is greater than 50 miles from the Houston Heights area or the Sugarland area, you will not qualify for gas stipends included in the fine print of our contracts.
3. Please be a local artist that wants to live and help the local music & theater communities. We don't mind hiring one or two out of town singers, but it gets expensive, hairy, and just a lot more liability is involved as our mission statement SERVES the LOCAL community.
Instruments:
Shows this year will be performed with piano only. We will be reaching out for small ensemble violin, flute/piccolo, and cello if we reach funding goals by audition date.
Payment:
Payment will happen in an experimental way this year, however much we earn in tickets will determine payout. Pianist gets full normal paycheck due to their requirement of the most hours and rehearsals needed to attend. Singers will be quoted percentage of ticket sales each, to provide incentive to all of us to fill the seats. (Example 27 seats sold in a 150 seat house would result in a $400 paycheck) We prefer to pay out on Venmo, Paypal, or Zelle.
Professional Auditions for the 2025 season happening soon, see below for details. Audition Forms for the opera February 15th, are located here or click on the suitcase image below:
Auditions - February 15th, 2025 (trying to book Saengerhalle in the Heights) w/piano
Prepare a bel canto piece, aria or Italian art song, preferably by Rossini, Donizetti, or Bellini. Feel free to bring your full 5 aria package if you are auditioning for future season ideas. No dress code or pressure to dirty your nice audition attire for us, dress will not affect how you are cast. Just sing well. We do NOT discriminate on anything other than vocal color, type, etc.
Rehearsal Schedule (Shows currently trying to be booked at Saengerhalle in the Heights)
Music Rehearsals - Feb 21, 22 | Staging Rehearsals - Mar 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22
Tech Rehearsals - Mar 24, 26, 27 | Shows - Mar 28, 29
Mentoring Program Auditions, adults AND children (under 18) - April or May, August 2025 (trying to book at Saengerhalle in the Heights) w/piano
Prepare a musical theater piece (full or 32 bars, if 32 bars be prepared to sing 2 or 3 selections. Selections should be modern MT style with belt, think musicals from late '90s or 2000s. Sopranos/High Mezzos (with high A) may have a fully classic selection (or anything with that vibe) Feel free to bring your full 5 aria/song package if you are auditioning for future season ideas. No dress code or pressure to dirty your nice audition attire for us, dress will not affect how you are cast. Just sing well. We do NOT discriminate on anything other than vocal
color, type, etc. There will be acting cold reads, they will be posted 2 weeks prior to auditions for those needing time for cold reads. Adult auditioners (18+) MUST have taught or worked with children before, please either list on resume or bring/submit evidence of working with anyone under the age of 18.
Audition forms, including skipping the audition/application process for Operativo veterans can be found here.
Audition Date(s) and Location:
February 15th, 2025 - Houston Saengerbund SaengerHalle
Located at 1703 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008
P.S. Want to audition for the Saengerbund Organization? It's a WONDERFUL organization (all in German though, make sure you have a German art song or aria ready before applying) They are not currently auditioning it looks like as of 2025 so far, but see info posted on their website located here.
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