AUDITIONS
Interested in performing with Operativo?
Please see the information below to become part of the Operativo Family!
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(updated October 11th, 2026)
Rules for application when 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 are welcome to still perform with us. However, 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.
Shows: December 12 @ 12:30pm & 7:30pm; December 13 @ 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Rehearsals: Twice a week starting in late October, currently deciding with venue owner for dates. They will be after normal work hours 6pm-9pm. (October 23rd & 24th ideally, and will definitely be taking Halloween and Thanksgiving off.)
Opera Auditions
This year we are doing a professional cast, and then will think about double casting if there is lots of interest. Operativo will be doing the Rossini Art Song Cycle Soirees Musicales with a short, loose narrative using the fun and challenging arias/duets for a short 50 minute evening.
Roles
Elvira - lyric soprano
Eloisa - mezzo-soprano
Pastorella - coloratura soprano
Beppe - tenor
Tonio - tenor or baritone
Ruggiero - baritone
Order of Numbers for Opera
La Promessa - Elvira (writing a breakup letter to Beppe)
Il Rimprovero - Eloisa (lamenting to the skies)
La Partenza - Elvira (starting a depression spiral)
L'Orgia - Elvira & Eloisa (getting drunk together)
L'Invito - Eloisa (Tonio arrives, she begs him to love her)
La Pastorella Delle Alpi - Pastorella (diva arrival)
I Marinai - Beppe & Ruggiero (men arriving in town)
La Gita in Gondola - Tonio (seduces Elvira)
La Danza - Beppe (everyone is in a big party scene)
La Regata Veneziana - Elvira & Eloisa (narrating a fun race)
La Pesca - Pastorella & Eloisa (they sing about their new loves)
La Serenata - Pastorella & Beppe (they finally get together)
Auditions could change some aria assignments!
(EX: Tonio or Ruggiero could have an extra solo taken from Elvira or Eloisa if they have more availability for rehearsals)