Virginia Opera regularly seeks talent from the local area for the chorus, dance, and supernumerary actors for our upcoming productions.
Adult Chorus
Auditions for Virginia Opera’s 2018-2019 season choruses will be held at the Harrison Opera House in downtown Norfolk on May 7 and 8 from 5:30pm until 8:00pm each day. You must schedule your audition in advance.
Please prepare one aria or art song (foreign language preferred), and we will provide an accompanist for your audition. Complete details will be provided once you’ve been scheduled.
To schedule an audition, please contact Artistic Director Adam Turner via email at adam.turner@vaopera.org or by calling 757-627-9545.
About the Virginia Opera Chorus
All chorus rehearsals take place in Norfolk, Virginia at the Harrison Opera House. Typical choristers live in either the Hampton Roads or Richmond areas. The number of rehearsal hours required varies by production, but choristers can expect to spend approximately two months on a production from first rehearsal to final performance. Performances are presented in Norfolk, Richmond, and Fairfax.
Virginia Opera is a professional chorus offering competitive compensation. Transportation and lodging are provided as appropriate for the Richmond and Fairfax performances.
Children’s Chorus
Auditions for Virginia Opera’s 2018-2019 season Children’s Chorus will be held at the Harrison Opera House in downtown Norfolk
Auditions date: Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Time slots: 5pm or 6pm (45-minute slots)
Venue: Harrison Opera House, Grand Lobby*, 160 W. Virginia Beach Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23510 *Please use the main entrance of the Harrison Opera House, near the Box Office
Apply: To apply please Contact Nick Cooper-Artistic Administrator: Nick.Cooper@vaopera.org or (757) 627-9545 x3332
Information:
Audition call for young people to be part of the children’s chorus in Virginia Opera’s upcoming production of Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, as part of our 2018-2019 mainstage season. The children will perform alongside international opera singers, in a fully staged and costumed production, with orchestra and sung in English at the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, Dominion Energy Center in Richmond, and George Mason University’s Center for the Arts in Fairfax.
About the Virginia Opera Children’s Chorus
All children’s chorus rehearsals take place in Norfolk, VA, at the Harrison Opera House. Typical child choristers live in the Hampton Roads area. The number of rehearsal hours required varies by production, but children can expect to spend approximately two months on a production from first rehearsal to final performance. Performances are presented in Norfolk, Richmond, and Fairfax.
Dancers
There are currently no auditions scheduled for the 2018-2019 season.
Supernumeraries
There are currently no auditions scheduled for the 2018-2019 season.