What is it? It’s a system for organizing, assigning and understanding operatic and operetta roles, voices and the requirements for successful, sustainable performances of the operatic repertoire in theaters over time. It reflects practical necessities as well as aesthetic and cultural choices. It is incorporated into singers’ contracts and can be binding on both parties …
Theaters A JOB IS A JOB, BUT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE! Recently a long time opera house administrator who is now teaching in Berlin complained that young American singers would audition one day for the theater in Hof, the next for Hamburg and have no idea of the difference. It’s great to be egalitarian and enthusiastic, …
Auditions There is no place in the world with more opera performances than Germany and German speaking theaters. 2017 – 2018 Opera Season Germany 6159 performances of 977 productions, in 78 cities Mozart-626 / 96, Verdi-621 / 95, Puccini-388 / 69, Wagner 370 / 81. Austria 1058 performances of 175 productions, in 10 cities …