Seoul Opera Company Announces Open Auditions for Lead and Supporting Roles in Regular Performances Including 'La Traviata'

Submission Deadline Until February 7

Sejong Center for the Performing Arts announced on the 29th that it will publicly recruit principal and supporting vocalists to participate in the Seoul City Opera's 2024 performances of 'La Traviata', 'Tosca', and 'La Boheme'.

The Seoul City Opera discovered soprano Kim Ji-eun, mezzo-soprano Lim Eun-kyung, tenor Lee Myung-hyun, and Choi Won-jin through auditions for the 2022 performance of 'Rigoletto' and the 2023 performance of 'Turandot', sharing the stage with them. This year, the auditions will be expanded to cover all three regular performance productions.

Verdi's opera La Traviata, set in 1900s Gyeongseong, will be performed from April 25 to 28, while Tosca and La Boheme, produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Puccini's death, will be performed from September 5 to 8 and November 21 to 24, respectively, at the Sejong Center Grand Theater.

Notably, Tosca will feature Angela Gheorghiu, considered one of the world's top sopranos and recognized as a Puccini specialist on major European opera stages, as the lead role. Vocalists selected through this public recruitment will have the opportunity to share the stage with the world-renowned opera star Angela Gheorghiu and others.

2023 Turandot performance scene [Photo provided by Sejong Center]

The eligibility criteria for audition applicants are vocal majors (graduates of a 4-year music university vocal department, regardless of nationality) who have participated in opera performances (excluding galas, religious facilities, and school operas) at professional venues with a capacity of 600 seats or more within the last five years.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. on February 7. The second audition, held only for those who pass the first document screening, will evaluate one opera aria and one aria from the Seoul City Opera's regular performance repertoire. The practical audition will take place on February 20 at the Comprehensive Practice Room in the Arts Building of the Sejong Center.

Applicants can check the designated pieces and audition application documents on the Sejong Center website and apply via email. For further details, inquiries can be made to the Sejong Center Performance Production Team 2.

Park Hye-jin, director of the Seoul City Opera, stated, "Although there are many outstanding vocalists in our country, the number of opera productions on stage is limited, so opportunities to meet new vocalists are scarce. I hope many hidden gem vocalists will be selected again this year and meet the audience."

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