Auditions

Fort Worth Opera Chorus

Fort Worth Opera holds auditions as needed for members of the Opera Chorus. Audition requirements may vary, depending on the requirements of each season’s productions. For information about upcoming auditions, or to be added to our chorus audition mailing list, please contact Tony Kostecki at 817-731-0833, ext 19, or at tkostecki@fwopera.org.

Fort Worth Opera Studio

Candidates for the Fort Worth Opera Studio should have completed master’s level training, and have participated in at least one additional training program, such as a summer young artist program. Artists with similar experience will also be considered.

Auditions for the Fort Worth Opera Studio will be held in the following locations:

New York City

Screening Auditions December 3, 2007
Callback Auditions December 4, 2007

Dates for auditions in Fort Worth have not been set at this time.

Singers interested in auditioning for the Studio should submit a resume and headshot, and a cover letter requesting a YOUNG ARTIST audition. All artists must be available to sing at a screening audition and, if selected, for a call back audition. If you have a preference for a screening audition date, please indicate this in your cover letter. Materials should be received by Fort Worth Opera by October 15, 2008. The audition schedule is generally completely shortly after the application deadline, and materials received after that time will be considered as alternates.

The screening auditions will be a 2-3 minute, Broadway style audition. Artists should be prepared with 5 to 6 selections, of which they may choose which part to sing first, and may be asked to sing portions of additional selections. Based on the screening audition, artists will be selected for a call back audition on 4 December. There is a $10 fee (to cover expenses) for both auditions, and an accompanist will be provided for both days (though you may choose to use your own accompanist). Please do not send your fee with your materials – the audition fee will be collected on the day of the screening auditions.

Materials for Studio auditions will be accepted beginning in August. Materials will be reviewed, and artists who are accepted for a screening audition will be notified by 1 November 2007. Requests and materials for auditions should be sent to:

All audition requests should be submitted to:

Keith A. Wolfe, Managing Director
Fort Worth Opera
1300 Gendy St.
Fort Worth, TX 76107

Materials may also be submitted electronically to kwolfe@fwopera.org. Electronic materials may be in .doc (Word), .jpg or .pdf (Acrobat) formats.

Mainstage auditions

Due to scheduling constraints, Fort Worth Opera will not be holding non-managed auditions in New York during the 2007-2008 season. Dates for auditions in Fort Worth have not been set at this time. Please check back to this website for any updates. For more information, contact Keith Wolfe at kwolfe@fwopera.org.

At this time, individual house auditions in Fort Worth are not being scheduled.