This year Bel Cantanti Opera is looking forward to auditioning singers for its annual summer opera program that will result in two shows: Massenet's Cendrillon and Richard Rodgers'/Oscar Hammerstein's The Sound of Music
The auditions for both productions will be held at the Church in Bethesda (5033 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD) on Saturdays, February 1 and February 8 (3 - 8 pm). Both shows will include children. To apply to auditions the applicants need to send via email the following materials:
Materials:
1. Application (download)
2. Application Fee (Paypal)
3. Headshot (email and bring a hard copy for auditions)
4. Current Resume (email and bring a hard copy for auditions)
5. Recent mp3 recording. Youtube or DVD if available
6. Short bio
7. Costume measurements (download)
More information about the Bel Cantanti Opera Summer Festival and to download the forms mentioned above, visit www.belcantanti.com/
Dates of the festival: Cendrillon, June 7 - June 29; The Sound of Music, June 19- July 13.
Tuition: $1000, $750 for small roles (Tuition is Non-Refundable after April 1.
Housing: Limited housing for out of town singers might be available.
Payments: Pay an audition fee online with your credit card through PayPal (PayPal). You do not have to have a PayPal account and can use any major credit card. Audition Fee is $36.50 ( $35 plus $1.50 PayPal fee). Tuition is paid by check sent to Bel Cantanti Opera, 13007 Prairie View Pl. Germantown, MD, 20874. Check has to be postmarked not later than March 20th, 2013.
