Auditions will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2014 by appointment only for roles in Suor Angelica (Angelica, Principessa and Genovieffa already cast) and I Lombardi (Giselda already cast)
If you wish to submit your materials for an appointment, please email to singerstheater@gmail.com
Website: www.singerstheatre.com/
About the Singers' Theater of Washington:
It is the mission of The Singers’ Theatre of Washington to give singers and audiences the chance to perform and hear great operatic works that are lesser performed. We are about one thing and one thing only—great singing.
Formed in 2013 by Dr. Jane Tavernier and Mary Ellen Brennan, Singers' Theatre's inaugural season will open with Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos in January 2014. Puccini's Suor Angelica and Verdi's I Lombardi will follow in May 2014. Other concerts and events will be occurring as well.
Jane Tavernier, D.M.A., earned the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Education in organ from Baldwin-Wallace College, the Master of Music in organ from The University of North Texas and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Tavernier has taught at colleges in Texas, Colorado, and New Hampshire, and in addition to her duties as Director of Music at Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, she is also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at The University of Mary Washington where she is the director of choral activities and teaches course in music and music education. Dr. Tavernier has also performed as a soprano soloist with opera companies, choral societies and orchestras, most recently at The Assisi Music Festival in Assisi, Italy.
Mary Ellen Brennan earned the Bachelor of Music in voice from The Catholic University of America and the Masters of Business Administration from University of Maryland University College. Ms. Brennan has performed with local opera companies including Repertory Opera Theatre of Washington and The American Center for Puccini Studies, as well as with several summer festivals such as the Bel Cantanti Summer Festival, The Amalfi Coast Festival and The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. She has also performed as a soprano soloist in many oratorio works. Ms. Brennan is the Chief Human Resources Officer for a professional association and holds the highest level of certification in human resources, the SPHR.
