Thursday, June 12, 2014

Loudoun Lyric Opera - Auditions for Pirates of Penzance


AUDITION DATES
(for Adults and Teens)
Saturday, June 28th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sunday, June 29th, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
At Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
605 West Market St., Leesburg, VA 20176

All auditioners must
1) Schedule an audition by emailing a request to admin@loudounlyricopera.com
2) Perform one song or aria in English from memory
3) Provide sheet music for the accompanist in the key being performed
4) Bring a $10 Audition fee in cash or a check to "Loudoun Lyric Opera"
5) Be prepared to read dialogue from the libretto

Rehearsals for the Nov. 8-23 production begin Tuesday, September 2nd and will be held in Leesburg on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings through early November. Additional tech rehearsals will be scheduled at our various performance sites (Tally Ho Theater, Leisure World, and Franklin Park Arts Center)throughout the month of November.

PIRATES OF PENZANCE PERFORMANCE DATES AND LOCATIONS
November 8 & 9 at the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg
November 15th at Leisure World in Lansdowne
November 21, 22 & 23 at the Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville

To schedule an audition appointment, or for more information, please email admin@loudounlyricopera.com

PRINCIPAL ROLES INCLUDE
Major-General Stanley (comic baritone)
The Pirate King (bass-baritone)
Samuel, his Lieutenant (baritone)
Frederic, the Pirate Apprentice (tenor)
Sergeant of Police (bass)
Ruth, a Piratical Maid of all work (contralto)
and General Stanley's daughters:
Mabel (soprano)
Edith (mezzo-soprano)
Kate (mezzo-soprano)
Isabel (speaking role)

CHORUS
Pirates
Police
General Stanley's Wards
aka "A Bevy of Beautiful Maidens"

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To receive email notice of future auditions, please e-mail
admin@loudounlyricopera.com and include your voice category
(Soprano, baritone, etc.).

Website: www.loudounlyricopera.com/auditions.html