MADAME BUTTERFLY AUDITION INFORMATION

OPEN ROLES: Butterfly, Suzuki, Sharpless, The Bonze, Kate Pinkerton, Pinkerton and Goro.

PERFORMANCE: November 15, 2008 - WK Kellogg Auditorium with the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra

REHEARSALS: Saturday, November 8 - Friday, November 14

AUDITION DATES:

Chicago Audition:

Tuesday, June 3
2:00-3:00 pm
4:00-6:00 pm

Northwestern University
School of Music
MAB
Studio 9
711 Elgin Road

Battle Creek Audition:
Music Center of South Central Michigan
(Campus of Kellogg Community College, Davidson Building – see website for directions at www.musiccenterscmi.com.)
Monday, June 9
2:30-4:00pm

Grand Rapids Audition:
location tba
Tuesday, June 10
1:30-4:00pm

Ann Arbor Audition:
University of Michigan, School of Music Building
Wednesday, June 11
1:30-4:00pm

*To schedule an audition, contact Kelly Redmond at (269) 963-1911 ext. 2503 or kredmond@musiccenterscmi.com.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

*Please plan to bring your own accompanist and prepare two selections, one of which should be from Madame Butterfly, the other which should show off your voice. Here are some suggestions for what to sing from Butterfly;

Butterfly: "Un bel di"

Pinkerton: "Dovunque al mondo," possibly with the 2/4 section that
follows

Sharpless: "Ier l'altro, il Consolato" just after rehearsal 32 in the 1st act, please also sing another Puccini area for style reference.

Suzuki: “Flower Duet” and/or part of one the lower solo sections, please also sing another Puccini aria for style reference.

The Bonze: definitely sing all of his section (101-107).

Goro: a combination of "Questa e la cameriera" at 8
and "Qui verran" at 14.

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