Pelican State News

Open auditions for the Louisiana Tech School of Music’s Spring 2023 Opera Workshop will end Feb. 10.
This year’s show is titled A Word From Our Sponsors and will feature famous vocal tunes from television commercials past and present.

All singers interested in being a part of the cast are encouraged to submit an audition video.

Here are the Audition Video Submission guidelines:

•    present two songs — 1) an art song or aria in any language (including English), and 2) a song in a contrasting style or contrasting mood (can be another art song/aria, a musical theater selection, or a jazz standard);

•    use a backing or accompaniment track;

•    record each song as a separate video;

•    at the beginning of each video, state your name, the song title, the show title, and the composer;

• upload each video to YouTube as an unlisted video, and then paste the video links into this audition form:https://forms.gle/SBxr6FizqhD49WQ69.

Singers who are cast must enroll in MUEN 234 in spring quarter and attend weekly rehearsals from 4-5:50 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday.

Performance dates are May 5-6.

For more information, contact Brandi Estwick, Director of Opera Workshop, via email at bestwick@latech.edu.

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