OPERA WESTERN RESERVE

Press Release

Youngstown, OH (February 17, 2024): Opera Western Reserve will hold live auditions on April 17, 2024 for the Main Stage Production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. The performance date for this production is November 22, 2024 at 7:30pm in Power’s Auditorium located inside the DeYor Performing Arts Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin in early November 2024. The details pertaining to the auditions are as follows:

2024 Main Stage Production of Verdi’s La Traviata

Performance Date: Nov. 22, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Auditions for the following roles:
● Violetta
● Alfredo
● Germont
● And all other roles

Audition repertoire for La Traviata:
Those wishing to audition for Violetta, Alfredo, or Germont should be prepared to present:
For Violetta
Scena ed Aria: È strano!… Ah, fors’ è lui – Sempre libera
Addio del passato
For Alfredo
“Lunge da lei” – “De’ miei bollenti spiriti”
O mio rimorso’
Parigi o cara – excerpt
For Germont
Di Provenza il mar il sol
Pura Siccome un Angelo
Di Sprezzo Degno Se Stesso Rende Dov’è mio figlio

For other Traviata roles, please prepare contrasting selections from operas by Giuseppe Verdi or Italian standard repertoire.
NOTE: Singers may also audition for future main stage productions: All roles standard repertoire.

APPLICATION PROCESS for the Live Auditions:
● Applications are to be submitted online at the following link: Please visit: operawesternreserve.org/audition
● Applications must include uploaded audition videos
● Deadline for applications: March 25, 2024

On-Stage AUDITIONS to take place by invitation
● April 17, 2024 – 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
● Invited in-person auditions will be held onstage at the DeYor Performing Arts Center and will be scheduled by
appointment.

Emerging Artists for the 2024-25 Season:

Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone voice types
Audition for:
○ Emerging Artists ROLES: Violetta, Alfredo, and Germont

OWR Emerging Artists will be featured in the following ‘24/’25 programming for young audiences:
○ a reduced “mini-mainstage” presentation based on our upcoming production of La Traviata on Nov 22,
2024
○ other community outreach performances throughout the season

Audition repertoire for OWR Emerging Artists:
● One aria/art song in English
● One aria in Italian (if possible). Emerging Artist Applicants who wish to be considered for the
available roles and / or covers in La Traviata must include an aria in Italian
● At least one additional piece from your repertoire

APPLICATION PROCESS for the Live Auditions:
● Applications are to be submitted online at the following link: Please visit: operawesternreserve.org/audition
● Applications must include uploaded audition videos
● Deadline for applications: March 25, 2024

On-Stage AUDITIONS to take place by invitation
● April 17, 2024 – 4:30 pm – 9:30 pm
● Invited in-person auditions will be held onstage at the DeYor Performing Arts Center and will be scheduled by
appointment.

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OWR encourages performers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities and expressions, ages, abilities and body types to
audition. All principal and supporting role contracts are paid. Selected chorus ensemble leader positions are paid.

Opera Western Reserve
1000 5th Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio 44504

330-480-0693 • operawesternreserve.org • [email protected]

About Opera Western Reserve:
Opera Western Reserve is a professional opera company in its 20th year of residence at Stambaugh Auditorium.
Productions feature national and regional talent and encourage singers from the Western Reserve region, which includes
Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. For more information, visit operawesternreserve.org or call 330-480-0693.