TAP XVI TAP BOSTON OPERA 2001 ABOUT SUSAN WORDS HOME

THE AUDITIONS PROJECT Audition Techniques for Opera Singers   presented by Susan Ormont featuring renowned guest professionals: Ken Benson Manager Vice-President, Columbia Artists Management, Inc. Michael Ching General/Artistic Director, Opera Memphis Peter Randsman President, Randsman Artists' Management Charles Riecker Artistic Consultant; 39 Years, Metropolitan Opera Lenore Rosenberg Associate Artistic Administrator, Metropolitan Opera This series of classes aims to address an important and frequently neglected aspect of a singer's training -- the audition. The first class (10/11 & 12) will be taught by program director Susan Ormont (Voice Teacher--NYC, Boston, Boston University, American Repertory Theatre; past President NY NATS 1997-2000), with subsequent classes to be conducted by renowned professionals in the field of opera. This workshop will focus on evaluating and improving the audition technique of participating singers, as well as provide a forum for general discussion on the topic of the opera audition. All classes will be recorded on video and tapes will be made available for purchase at the end of the program. LIMITED ENROLLMENT FEES ($15 application fee required of participant applicants) Six 3-hours classes, 6:30 - 9:30 pm Series I: Wed Oct 11, 18, 25; Nov 8, 15, 29 Series II: Thurs Oct 12, 17 (Tues), 26; Nov 9 16 30 Participant* $450 Returning Participant $400 Alternate $300 Auditor (full series) $150 [students $100] Single Classes (auditors only) $30 [students $15] Location: Christ & St. Stephens Church, 120 West 69th Street PARTICIPANT APPLICANTS: 1. Please submit $15 non-refundable application fee, résumé, and photo. Preliminary screening auditions will continue until classes are filled. A pianist will be provided at no additional cost. 2. Participants will be notified of acceptance ASAP. Upon one's acceptance into the class, a non-refundable tuition deposit of $75 will be due immediately to guarantee a place in the class. The balance of $375 will be due at the first class. AUDITOR APPLICANTS: 1. No application fee is required. 2. Auditor applicants need not submit photo and résumé with their applications. Mail completed application to: Susan Ormont, 245 West 107th Street, Apt. 11H, New York, NY 10025 Contact information: Telephone / Fax 212 866 6078 E-mail sormont@aol.com   * We wish to accommodate the needs of class participants as much as possible; due to the individual working styles of the class instructors, however, we cannot promise to hear every participant in every class. The number of participants in each series will be limited to ten. Participants are welcome to audit the series in which they are not participating at no additional charge. If a participant is unable to sing in a class in the series for which he or she has registered, the singer may make arrangements to switch with a participant in the other series. Special student fees apply only to students with a valid ID.

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