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THE AUDITIONS PROJECT
Audition Techniques for Opera Singers
presented by Susan Ormont
featuring renowned guest professionals:
FELICITY JACKSON Dir., Florida Grand Opera Ensemble (4/6, 7)
MICHAEL CHING General/Artistic Director, Opera Memphis (4/20, 21)
NICK RUSSELL Director or Artistic Operations, Glimmerglass Opera (4/27, 28)
CHARLES RIEKER Artistic Consultan; 40 yrs. Metropolitan Opera (3/30, 31)
KEN BENSON Manager , Vice-Pres., Columbia Artists Management, Inc. (4/13, 14)
SUSAN ORMONT Auditions Specialist, Dir., Opera Lyrica in Orvieto, Italy (3/16, 17)
This series of classes aims to address an important and frequently neglected aspect of a singerÕs trainingÑthe audition. Classes are 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. Classes may be recorded on video and tapes can be made available for purchase at the end of the program.
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LIMITED ENROLLMENT
| FEES ($15 application fee required of participant applicants) |
| Six 3-hours classes, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Series I: Weds., Mar. 16, 30, Apr. 6, 13, 20, 27
Series II:Thurs., Mar. 17, 31, Apr. 7, 14, 21, 28 |
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 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.
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Mail completed application to: Susan Ormont, 179 South Street Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Make checks payable to: Susan Ormont
Contact information: Susan Ormont (617) 669-2000 E-mail
sormont@aol.com website www.sormont.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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