Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions
The Metropolitan Opera, National Council Auditions, New England Region. The purpose of the National Council Auditions Program, sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera, is to find exceptionally talented opera singers and to assist them in their development, to discover new talent for the Metropolitan Opera, and to search for possible participants in the Young Artist Development Program of the Met. Applicants must have a voice with operatic potential; exceptional quality, range, projection, charisma, communication and natural beauty.
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Voice training and musical background is a requirement. They must demonstrate an ability to sing correctly in more than one language, and give evidence of artistic aptitude. Applicants must be prepared to sing five operatic arias in the original languages and keys and in more than one language and contrasting styles. The New England program is supported almost entirely by its patrons through a fund campaign in the fall and ticket sales for the January Finals Auditions Concert.
The Metropolitan Opera: The Audition - On DVDThe Audition, directed by award- winning filmmaker Susan Froemke, looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts. This feature- length documentary takes you behind the scenes at the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions, where each year thousands of hopefuls compete for a cash prize, the chance to sing on the Met stage—and the opportunity to launch a major operatic career. The film covers the dramatic week leading up to the finals of the 2. Michael Fabiano, a fiery 2. Alek Shrader, a 2. Cs in the fiendishly difficult aria that made Pavarotti a star; and Ryan Smith, who at the age of 3.
The Audition is both a suspenseful competition narrative and a revealing backstage look at what it takes to make it as an opera singer.