Audition opportunities

At our auditions on September 6 and 8, we will be casting the following performance opportunities:

 

The Bremen Town Musicians: our education/outreach operetta

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• SATB quartets of alternates/covers, for morning/afternoon performances at local grade schools and senior living communities

• Rehearsals in late September; performances throughout the fall

• Judy Cooper, music director

• Mark Lynch, stage director

• This is a PAID engagement

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1776: A semi-staged, all-female concert adaptation of the Tony-Award winning musical

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• Cast of seven women to play Abigail Adams/Narrator, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their three supporters/adversaries (dual roles)

• Five rehearsals in October; music memorized, script on book

• Performance on October 30, 7PM in Guild Hall, Plymouth Congregational Church

• Maureen Kane Berg, Stage Director

• Carson Rose Schneider, Music Director

• This is a PAID engagement

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Veterans Day concerts at metro area senior living communities

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• SATB groups of 4-8 singers per venue

• Patriotic music with piano

• Solo opportunities

• Judy Cooper, pianist

• This engagement is on a VOLUNTEER basis

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Holiday caroling parties

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• SATB groups of 4-8 singers per performance

• Traditional secular music with piano

• Solo opportunities

• Judy Cooper, pianist

• This engagement is paid a STIPEND funded by donations to RDO; exact amounts TBD

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That’s Amore: Cupid on Broadway!

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• SATB singers perform solos, duets, and ensembles from Broadway musicals

• Late January/early February rehearsals as needed

• One ticketed public performance (2/14/27); preview/encore performances TBA

• This engagement is paid a STIPEND funded by donations to RDO; exact amounts TBD

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From Menotti to Barber: A Benefit Performance

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• Scenes from 20th century opera, including a centenary tribute to Carlisle Floyd

• Spring 2027; details TBA.

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**A new opera** by Basil Considine based on the courageous life of Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary War heroine

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• In co-production with Really Spicy Opera

• Quintet of soloists, plus SATB ensemble of 8-12

• Callbacks with the composer will follow season auditions later this fall

• Workshops tentatively begin in January 2027 

• Premiere: May 2027

• Music Director TBA

• Gary Briggle, Dramaturg

• This is a PAID engagement​​​​​