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AFE is on hiatus for 2012. Check back for future locations and schedules.
In this event, you can present your audition performance and materials to a panel and hear what you are doing right and what you need to improve to find success.
Hear what people who hire are thinking right after they see and hear you. What is working? What needs to be polished? Get tips on your paper materials, clothing choices, repertoire list, performance choices, technique and more.
As a bonus, if the panelists believe you are ready, you'll be asked to sing in the Winners Concert before panelists and Convention attendees on Sunday night.
This program is recommended for all singers who are currently auditioning for degree programs, Young Artist Programs, and professional jobs and roles. Register for the Professional Series before you register for the AFE for the best rate.
Panel Types
Choose from different panels to fit the next stage of your career.
Opera Houses
Management
Young Artist Programs
Graduate Programs
Panelists
Each panel consists of two professionals who can tell you what you need to do to get hired. At least one person on the panel is involved in the hiring process.
If you have already registered for the Professional Series, but didn't add AFE on at the same time, you can add it any time for just $100. Just register and your final price will be adjusted.
Cancellation Policy: Cancel in writing by 60 days before the Convention and receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee. If you are canceling both the AFE and the Professional Series, a $65 cancellation fee applies. After 60 days, you can receive a credit, less the cancellation fee(s) to be applied to the following year's Convention.
Schedule
Auditions: 15-20 minutes to present your audition and receive feedback from your panel.
Friday, 11 am - 3 pm, 4 - 8 pm
Saturday, 11 am - 3 pm, 4 - 8 pm
Sunday, 11 am - 3 pm
Individual times will be assigned within 30 days prior to the Convention.
Winners Concert: Singers who are rated by their panel as being ready to succeed at their audition will perform and compete for the Audience Choice Award complete with $1,000 cash and prizes to help you advance your career from Classical Singer and Singer Websites. The concert is Sunday evening.
What to Bring & How to Prepare
Please bring two copies of the following items: headshot, resume, repertoire list.
Prepare your audition for roles or jobs specific to your assigned panel, not for multiple types or levels of roles or jobs. The panelists will be prepared to give you advice limited to their type of panel.
Suggested Song Guidelines:
These guidelines are not mandatory, but are provided to give direction. Substitutions are allowed. Choose repertoire that best represents your abilities and what a typical audition for you entails. This way you will receive the advice you can use for your next audition.
1. Opera House Auditions: Four or five opera arias, with the major
languages of French, German, Italian, and English represented.
2. Young Artist Programs: Three to five opera arias in at least three
different languages, on of which should be English.
3. Graduate School: Three to five selections from art song, oratorio, or opera. At least one aria. Three different languages, one should be English.
4. Management: Three to five pieces that demonstrate the type work you are seeking.
If you have any questions, please call our office at 877-515-9800.
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