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Audition Feedback Experience

Ready to stop Audition Insanity? At the Audition Feedback Experience you'll learn what you need to do to stop auditioning the same way over and over again expecting different results.

In this Professional Track event, singers present their audition performance and materials to a panel and hear immediate feedback. Hear what people who you could audition for 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 exclusively for Professional Track attendees and is recommended for singers who are currently auditioning for professional jobs and roles. Register for the Professional Track before you sign up for the AFE.

Schedule

Auditions: 15-20 minutes to present your audition and receive feedback from your panel.

Friday, 11 am - 2 pm, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, 6-9 pm

Saturday, 11 am - 2 pm, 2:30 - 5:30 pm, 6-9 pm

Sunday, 11 am - 2 pm, 2:30 - 5:30 pm

Winners Concert: Top 10 rated AFE singers to perform and compete for the Audience Choice Award.

Sunday, 8-10 pm

Panelists

Each panel consists of at least two professionals who are involved in the hiring process and know what you need to do to succeed.

2010 Panelists
Ana De Archeletta, ADA Artists
Craig Carnelia
Cynthia Munzer, USC
Dan Montez, Taconic Opera
Elizabeth Bachman, Tyrolean Opera
Gustavo Halley, AIMS
Ken Benson, CAMI
Kent Tritle, Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola
Kristin Cowdin, Guy Barzilay Artists
John Douglas
Robert Mirshak, Mirshak Artists Management
Shawn Jeffery, ADA Artists
Sylvia McNair
Thomas King, AIMS
Todd Queen, Opera Fort Collins
Warren Jones
William Florescu, Florentine Opera Company

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 leveles of roles or jobs. The panelists will be prepared to give you advice limited to their type of panel.

Audition Panels and Suggested 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. Musical Theatre: Two or three musical theatre selections in contrasting styles.

3. Oratorio and Concert Work: Three selections in contrasting styles of works that best represent your abilities in this repertoire. Oratorio selections do not need to be memorized.

4. Young Artist Programs: Three to five opera arias in at least three different languages, on of which should be English.

5. Graduate School: Three to five selections from art song, oratorio, or opera. At least one aria. Three different languages, one should be English.

2009 AFE Winners Concert Participants and Pieces Performed

Athena Mertes "Saper vorreste" from Un ballo in maschera by Verdi
Carla Janzen, "Io son l'umile ancella" from Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilèa
Katia Escalera, "Ritorna vincitor" from Aida by Verdi (audience choice winner)
Kenneth Derby, "The Glory of the Flag" from Carry Nation by Douglas Moore
Kristine Hurst, "I Know that My Reedemer Liveth" from Messiah by Handel
Michelle Rice, "Aria of Joan" from Maid of Orleans by Tchaikovsky
Nataly Wickham, "O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint" from Fidelio by Beethoven

If you have any questions, please call our office at 877-515-9800.