Information for Auditionees Concert 2pm Sunday Dec 7th 2025 - MATINEE Venue St Leonards Church, Marshalls Brow, Penwortham, Preston PR1 9JA Accompaniment Piano Audition Information Date Monday June 23rd 2025 - Late afternoon/Evening Venue St Leonards Church, Marshalls Brow, Penwortham, Preston PR1 9JA To book your audition slot please email [email protected]. Please note deadline for requests for audition slots is 9am Wednesday 18th June. Audition Requirements There are limited solo and ensemble slots available for this concert. Auditionees are free to sing either their own choice piece OR select a piece from the long list of arias below that will feature in the concert. Arias for the concert will be selected from this long list based on auditions. All Soloists will be expected to sing in the Chorus in the Concert. Attendance at 3 rehearsals will required to take part in the concert. The Chorus rehearse on Thursday evenings at Carey Baptist Church, Pole St Preston from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Rehearsals will start in earnest from September (DATE TBC) therefore there are ample opportunities to attend 3 rehearsals. The Company reserves the right to withdraw the solo spot if the singer is unable to attend Chorus rehearsals to sing with the Chorus. Preston Opera understands the need to prioritise auditions and performances and therefore there is flexibility if unavoidable clashes arise of this nature on a case by case basis. Please bring copies of your music for the accompanist - including arias from both the long list and own choice. We have included the list of Chorus items for information. We look forward to meeting and wish you all the very best! Bellini - Norma - Casta Diva - Perfumes Etc Dvorak - Rusalka - Song to the Moon - Driving Miss Daisy Gluck - Orpheus - Che faro - Trattoria pasta Handel - Rinaldo - Lascia ch'io pianga - Farinelli Mozart - Magic Flute - Queen of the Night - Eat pray love Puccini - Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro - Room with a View/Mr Bean Puccini - La Rondine - Ch'il bel sogno di doretta - Heineken/Pretty Woman Puccini - Turandot - Nessun Dorma- Mission Impossible Puccini - Tosca - V'issi d'arte Puccini - Tosca -La Lucevan e stelle - Happy Feet Rossini - Barber of Seville - Una voce un poco fa - Citizen Kane Sullivan - Pirates - I am the very model of a Major General - Minions Verdi - La Traviata - Sempre libera - Pretty Woman Verdi - Rigoletto - La donna e mobile - Rocky Balbao CHORUS ITEMS FOR REFERENCE Composer Opera Item Screen link Donizetti - Don Pasquale - Che Interminabile Andirivieni! - Bertoli Margarine Massanet - Manon - Chorus TBC - 2026 SHOW PROMO Puccini - Madame Butterfly - Humming Chorus - Fatal Attraction Verdi - Traviata - Brindisi - Heineken Wagner - Bridal Chorus - Lohengrin- Multiple Handel - Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus - Multiple/Shrek the Halls Mozart - Requiem - Confutatis & Lacrimosa - Amadeus Verdi - Requiem - Dies Irae - Audi |
La Traviata 2025
Spacehive Crowdfunding Campaign 2024
We were successful in achieving our £2500 target!
We're very grateful to the generous donors who contributed to our Spacehive campaign. This will go towards our production of Verdi's La Traviata at the end of May 2025.
Thankyou.
Want to sing with Preston Opera? Well - now's your opportunity! Rehearsals are on Thursdays at Carey Baptist Church, Pole Street, Preston, PR1 1DX. If you've not sung opera before - or even sung before - don't let this stop you. Previous experience is not necessary; we have plenty of help on hand and a warm welcome awaits you. If you like the sound of this then email us at [email protected] to find out more or simply come along on the night. |
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