CINCINNATI OPERA ANNOUNCES AUDITIONS FOR

2008–2009 TEACHING ARTISTS

Cincinnati Opera Education Establishes Opera-tunities Residency Program

CINCINNATI—Cincinnati Opera Education announces open auditions for its 2008–2009 Opera-tunities Residency Program, a new interactive component to its successful educational programming. Auditions for teaching artists will be held Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Music Hall’s Corbett Opera Center.

The Opera-tunities Residency Program, which will launch this fall, includes three in-school programs: “Opera in a Box,” offering a fun introduction to opera; “Take a Closer Look,” presenting an in-depth look at a particular opera; and “Opera from the Bottom Up,” providing students a chance to create their own opera.

Teaching Artist Auditions

Cincinnati Opera is seeking highly-creative teaching artists with talents in singing, composition, set design, acting, directing, and/or teaching to participate in the 2008–2009 Opera-tunities Residency Program. Qualified candidates should have experience working with young people, basic opera knowledge, and be able to demonstrate excitement for opera through their preferred art form in a 5-minute presentation designed for the classroom. Positions are part-time and paid, and teaching opportunities may be sporadic.

When:                         Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Where:                        Music Hall’s Corbett Opera Center

                                    1243 Elm Street, Downtown

Application:              Interested individuals must first visit www.cincinnatiopera.org/education to obtain an application form. All information must be postmarked by June 20, 2008. Those selected for an audition will be contacted to set up a time.        

Questions:               Contact Charmaine Moore, director of education, at

                                   (513) 768-5513.

Cincinnati Opera has been a leader in educational arts programming since 1970. The Education Touring Program reaches nearly 20,000 students throughout the Greater Cincinnati area each year, through engaging artistic programming encouraging interaction, inquisitiveness, and fun. 

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Cincinnati Opera’s 2008 Season Presenting Sponsor is National City. The 2008 Summer Festival is made possible with support from the Fine Arts Fund, Ohio Arts Council, City of Cincinnati, National Endowment for the Arts, and many generous foundations, corporations, and individual donors. Delta Air Lines is the official airline of Cincinnati Opera. Seta Music is the official piano supplier for Cincinnati Opera. The 2008 Summer Festival runs June 11 through July 27 and features Madame Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, Florencia en el Amazonas, and La Traviata.

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