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Boston Singer's Resource is sponsored in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

Organizations that have attended BSR auditions in the past:

Acting Singers Project
Bel Canto Opera
Belmont Open Sings
Belle Voci
Big Smile Productions
Boston Academy of Music
Boston Lyric Opera
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Boston Opera Project
Boston Vocal Artists
Cantilena
Cape Cod Opera
Cape Cod Symphony
Cappella Clausura
Chaminade Opera
Choral Art Society
Church of Our Saviour
Commonwealth Opera
Company Theatre
Concert Singers of Greater Lynn
Connecticut Early Music Festival
Dartmouth College

Elliot Street Church
Enterprise Opera
First Music Concert Series, NH
Granite State Opera
Hillyer Festival Orchestra
Interactive Theatrics
Intermezzo NE Chamber Opera Series
Janus Opera
Kairos Vocal Ensemble
Lakes Regional Opera
Longwood Opera Company
Lowell House Opera
Lowell Opera Company
Lyric Stage Company
Mass Theatrica
Masterworks Chorale
Melodic Music
Metrowest Vocal Arts
Monadnock Chorus
Nashoba Valley Chorale
New England Light Opera
New Opera and Music Theater Initiative
Newport Music Festival
The Notables
Octave Artist Managment
Opera in the Ozarks
Opera to Go
Opera Boston
Opera Del West
Opera in the Ozarks
Opera Providence
Operatunity Performing Arts Center
Overture Productions
Paul Madore Chorale
Pandora's Vox
Philharmonic Society of Arlington
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Premier Arts Organization
John Surovy - composer
Quincy Choral Society
Raylynmor Opera
South Shore Conservatory's Opera by the Bay
St. Andrew's Church- Wellesley
St. Dunstan's Church
Salisbury Singers
Testing - The Musical
Turtle Lane Players
Vox One Consort
Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra
Wellesley College Collegium Musicum
Wellesley Symphony Orchestra

Select Auditon Participants:
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

 

 


BSR Solo Singer Auditions

2010 Fall Solo Singer Auditions
September 19, 2010
Payson Park Church (directions)
365 Belmont St.
Belmont, MA 02478
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM


Open to any organization, manager or composer seeking classical singing talent. Organization registration
$40 audition fee, $35 membership fee

Organization registration
All performer slots are full.


* Please note that BSR is not a managment or referral agency. Also please note that BSR is a non-profit organization; all fees go directly to non-salary operating and audition costs. No additional fees are paid to BSR for successfully formed partnerships; all contracts are negotiated directly between the performers and the producing organizations.


What are the Boston Singers' Resource Annual Auditions?

The Boston Singers' Resource Annual Auditions are combined general audition calls for New England solo singers and accompanists. Performers are assigned an audition time and are given 4 minutes (or 6 minutes if both the singer and the accompanist are auditioning) to present themselves. Repertoire is chosen from the standard opera, oratorio, and concert orchestra literature. Copies of each performer's resume and small head shot are given to all of the attending organizations. An information sheet about the attending organizations is given to all participants.

There are two(2)open auditions and one(1) select audition each year. The first two, in the spring, are opened to any BSR singer and accompanist on a first-come, first-served basis and include written feedback from select attending directors and voice professionals. The third select audition, held in the fall, is for pre-selected BSR performers, only. Performers may apply to attend the Select Auditions EITHER through a live screening at one of the spring Open Auditions OR though the submission of written and recorded materials*

The Annual Auditions provide a chance for music directors, producers, composers, special event planners, and music managers to screen New England area solo singers and their accompanists for upcoming projects. The organization leaders may then contact the performers, directly, regarding contracts or additional call-backs for their organization.

*Please note that it is highly suggested that performers attend a live open audition rather than send in a recording if they do not have a high quality recording to submit.

All Performer slots are full at this time
Organization registration

Who is eligible to attend the auditions?

Directors, Producers, Composers, Managers: Anyone wishing to find a classical solo singer(s) or accompanist(s), may attend the BSR Annual Auditions as an auditor*. All auditors must pre-register with Boston Singers' Resource. There is a $25 open audition fee, $40 select audition fee, and a BSR membership fee (required) membership
Organization registration

Singers, Accompanists: Any Boston Singers' Resource member, with solo performance experience, at least 18 years of age, who is a New England resident or full-time student, is eligible to perform in the BSR Annual Auditions*. Accompanists do not need to be members of Boston Singers' Resource unless they are submitting themselves for consideration. A BSR membership is open to anyone. Membership
All Performer slots are full at this time

*Please note that all audition participants must pre-register to attend.

How do I attend these auditions?

To attend the Boston Singers' Resource Annual Auditions, please follow the links for "organization registration" or "performers" below.
All Performer slots are full at this time

Organization registration


BSR Annual Audition History

The BSR Annual Auditions began in March 2002 to help bring New England Directors, Singers, Accompanists, Composers, and Managers together in an efficient, less time consuming way than the individual organization auditions of the past. They are intended to be a stepping stone for organizations wishing to pre-screen classical singers and accompanists for future contracts and/or call-backs.

See the left hand column of this page for a list of organizations that have attended BSR auditions in the past.

Quotes from past participants

Select Auditon Participants:
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005



FOR MORE INFORMATION: about BSR Annual Auditions, please contact Boston Singers' Resource at (978) 352-5058 or info@bostonsingersresource.org.

RELATED ARTICLES:
2005 Director/Producer Meetings - Discussion highlights from past Director's meetings as well as a preview of the November 19 Director's luncheon with Dan Hunter of Maash.org

Audition Strategies for Singers - A 'do and don't' list compiled in 2005 by Scott Brumit (Longwood Opera), Beth MacLeod (SSC Opera By the Bay), and Lynn Shane (Boston Singers' Resource)

The Singers' Turn - A list of requests for directors and producers compiled in 2005 by various BSR singers.

"Relationship Between Singers and Conductors" by Stephen Steiner, Director of Productions Boston Lyric Opera (Re-printed with permission from "Voices" - Opera America's Bulletin for Singers)


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