She captures the lad's impetuous, self-dramatizing, headstrong aspects with panache, conveying both the naiveté and nobility of his youthful idealism. Graham's accomplished mezzo and fluent legato phrasing seem made for the role. Susan Graham exudes vigor and boyish dash as the Composer. One lead, the Composer, appears only in the Prologue, while Bacchus doesn't really sing till that extended closing scene, when he must deliver continuously.Ĭox's ingenious stage direction, along with Summers' forceful conducting and the HGO orchestra's consistently suave handling of the score, brings cohesion to the work's somewhat-scattered opportunities. Hugo von Hofmannsthal's libretto juxtaposes opposing views of life and love: Zebinetta's humorously lighthearted and devil-may-care take, versus Ariadne's earnest, self-dramatizing and heroic perspective.Īmong the quirks: The prologue stresses recitative and spoken dialogue, while the opera occupies another musical landscape entirely, peaking in Zerbinetta's stratospheric coloratura showpiece and capped by a grandiose 20-minute duet by Ariadne and Bacchus. However, given the host's command, this grand saga unfolds with the playful intrusions and commentary of mischievous Zerbinetta and her troupe. The work's second part is the 90-minute opera seria itself, depicting the mythological heroine Ariadne, abandoned by her lover Theseus on the isle of Naxos, yearning for death - yet ultimately restored to life and love by the arrival of the god Bacchus. When the Major-domo announces their host's arbitrary decision that both shows are to be performed simultaneously, pandemonium reigns, and the idealistic opera composer despairs. Into a private theater in the home of the richest man in 17th-century Vienna come both a commedia dell'arte troupe and an opera company, to entertain at a dinner party. Its first part is a 45-minute prologue that sets up the situation. Verdi: Rigoletto – Act 2 Scena and aria “Povero Rigoletto.The offbeat aspects stem from the opera's structure. Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Act I up until Figure 37Ĥ. Puccini: Tosca – Act I up until figure 40ģ. Puccini: La bohème – Act I up until the entrance of Benoit OR Act IV up until the entrance of MusettaĢ. Don Giovanni – Act II Sextet “Sola, sola in buio loco”ġ. Don Giovanni – Act I Finale from Allegro 6/8 “Riposate, vezzose ragazze” until the end of the actĤ. Così fan tutte – Act I Finale from the entrance of Despina and Don Alfonso (Scene XVI, Allegro) until the end of the actģ. Le nozze di Figaro – Act II Finale from the entrance of Antonio (Scene X, Allegro molto) until the end of the actĢ. Prepare one short solo piano piece of your choice of comparable difficulty to the below extractsġ.
Please note that in extracts I, II, and IV, some options that may appear in the application for other companies are omitted.Candidates should prepare one selection from each of the following five lists.Please contact the HGO Studio at with any questions regarding this application. Currently, Artists are required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and proof of booster (if eligible) against COVID-19 or a fully supported petition for exemption due to a qualifying disability or sincerely held religious belief.
Selected Artists are required to abide by HGO's general Workplace Safety Protocols, including our COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, in place at the time of service. Step 4: Notification of results by Monday, February 24, 2023. Step 3: Live auditions – Novem(Philadelphia) November 15-18, 2022 (New York City) November 19-20, 2022 (Cincinnati) November 2022, by appointment (Houston) Step 2: Notification of auditions granted by Friday, October 14, 2022. Applications are due Sunday, September 11, 2022. Step 1: Apply to each program as you normally would. Steps are outlined below to guide your understanding of the audition process. We are working together with other young artist programs on a coordinated repertoire list for this year's auditions. To keep in touch with developments, please join our Facebook group at Thank you for applying to the HGO Studio. REMINDER - Deadline for both applicants and references is Sunday, September 11, 2022. This application closed on Monday September 12, 2022.
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