Opera Australia Orchestra
Principal Trumpet Audition Application
The Opera Australia Orchestra is based in Sydney, primarily at the Sydney Opera House, and performs around 300 shows per year with Opera Australia and The Australian Ballet.
Audition process
The audition will take place at The Opera Centre in Surry Hills.
The audition is conducted in rounds. Any shortlisting round and the first round are screened. Subsequent rounds may or may not be screened.
Further information and excerpts will be provided to applicants closer to the audition day.
Recorded auditions
Candidates are strongly encouraged to perform a live audition. If you are unable to attend in person, you may submit a recorded audition. The Opera Australia Orchestra does not make appointments by recorded audition alone. If successful, the applicant must perform a "live" audition within a month of the audition date, unless mutually agreed otherwise. Any travel costs are at the applicant’s own expense.
Guidelines for submitting a recorded audition will be emailed to you. Please advise as soon as possible the date you intend to record your audition.
Contact
If you have questions regarding the audition process, please contact the Orchestra Management team at orchestra.auditions@opera.org.au. If you prefer a phone call, please include your number and a note to this effect.
Please ensure that your CV is a .PDF and is a maximum of two pages.
Please name the file in the following format: Firstname Lastname Year eg. Jane Doe 2024
Please do not upload Word documents or any other file formats
Please read the statement at the start of this form regarding audition type and work availability.
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