Opera on Tap

Restrictions – Because of the nature of our venues, singers must be 21+

Audition Date –
Tuesday, May 2nd 6:45 to 8:30 PM

Sunday, May 7th 4:15 to 6:30 PM

Theatre Puget Sound Rehearsal Studios

Seattle Center Armory, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Deadline – Application must be received by Saturday, April 29th

Materials Required – Submit via https://goo.gl/w8fT7L

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Repertoire List (List of arias/duets/ensembles which you could perform on short notice)

1-3 Recordings (audio or video, one required)

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Filling out application does not guarantee an audition.

Application Form Location

https://goo.gl/w8fT7L

Because of limited space, **you will receive an email notification 5 days prior to your selected date if you have been granted an audition for this season.**

Audition Requirements

– Please bring 4 arias.

– Singers are requested to start with an aria, and it is possible that only one selection will be sung.

– Pianist is provided

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Opportunity Information

Opera on Tap Seattle casts per monthly show, usually 1 month to 2 weeks out. We like to have a database of singers to reach out to throughout the season. Being on the Opera on Tap Seattle roster does not necessarily mean you will be asked to be on an Opera on Tap show. Each show is cast on an as-needed basis to fit the theme.

Program Information

What’s Opera on Tap?

Opera on Tap is the largest network of operatic performing artists in the country.  We take a local, grassroots and VERY fun approach to community outreach in the name of our art form.

Where do we perform?

Anywhere people will let us…mostly bars.  But not really so much in concert halls and opera houses.

So… why?

We love our communities and want to perform for them.  We want to see our art form that we have committed our lives to crafting continue to exist in the near and far future.  We want to provide more performance opportunities to the thousands of young opera artists throughout the country who have an amazing gift they want to share. We want to foster and develop the artistic entrepreneurial spirit.  We want to find those people out there, that have never heard an opera, never sat inside of a concert hall, are intimidated by the mere mention of opera, think its only for rich white people- and then we want to sing for them and blow their minds.

Compensation

Opera On Tap Seattle pays a $30 stipend, plus drink ticket. Singers must be in the Seattle/Tacoma area. No housing or travel is provided.

This Evening’s Program:

Straight from the tap, Freddy’s Bar and the Divas of Opera on Tap bring you the Home Brewed Opera series: funny, engaging, immersive operatic concerts in a casual setting. In this edition, we raise a glass to all of the operatic character making lemon meringue pie out of the lemons life deals them.

Come scoglio from Cosi fan tutte   by W.A. Mozart – Victoria Benson
Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio from I Capuleti ed i Montecchi  by V. Bellini – Brittany Fowler
Adieu notre petite table from Manon by J. Massenet – Eugenia Forteza
Snowmaiden’s Aria from The Snow Maiden  by N. Rimsky-Korsakov – Joanie Brittingham
Soliloquy from Carousel    by Rodgers & Hammerstein – Luke van Meveren
Poison Aria from Romeo e Juliette   by C. Gounod – Laura Soto-Bayomi

SHORT INTERMISSION

Things Change Jo from Little Women  by M. Adamo – Brittany Fowler
Avant de quitter ces lieux from Faust by C. Gounod – Luke van Meveren
Anne Trulove’s Aria from Rake’s Progress  by I. Stravinsky – Laura Soto-Bayomi
Jewel Aria from Faust   by C. Gounod – Victoria Benson
I Feel Pretty from West Side Story  by L. Bernstein – Eugenia Forteza
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park    by T. Lehrer – Joanie Brittingham

 

*This performance is part of the 2017 NYOperaFest, produced by the New York Opera Alliance. For more information about over 50 operatic events happening throughout NYC in May and June, visit NYOperaFest.com

 

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This Evening’s Performers:

Victoria Benson
Soprano
victoriabenson.com

Brittany Fowler
Mezzo-Soprano
brittanyfowlermezzo.com

Eugenia Forteza
Soprano
eugeniaforteza.com

Joanie Brittingham
Soprano
joaniebrittingham.com

Luke van Meveren
Baritone

Laura Soto-Bayomi
Soprano
laurasoto-bayomi.com

Nicholas Place
Pianist

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Learn more about Opera on Tap:
Hailed as “raucous and sublime” by the New York Sun, Opera on Tap has been bringing opera to the uninitiated in bars and other alternative spaces since 2005. Born in the backroom of Freddy’s Bar in Brooklyn, Opera on Tap has been steadily working on world domination one aria at a time, and now has nineteen national and three international chapters! Find out more at operaontap.org.

Join our mailing list to hear about our upcoming performances or connect to us on Facebook, twitter (@OperaonTapNYC), or Instagram (@OperaonTap).

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Many many thanks to our home base, Freddy’s, for continuing to support our work!

This Evening’s Program:

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Set 1:
Denise Crawfort – singing O Luce di quest anima from Linda di Chamounix by Donizetti
Rachel Duval – singing Mi Chiamano Mimi from La bohème by Puccini
Luke van Meveren – singing Bella, siccome un angelo from Don Pasquale by Donizetti
Brooke Larimer – singing Seguidilla from Carmen by Bizet
Blake Burroughs – singing Vecchia zimarra from La bohème by Puccini

Set 2:

Denise – singing Bill from Showboat by Kern & Hammerstein
Rachel – singing I could have danced all Night from My Fair Lady by Lerner & Loewe
Luke – singing C’est Moi from Camelot by Lerner & Loewe
Brooke – singing Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music by Sondheim
Blake – singing Younger than Springtime from South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein

 

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This Evening’s Performers:

Denise Crawfort
Soprano

From stomping through streams and forests,
to climbing mountains, Denise’s early days
were far from glitter and gaiety, but the
bright lights of the big city soon drew her in.
She came down from her cabin in the woods
to explore the sounds of the concrete jungle
accompanied by her beast named Flash.
Together they now take on the world one
park at a time, making their mark across
the city as they go and using their outdoor
skills to survive the wilds of the MTA.

Rachel Duval
Soprano
RachelDuval.com

Rachel, acclaimed heavyweight champion,
has won numerous international lifting
competitions across America. When not
blasting out face melting soprano riffs,
Rachel can be found taking selfies at the
gym in obnoxious lighting.  She is also
the mother of six children: LudVig,
Wolfffie, Giacomo, Giuseppe, Andrew
Floyd Weber, and A-Rod Junior.

Brooke Larimer
Mezzo-Soprano
Brookelarimer.com

Brooke Larimer discovered her singing
talents while tipping a particularly heavy
cow in her home state of Vermont.
Originally a coloratura soprano, she found
that the witchy mezzo roles were a much
better fit for her thinly-veiled rage issues.
During the few brief waking hours that
Brooke is not singing each day, she can
be found sweating it out in Bikram classes,
sipping coconut water while eating yummy
vegan, gluten- and soy-free snacks, or
shopping for environmentally sustainable,
100% hemp ball-gowns for her international
concert tour.

Luke van Meveren
Baritone

Luke van Meveren is a person from
a place. He was last seen eating some
sketchy looking bodega food on the
street corner. Future engagements
include leftover split pea soup, a
shameless seamless order, and some
imminent binge eating of ben and jerry’s
(chubby hubby variety.) If you happened
to have some trail mix or maybe some
beef jerky he would be very appreciative
of the support.

Blake Burroughs
Bass-Baritone

Blake Burroughs is too sexy for his car,
his shirt, his cat, his hat, and this bio.

Blake’s facebook fanpage

Eric Sedgwick
Pianist

Eric may or may not be a secret agent.
Or possibly a superhero.
We’re not sure, but he seems to be able
to be in 9 places at once and we have a
hunch he may have more than two arms.

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Learn more about Opera on Tap:
Hailed as “raucous and sublime” by the New York Sun, Opera on Tap has been bringing opera to the uninitiated in bars and other alternative spaces since 2005. Born in the backroom of Freddy’s Bar in Brooklyn, Opera on Tap has been steadily working on world domination one aria at a time, and now has nineteen national and three international chapters! Find out more at operaontap.org.

Join our mailing list to hear about our upcoming performances or connect to us on Facebook, twitter (@OperaonTapNYC), or Instagram (@OperaonTap).

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Many many thanks to Darren Sussman, Theatermania, Russian Samovar, and the Opera on Tap Board for making this possible!