CANADIAN OPERA ‘COMPANY CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY PRINCIPAL BASS AUDITION REPERTOIRE Monday, May 14, 2018 227 Front St. East Toronto, ON MSA 1E8 SOLO: - Bach: one movement from the Cello Suites - choice of 1 movement of the Bottesini or Koussevitzky concertos EXCERPTS: 1. Strauss, R.: ROSENKAVALIER - Act Il Opening Verdi: OTELLO - Act IV, [U] - 7 after [X] Mozart: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - Overture, m.1-7; m.18-24; m.81-95 Verdi: IL TROVATORE ~ Act, (14]-[15] Verdi: DON CARLO - Act IV (5 Act version), Scene 1, [€] - 4 after [E] Weber: EURYANTHE - Overture, pick-up to m.144-m.193; m.235-248 Puccini: GIANNI SCHICCHI- 9 before [34] - downbeat of [34] Wagner: FLYING DUTCHMAN - Act |, No.2, Allegro molto agitato section Wagner: DIE WALKURE - Act Il, a. 9 before [82] - 3 after [82] b. 7 before [85] - 11 after [85] C. 10 before [90] - 10 after [91] 10.***Britten: PETER GRIMES - Act Ill, [11] - 17 after [17] 11.***Britten: BILLY BUDD ~ Act | (2 Act version), 9 before [75] - 8 after [75] 12.**Britten: TURN OF THE SCREW — Act Il, [22] - 6 after{25] PEND ALN *** The Britten excerpts are under copyright, and are available to audition candidates by email only.1, Strauss, R.: ROSENKAVALIER — Act III Opening So schnell als méglich. b Vivace possibile =2>3 = AF (wit Dampfern) 2. Verdi: OTELLO - Act IV, [U] -7 after [X] POCO: PIU MOssO d= Uy egtr garmmaniser 4-4 cone - CON SORDINA legato um po alareato = ft Lo _ a8. 48Corda 5-—~ his pit mareato————$— = PP ao. atc. a8c: > ER = es et x vioLonc! Soapeeee te che Un po? pits mareato © eres. sta fe BASSE TTS 114 tapes f Seep aD3. Mozart: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - Overture a) m.1-7 b) m.18-24 ¢) m81-954, Verdi: IL TROVATORE — Act I, [14]-[15] ALL? ASSAI AGITATO ‘UNITE EDS sempre Pianissimo fino al pie moss0 5. Verdi: DON CARLO - Act IV (5 Act version), Sc. 1, [E] - 4 after [E] E} Jess kee o> >6. Weber: EURYANTHE - Overture a) pick-up to m.144 - m.193 Hs . d ‘Tempo_I. agsai moderato. d88. 5 bp6. Weber: EURYANTHE — Overture cont’d b) m.235-2487. Puccini: GIANNI SCHICCHI - 9 before [34] - downbeat of [34] Andonte mosso J<92 — PP SS OS vrs. 8. Wagner: FLYING DUTCHMAN - Act I, N° 2, Allegro molto agitato section play bracketed passages [A], [B], and [C] Allegro molto agitato.(d=60.) a SSL —_ Za Tee _,pocoriten. a tempo t= — Pp Pap F Eee Poole.9. Wagner: DIE WALKURE - Act II a) 9 before [82] - 3 after [82] (Poco animato) z ft SF gece. 3 IS 3h. PIT 82 Molto animato. SS p = LF b) 7 before [85] - 11 after [85] (Molto animate)9. Wagner: DIE WALKURE - Act II cont’d ¢) 10 before [90] - 10 after [91] con (Animate) Sord. arto eee oe senza Sond. Tron. F a Pit lento. 7 ——= DD? = a” p pizz, pp 14 p treats esate) Cres. SS aret 24, Animato. lotto crese. + hobs ater! a f10. Britten: PETER GRIMES - Act Ill, [11] - 17 after [11] @ 42152 + = = — arco 4 yt a hn SE [a af — 1 = > He \ Reprinted with kind permission from Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for the Canadian Opera Company May 14th, 2018 Principal Bass auditions.11. Britten: BILLY BUDD - Act I (2 Act version), 9 before [75] - 8 after [75] expressive and smooth — + 1139 Stow 4.=40 ———— Sa us SE CE = > => crese, f «pres. —— wT 2 Reprinted with kind permission from Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for the Canadian Opera Company May 14th, 2018 Principal Bass auditions.12. Britten: TURN OF THE SCREW - Act Il, [22] - 6 after [25] ick (d.d=64) aoe ey (4s —_—_ Reprinted with kind permission from Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., for the Canadian Opera Company May 14th, 2018 Principal Bass auditions.