The Gondoliers Auditions
Female Featured and Chorus
Audition Sides for Female Featured Soloists
Audition sides for Fiametta, Vittoria, and Giulia.
Audition Requirements
- If you are new to Starlight, please try to attend the Audition Workshop.
- Memorize all songs and sides for the role you are interested in (see bottom of page.)
- This will not limit you from being considered for other roles.
- Principals must have excellent singing voices, impeccable diction, stage presence, projection, and presence of mind on stage.
- Do not audition a song or side that’s beyond your ability—your audition won’t go well—you will not likely be cast as well as you should be.
- Bring to Auditions:
- Definitions of 3 unfamiliar words from Audition Sides or Songs.
- Note to Sopranos:
- Sopranos may need to be cast in roles originally written for Mezzos or Altos.
- If you are a Soprano, we urge you to select a character type that best suits you, regardless of specified vocal range. We will try to make the vocal ranges fit your voice.
- See the Vocal Range chart at the bottom of the page.
See what we do! 2016 Production
Schedule
2017 Production dates:
Auditions: May 19, 4-7 pm, or by appointment
Audition Location: J. Paul Taylor Academy (402 W. Court Ave., behind Alma d’arte)
Rehearsals: June 12-July 7 (M-F)
Tech Week rehearsals: July 10-13
Performances: July 14, 15, 21, 22
Character Descriptions
Principals
Most Female Principal Roles have been cast.
Chorus:
Members of the Female Chorus will be contadine (pronounced KAHN-tuh-deen-eh). Each chorus member will be named and have lines and possibly solos.
Featured Soloists
INEZ—(Soloist—Alto/Flexible)—Inez is the nursemaid who reveals the secret at the end of the show. She admits, under threat of torture, to hiding the prince away to keep him safe. Long ago, for love of country, she had substituted her own son to preserve the safety of the future King of Barataria. She will be a non-soloist member of the Contadine until the end of Act 2, when she makes a costume change and takes on a new persona as she takes center stage as Inez.
Requirements: Good mezzo/alto voice. Must have a strong stage presence. She is a woman who takes charge, whom no one dares to cross (except Don Alhambra, who threatens to torture her.)
Vocal Range: C4-Db5
Audition Song: “The Royal Prince.” Song #2—”Sing High, Sing Low”
FIAMETTA (Soloist—Soprano)—The primary soloist of the Contadina. She is a peasant girl who is in love with either Marco or Giuseppe, it doesn’t seem to matter which, and openly makes her wishes known to the other gondoliers.
Requirements: Must have strong soprano voice and ability to express emotions through song and have excellent diction and ability to carry the story line through song. She will be part of solos and small ensembles, ability to harmonize is required. Must be a skilled dancer and move with grace.
Audition Sides: See “Featured Solo Audition Sides”
Vocal Range: Eb4 to Bb5
Audition Songs: “Sing High, Sing Low” and “Are You Peeping” (“My Papa” is part of “Are You Peeping”)
VITTORIA—(Soloist—Mezzo-Soprano/flexible)—A soloist in the Contadina (group of Italian peasant women). She enjoys taunting the chorus of gondoliers as she waits for her favorite gondoliers (Marco and Giuseppe) to arrive on the plaza.
Requirements: Good mezzo/alto voice. She will be part of small ensembles, must be able to harmonize. Dancing is a plus.
Audition Sides: See “Featured Solo Audition Sides”
Vocal Range: B3-E5
Audition Songs: “Sing High, Sing Low” and “Are You Peeping” (“My Papa” is part of “Are You Peeping”)
GIULIA–(Soloist—Mezzo or Soprano)—Soloist Contadina peasant. Should be comfortable with romance and have good comic timing.
Requirements: Good mezzo-soprano voice, ability to harmonize and to express emotion in song, dancing is a plus.
Audition Sides: See “Featured Solo Audition Sides”
Vocal Range: Db4 to F5
Audition Songs: “Sing High, Sing Low” and “Are You Peeping” (“My Papa” is part of “Are You Peeping”)
Audition Materials
Music Samples (Below)
“Listen” buttons contain audio samples.
“View” Scores are pdf files.
You will audition to the accompaniment “Listen Accomp”
Female Chorus
Audition Song "Are You Peeping"
Optional: Learn as much as you can of the Challenge Song, “Sing High, Sing Low” (see links in Featured S0loist area.)
Inez Audition Music
Audition Song #1—"The Royal Prince"
Audition Song #2—"Are You Peeping"
Second Song: “Are You Peeping/My Papa” may be found in Fiametta, Vittoria, or Giulia Audition songs
Featured soloists: Fiametta, Vittoria, Giulia
Audition Song #1—"Are You Peeping"
Audition Song #2—"Sing High, Sing Low"
Special Skills
If you play a portable instrument (violin, viola, flute, clarinet, guitar, etc.) prepare to play it to the tune of one of your favorite audition songs.
Special Skills
Dance skills—Prepare a routine using “Dance A Cachuca” Music.
Special Skills
If you have miscellaneous skill, such as juggling, or swordfighting, be prepared to demonstrate these skills during auditions.
Vocal Range Chart
Find your vocal range at left. Note that each octave is numbered, with middle C being C4.
Numbering of each successively higher octave begins at “C.”
Audition Sides for Female Principals
Select a character and memorize all lines for that Character.
Learn the songs that are assigned to that same character.
Memorize your sides for the best audition.
General Audition Information—For Production Dates, Tuition, etc.
DIALECT/ACCENT OVERVIEW—http://dialectblog.com/british-accents/
Caution–some links on this page lead to people using bad language—monitor your child’s use of the links within this link.
All other skills being equal, we will select the actor with the most appropriate accent. For most, the “Received Pronunciation (see link above) is the best bet, but some sailors may use a lower-class accent (see link above).