Opera Saratoga Holds Local Auditions March 21-22

SARATOGA SPRINGS —For two days in March, Opera Saratoga will hold local auditions for the 2025 Summer Festival Season and beyond, in order to create a local roster of affiliated singers, actors and pianists. 

Head of Music Staff Laurie Rogers and General and Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum will hear auditions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 21 at Elisabeth Luce Moore Recital Hall at Skidmore and Saturday, March 22 at the Gideon Putnam Room at the Saratoga Spa State Park.

“There is a tremendous resource in the Capital Region that we want to tap into: the artists who live and work here,” said General and Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum, who also serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School. “This wealth of talent should be elevating the work of Opera Saratoga, the Capital Region’s only professional opera company.”

Auditioners who are singers/actors are asked to bring an aria, classical song or musical theater piece of 5 minutes or less in duration with printed sheet music for the pianist. Actors who are interested in auditioning can prepare a monologue. Pianists should prepare the accompaniment to an aria or art song, and should be prepared to sight read.

For an audition slot, email info@operasaratoga.org. 

Opera Saratoga’s 64th Annual Summer Festival will run from May 20-June 29 and feature 15 performances at the Spa State Park, Mansion of Saratoga, Saratoga Winery, and Universal Preservation Hall.