Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chorus Auditions
2024/2025 Season
Lyric Opera of Chicago is holding chorus auditions in all voice categories for singers who are prepared for professional careers. Auditions will be held in Chicago. Positions in the Core Supplementary Chorus are available.
General Director: Anthony Freud
Music Director: Enrique Mazzola
Chorus Director & Head of Music: Michael Black
Preliminary Auditions
Chicago auditions will take place at Civic Opera House (20 N Wacker Drive, Chicago) on the following dates:
- Monday, March 18, 2024 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:00 am - 2:00 pm & 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Friday, March 22, 2024 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Saturday, March 23 2024 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Applicants must sing a preliminary audition to be considered for a callback audition. Please note that callback auditions are not always requested of singers in consideration for contracts.
Callback Auditions
Saturday, March 23, 2024 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Auditions are by invitation only:
Please ensure materials are received no later than 5:00pm CDT on Monday, March 11, 2024. Late applications will not be considered.
For audition consideration, singers must submit:
- Current résumé
- Headshot
- Letter that states your first, second and third preferences of audition dates
- Contact information for two references of recognized musical authority with whom you have worked. Please ensure your references are notified that Lyric may contact them.
Please email the above to:
choraud@lyricopera.org
OR mail to:
Chorus Auditions Coordinator
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N Wacker Drive, Suite 860
Chicago, IL 60606
Audition Requirements:
Successful applicants must be prepared to present two, memorized opera arias in different languages.
Auditionees must be United States citizens OR possess, at the time of the audition, legal permission to work in the United States of America during the rehearsal and performance period.
Lyric Opera of Chicago employs a professional chorus under an AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists) contract and pays competitive wages. You need not be a union member to audition.
Rehearsal and Performance Period:
The 2024/2025 performance season runs from September 14 through December 1, 2024 (with rehearsals beginning in August) and the week of February 17 through April 19, 2025 (with rehearsals beginning in February). A full (tentative) schedule of rehearsals and performances will be provided prior to the commencement of rehearsals.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Lyric Opera of Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.
For More Information:
www.lyricopera.org
choraud@lyricopera.org
Lyric Opera audition hotline: (312) 827-3548