Verismo Opera to Hold Auditions for Ballet Dancers and Schools

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera announces auditions for ballet dancers and ballet schools will be held. The Fort Lee, New Jersey based opera company invites young adult, semi-professional or professional classical ballet dancers to submit an application to perform in its grand production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Celebrating its 28th season, Verismo Opera seeks to collaborate with ballet schools in New Jersey, preferably from Bergen County, to provide ballet students, ages 16 to 20 years of age, or older professional dancers interested in performing opportunities with the largest professional, grand opera company in the county.

Under Artistic Director Lucine Amara, a Metropolitan Opera luminary, Verismo Opera, the house opera company of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), presents fully staged productions with traditional sets, costumes, the Verismo Opera Chorus and a live orchestra. The company’s performance of Aida will take place on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at bergenPAC in Englewood, New Jersey. For information about this performing opportunity and to schedule an audition appointment, contact Stage Director/General Manager Evelyn La Quaif or Technical Director Giovanni Simone at info@verismopera.org.

Verismo Opera is committed to ensuring its programs and services are accessible to all. bergenPAC is handicapped accessible, with street parking available in front of the theatre and designated handicapped parking spaces. Hearing assist systems may be picked up in the theatre upon request to the house manager in the lobby.

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