State Opera Plovdiv announces an audition for flute tutti with obligation for piccolo. (100% jobshare).

Requirements for candidates:

1. Completed higher or secondary music education. 2. Experience and practice in ensemble music making.

The audition consists of two stages: Stage 1 ● Evaluation of a video recording of the required works from the mandatory repertoire list. ● The video recording must be submitted via email as a YouTube link by the 1st of September. Stage 2 ● Candidates selected for the second round will be invited to an interview . ● State Opera Plovdiv will notify successful candidates after the end of the audition process.

Links of the videos and CV must be submitted to: castingoperaplovdiv@gmail.com.

Audition repertoire: Video preselection, no accompaniment:

Flute 1. W.A. Mozart - Flute concerto №1 G Dur K313, I mvt, exposition, no cadenza 2. Bizet - Entr'acte to III Аct from “Carmen” - from bar 3 to number 2

Piccolo 1. G. Rossini - “Semiramide”, overture: ● From the 5th bar of G to 4 bars after H ● From the 14-th bar of T to one bar after U

2. M. Ravel - “Bolero”, ● From the 3rd bar of n.8 to n.9

Live audition:

1. W.A. Mozart - Flute concerto №1 G Dur K313, I mvt, no cadenza, with piano accompaniment 2. C. Debussy - “Syrinx”

Orchestral excerpts for flute:

1. A. Dvorak - Symphony №9 “From the New World”, I mvt., 2nd flute ● From the 9th bar of n.10 to 17 bars before n.11 ● From n.12 to 18 bars before n.13 2. G. Bizet - “Carmen” ● Entr'acte to III Аct from bar 3 to number 2 3. S. Prokofiev - “Peter and the wolf” ● From n.2 to n.4

4. F. Mendelssohn - Symphony №4 “Italian”, IV mvt., 2nd flute ● From beginning to bar 34 5. P.I. Tchaikovsky - “The Nutcracker”, “Le The”, 1st flute ● From bar 2 to 2 bars before n.33

Orchestral excerpts for piccolo:

1. G. Rossini - “Semiramide”, overture: ● From the 5th bar of G to 4 bars after H ● From the 14-th bar of T to one bar after U

2. M. Ravel - “Bolero” ● From the 3d bar of n.8 to n.9

3. G. Verdi - “Falstaff”, I act, II part: ● From the beginning to 1 bar after n.19

4. G. Verdi - “Aida”, Finale of II Act: ● From the second beat of the 8th bar before F to G

5. G. Verdi - “Otello”, I Act: ● From the 5th bar of AA to the 9th bar of AA ● From BB to 7 bars before CC