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Repetiteur // Berlin Opera Academy Orchestra

General information

Instrument or role

Piano

Job category

Performance

Number of positions

6 open positions

Additional information
BOA is the premier European summer opera festival program providing practical professional instruction to emerging artists in the most operatically important city in the world. The forthcoming OPERNFEST 2025 Summer Festival repertoire includes:

Cendrillon // Massenet
L'incoronazione di Poppea // Monteverdi
Die Fledermaus // Strauss
Die Zauberflöte // Mozart

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 2025

Apprentice Répétiteur
Under the guidance of our staff, you will have the chance to learn what is required in opera houses and what is expected from accompanists. Your development and education will be furthered through assisting individual lessons on the essential keys of good coaching and skillful accompaniment. All assigned activities are based on the individual’s desire and interest, and the merit earned by their preparation level upon arrival. As we will provide contacts and opportunities to play for experienced professionals, who can recommend employment, we expect all apprentices to arrive with a professional level of preparation. You will:

  • play production rehearsals
  • assist the Maestro and faculty répétiteurs during production rehearsals and music coachings
  • collaborate with Vocal Faculty during singing lessons and masterclasses
  • be prepared to coach singers in your areas of strength
  • assist with accompaniment in concerts
  • sing in lines during production rehearsals and in music coachings to fill in for absent or ill singers
  • play in the chosen performances (at the discretion of the musical director)
  • Successful applicants will be assigned to two productions during the BOA Opernfest Festival. It is also possible to participate in only one production.

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Vacancy requirements

Age limitations

18 years or older

Employment details

Type

Academy

Tenure

Temporary (11 July - 14 September, 2025)

Employment beginning

11 July, 2025

Application process

Apply by

March 15, 2025

Application instructions
https://www.berlinoperaacademy.com/orchestra.html#apply-form

Audition dates

Video Audition Submission Deadline

March 15, 2025

Audition information

Audition repertoire
Repertoire Requirements: Please upload two recordings that best display your musical abilities. We recommend one excerpt from an operatic or symphonic work and one solo or piano-accompanied piece.
General Guidelines:
  1. One video including the required program. Cuts between movements/excerpts are allowed.
  2. The recording should not be older than one year.
  3. Piano accompaniment is not necessary.

Répétiteurs: 
  • Your first recording should demonstrate your ability to play an opera score (you do not have to sing in the vocal lines, but are welcome to).
  • Your second recording should demonstrate your skills accompanying a singer in a standard German or Italian aria.

 If using Youtube, please ensure your videos are uploaded as either Unlisted or Public videos (not Private).