Chorus audition for Puccini's "La bohème", opening production of
West Bay Opera's 2009/10 seaon, will be held on
Sunday, August 9, 1-3 PM (preferred) and
Saturday, August 15, 11 AM - 2 PM (alternate)

See http://www.wbopera.org/chorus/auditions.html for details and
contact the chorus manager at ChorusAuditions@...
if you wish to audition for this production. All voice parts (SATB)
are needed.

About the Production
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Conductor Bryan Nies (http://www.oebs.org/page/bryan.htm) and
stage director Jimmy Smith (http://www.jimmy-smith.net/)
are making their West Bay Opera debuts with this production.

The opera will be sung in Italian.

Rehearsal/performance schedule
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Music rehearsals begin Aug. 25. Staging for chorus will start on or
about Sept. 19. Performances are Oct. 16, 18, 24, 25. See
http://www.wbopera.org/chorus/schedule.html for the most complete
and up-to-date schedule information.


About West Bay Opera
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If you're new to West Bay Opera, you might want to take a look at the
web site, particularly the annals, where you can follow links to
programs, reviews, etc. of previous productions
(http://www.wbopera.org/annals/perfs.html) and the chorus home page
(http://www.wbopera.org/chorus/). We are a semi-professional company:
professional principal singers, directors, and designers; union
orchestra; volunteer chorus. West Bay Opera rehearses and performs in
Palo Alto.


Contact
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To sign up for auditions or ask related questions, please contact the
chorus manager:

Joanne Bogart
ChorusAuditions@...