AUDITIONS FOR THE GRAND DUKE:

Director: / Richard Burman
Musical Director: / John Ferguson
Season: / Five performances, early April 2014.
Performances At: / AlexanderTheatre, MonashUniversity, Clayton North.

Auditions:

When: / From 2:40 PM, Sunday, 27th of October; and,
From 7:30 PM, Monday, 28th of October.
Where: / Skipper Holland Hall (scout hall, down a driveway, next to a park)
Cnr Hunter Drive/McCracken Avenue Blackburn South
How To Book: / (however you arrange it via the website - information completed on the template automatically defers to )

Audition Pieces To Prepare For Roles:

RUDOLPH: / Baritone:
Music: / Music No 11 from the score; or,
Trial By Jury - “When I, Good Friends”.
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “My Lord Chamberlain …… punctual to her appointment.”
ERNEST DUMMKOPF: / Tenor:
Music: / Music No 3 from the score; or
The Gondoliers - “Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes”.
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “Elected by my ...... her feelings towards me”.
LUDWIG / Bass Baritone:
Music: / Music No 2 from the score; or,
Patience - “If You Want A Receipt”.
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “All this is rank treason ...... to make a mess of it”.
Dr TANNHAUSER: / Baritone:
Music: / Music No 6 and No 7 from the score (to letter K);
or, HMS Pinafore - “Fair Moon To Thee I Sing”.
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “Dies, ipso facto ...... with a clean slate”.
PRINCE OF MONTE / Bass Baritone:
CARLO: / Music: / Music No 27 from the score; or,
The Gondoliers - “There Lived A King”.
Dialogue: / Act 2 - “Well, my dear ...... they are not convincing”.
HERALD: / Baritone:
Music: / Music No 23 from the score; or,
Trial By Jury - “With A Sense Of Deep Emotion”.
BEN HASHBAZ:
Dialogue: / Act 2 - “But my good friend ...... sandwich boards now”.
VISCOUNT MENTONE:
Dialogue: / Act 2 – “Blest if I know ...... yes, Viscount Mentone”.
PRINCESS OF MONTE / Soprano:
CARLO: / Music: / Music No 25 from the score; or,
Iolanthe - “If We’re Weak Enough To Tarry”.
Dialogue: / Act 2 - “But Papa, where in the world ...... I saw it move”.
BARONESS VON / Contralto:
KRAKENFELDT: / Music: / Music No 10 from the score; or
The Gondoliers - “On The Day That I Was Wedded”.
Dialogue: / Act 2 - “Is this court mourning ...... over-whelming of them all”.
JULIA JELLICOE: / Soprano:
Music: / Music No 19 in the score; or,
The Yeomen Of The Guard - “Tis done! I am a bride”.
Dialogue: / Act 1 – “Herr Dummkopf ...... I’ve no option”.
LISA: / Mezzo Sop:
Music: / Music No 12D and Music No 15 (2nd verse) from the score: or, The Gondoliers - “When AMerry Maiden Marries”.
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “And as we produce ...... make the best of it”.
OLGA: / Soprano:
Music: / Music No 1 (letter B to letter C - all four parts); or, The Pirates of Penzance - “Let Us Gaily Tread” (Edith).
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “Well, we shall soon ...... all tiled here”.
GRETCHEN: / Soprano:
Music: / As for ‘Olga’.
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “Oh, I should like to pull ...... in Christendom”.
BERTHA: / Mezzo Sop:
Music: / Music No 1 (letter B to letter C - all four parts); or, The Pirates of Penzance - “Far Away From Toil And Care” (Kate).
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “And it’s so unwholesome ...... for the makeup”.
ELSA: / Contralto:
Music: / Music No 1 (letter B to letter C - all four parts); or, The Pirates of Penzance - “Far Away From Toil And Care” (Kate).
MARTHA:
Dialogue: / Act 1 - “Oh, bother the secret sign ...... eat my breakfast”.

For further information on the vocal score and the libretto, check out the URL below.