Voice
Applicants should prepare to perform two selections in contrasting styles showcase their technical and lyrical abilities (approximately 10 minutes total).
- One selection, classical in style, in a foreign language (Italian, French, German, Spanish)
- One selection in English in a classical, folk, or musical theater style
Suggested Repertoire Sources
Italian art songs or arias from the 17th or 18th centuries
English or American art songs from any period, including folk song arrangements, (Dowland, Campion, Handel, Haydn, Purcell, Copland, Barber, Quilter)
Any selection from the American music theatre repertoire Other examples of acceptable audition material:
Fauré | Lydia
Grever | Alma mía
Handel | Here Amid the Shady Woods Marcello | Quella fiamma che m'accende Price | Night
Schubert | Lachen und weinen
R. Schumann | Du bist wie eine Blume
A. Scarlatti | Già il sole dal Gange Vaughan Williams | The Vagabond