Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor
Performance dates will be between May 23rd to June 6th 2018 at the following venues: (to be confirmed shortly)
St Austell Arts Centre
Perranporth
Bude
Truro
Penwith College Penzance
Falmouth Princess Pavilion
Auditions will be held on December 2nd at Feock Chapel.
See below for audition pieces.
Pages refer to the Schirmer vocal score (trans. Josef Blatt)
FALSTAFF BASS pp. 55 – 57 103 – 108
MR FORD BARITONE 121 – 124 145 – 150
MR PAGE BASS 33 – 36
FENTON TENOR 129 – 131
SLENDER TENOR 125 – 126
DR CAIUS BASS 127 – 129
MRS FORD (ALICE) SOPRANO 46 – 53
MRS PAGE (MEG) MEZZO-SOPRANO 175 – 177 (225 – 230)
ANNE PAGE SOPRANO 179 – 186
As the opera includes spoken dialogue you will also be asked to prepare a piece of dialogue that involves your character.
Libretto pages:
Falstaff pp. 144 & 224
Mr Ford pp. 178 & 224
Mr Page pp. 178 & 224
Fenton 224
Slender 224
Dr Caius 224
Mrs Ford (Alice) 144, 178 & 224
Mrs Page (Meg) 144, 178 & 224
Anne Page 178 & 224
Applications should be made via the Contact Form on this website and application forms submitted by 20/11/2017