Audition Information

Auditions for the 2025 Fall Opera will be held at the start of the Fall semester.

Auditions for the 2026 Spring Opera will be held during the Fall semester.

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Spring Opera 2026 Auditions

Audition Information

Production Information

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Performance Dates: April 24-25

Tech: April 18, 20-22

Location: Hancher Auditorium

Hunchback Audition Notice

Auditions for the UI Opera’s 2026 production of Hunchback of Notre Dame are Monday Dec 1, and Tuesday December 2, with callbacks on Wednesday, December 3. Please note, auditions on December 1 will be in the CONCERT HALL, and auditions on December 2-3 will be in the STARK OPERA STUDIO.

Roles available:

Dom Claude Frollo, Archdeacon of Notre Dame

Bass-Baritone

Jehan Frollo, Claude’s reckless brother

Baritone / Tenor

Florika, Jehan’s love

Soprano/ Mezzo Soprano

Father Dupin, a priest of Notre Dame

Tenor/ Baritone

Quasimodo, the bell ringer of Notre Dame

Tenor

Clopin Trouillefou, King of the Gypsies

Tenor or Mezzo Soprano

Phoebus de Martin, Captain of the Cathedral Guard, Romantic Lead

Tenor, High Baritone

Esmeralda, Romantic Lead

Mezzo Soprano or Soprano

Tribunal Officer

Tenor / Baritone

Archangels

Members of the chorus who will play statues, gargoyles, the Madam, King Louis XI, Lieutenant Frederic Charlus, Romani Gang members, and Paris Crowd members

Chorus

Chorus of Various Roles

 

Prelim Schedule (Subject to Change)

Music Rehearsals

Chorus Rehearsal

Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 PM

Feb 11 - March 4

(2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4)

Principle Coachings

Thurs/ Fri 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Saturdays 10:00 - 2:00 pm

Feb 19 - March 5

 

Tutti Sing Thru

Friday, March 6, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

  

 

Staging Rehearsals

Tutti

Tuesdays - Fridays 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Saturdays, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

March 10 - April 11

1-2 pm lunch break on Saturdays, 
No rehearsal 3/14 - 3/23 (Spring Break)

Memorization Deadline

Thursday, March 26, 2026

  

 

Tech and Performances

Sitz / Tech

April 14 - April 18

7:00 - 10:00 pm

No Conflicts allowed

Dress Rehearsals

April 20 - 22

7:00 - 10:00 pm

No Conflicts allowed

Performances

April 23 and 24

7:30 pm GO

Call times TBD

 

Scene Breakdown- Intimacy, Fight Choreography, and Dance

Scene

Numbers

Cast

Details

ACT I

Scene 2

Topsy Turvey - The Harrowing

Tutti

Dancing, Esmerelda Dance solo, Fight choreography for Quasimodo’s public shaming

Scene 5

Tavern Song

Chorus / Archangels

Couples Canoodle in the dark

Scene 9

Finale: Esmeralda

Tutti

Scuffle Fights

ACT II

Scene 3

In a Place of Miracles

Tutti

Scuffle Fights, Capture and Haul away

Scene 4

The Assault

Frollo and Esmeralda

Follo assaults Esmeralda, Esmeralda fights back

Scene 4

Someday

Phoebus and Esmeralda

Kiss

Scene 6

Kyrie Eleison

Quasimodo, Esmeralda, Executioner

Executioner attempts to choke Esmeralda, Quasimodo saves Esmeralda from the Executioner.

Scene 7

Esmeralda (Frollo Reprise)

Frollo, Quasimodo

Quasimodo pushes Frollo off the tower

 

Please sign at auditions that you acknowledge the Memorization deadline, No-Conflict period, and the Intimacy-Fight-Dance requirements. 

Fall Opera 2025 Auditions

Audition Information

Production Information

The Classical Style

Performance Dates: Nov 13-15

Tech: Nov 8, 10-11

Location: Stark Opera Studio, Voxman