The Polish National Opera announces auditions for a viola tutti position (full-time).
The exam will take place on 29 June 2026 at 10 a.m. in the Orchestra Rehearsal Room. The deadline for submitting applications, along with a CV, is 2 June 2026.
PROGRAMME
FIRST STAGE
1. C. Stamitz: Viola Concerto, 1st movement (with the Paul Klengel cadenza) with mandatory piano accompaniment
2. Orchestral excerpts selected by the jury on the audition day from the list of opera, ballet, and symphony music available below
SECOND STAGE
1.J. S. Bach: Two contrasting movements from one of the Cello Suites
(excluding Suite No. 1)
2. Orchestral excerpts selected by the jury on the audition day from the list of opera, ballet, and symphony music available below
Orchestral Excerpts
S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet: Young Juliet, Tybalt’s Death
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo
A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement
R. Strauss: Don Juan, beginning
P. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 1st movement
M. Weinberg: Pinocchio: No. 22, 10, 14
S. Moniuszko: Halka: Highlanders’ Dances
G. Puccini: Madama Butterfly (beginning of Act 1) and La bohème (Act 1, reh. 21)
G. Verdi: Aida (Act 2, no. 5, reh. G; Act 3, no. 6, reh. B; Act 3 Finale, reh. Y)
L. Minkus: Waltz from Don Quixote
L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, 2nd and 3rd movement
W. A. Mozart: The Magic Flute, Overture
R. Strauss: Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils
All orchestral materials can be downloaded below.
The first stage takes place behind a curtain. The second stage will be open.
After reviewing the applications, invitations to the audition will be sent by email to selected candidates on 8 June 2026.
Applications (addressed to the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera Management) requesting an admission to the audition for the position of tutti viola musician (full-time) should be sent, along with a CV, to: orkiestra@teatrwielki.pl.
The applications must be signed by hand, scanned, and sent as email attachments (pdf., doc., or odt.).
Each candidate will receive an email confirmation of submission.
We kindly inform you that all applications submitted after the deadline provided in the announcement, i.e. after 2 June 2026, will be automatically rejected.
The decisions of the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera Management regarding the audition process and the candidate's selection are final and not subject to appeal.
The jury reserves the right to decide on having a third round on the day of the audition i.e. on 29 June 2026.
The Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera provides an accompanist.
The Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera does not reimburse travel expenses.
The Management also reserves the right to change the audition date, audition format, repertoire, order of pieces performed. The Management is able to cancel or invalidate the audition without providing a reason.
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