The exam will take place on 25 May 2026 at 10 a.m. in the Orchestra Rehearsal Room.
The deadline for submitting applications, along with a CV, is 20 April 2026.
PROGRAMME
FIRST STAGE
1. W.A. Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, 1st movement (exposition only)
2. G. Rossini - Introduction and Theme with Variations (introduction only)
Piano accompaniment is mandatory.
The first stage takes place behind a curtain.
SECOND STAGE
Orchestral studies
Clarinet:
G. Rossini - The Barber of Seville
F. Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream
S. Moniuszko - The Haunted Manor
G. Puccini - Tosca
S. Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf
M. Weinberg - The Golden Key
Bass Clarinet:
G. Verdi - Aida
G. Verdi - Ernani
I. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
M. Weinberg - The Golden Key
All orchestral materials can be downloaded below.
After reviewing the applications, invitations to the exam will be sent by email to selected candidates on 25 April 2026.
Applications (addressed to the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera Management) requesting an admission to the audition for the position of tutti clarinet musician with the obligation to play the bass clarinet (full-time) should be sent, along with a CV, to: orkiestra@teatrwielki.pl
Applications addressed to the Management should 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 20 April 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 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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