THE DALLAS OPERA ORCHESTRA
Announces a vacancy for the following position:
Principal Bassoon
Collective Bargaining Agreement terms currently in negotitation
Principal Scale: $1609.44 per week (2020-21 season) $130.00 per week Health and Welfare payment (2020-21 season)
Employment beginning with the 2022-23 Season
Auditions in Dallas:
Monday, November 1, 2021
Resumes accepted until Friday, August 25, 2021
Please send a ONE PAGE resume to:
The Dallas Opera PRINCIPAL BASSOON Repertoire List – 2021
SOLO PIECE: W.A. Mozart Concerto in Bb, K. 191 – Movements I & II, (exposition of each mvt.)
EXCERPTS: For any multiple-staved excerpts, please prepare indicated top line only. Multi-measure rests of 2 complete bars or more do not need to be ‘rested’ or counted in time
Berg, A. Wozzeck Act I, Scene 3: bar 441 to bar 444 Act II, Scene 2: bar 288 to bar 293
Bizet, G. Carmen Act II, Entr’acte: Beginning through 8 after Reh 1 Act IV, No. 26 a. bar 3 through fourth bar after Reh. 12 b. Reh. 21 for 16 measures
Britten, B. Peter Grimes Prologue: bar 1 to bar 6 Act I, Interlude 2: Reh. 51 to Reh. 54
Donizetti, G. L’elisir d’amore Act II, Nr. 11: beginning to downbeat of Reh. 67
Mozart, W.A. Cosi fan tutte Act I, Finale: bar 636 to downbeat of bar 643
Mozart, W.A. Le nozze di Figaro Sinfonia (Overture) a. bar 1 to bar 25 b. bar 101 to bar 124 c. bar 156 to bar 172
Mussorgsky, M. Boris Godunov Prologue: 5 bars before Reh. 1 to Reh. 1 Act IV, Scene 2: 8 bars before Reh. 46 to Reh. 47
Puccini, G. Manon Lescaut Act I a. pickup to Reh. 1 through fourth bar of Reh. 2 b. Reh. 3 through fifth bar of Reh. 5
Rossini, G. Il barbiere di Siviglia Act 1, Nr. 2: Reh. 31 to 28th bar after Reh. 31
Strauss, R. Salome 6 bars before Reh. 141 through first half of 4th bar after Reh. 143 Tanz (Dance): Four bars before Reh. S to Reh. V
Stravinsky, I. Pulcinella Gavotte: Reh. 166 to 2nd ending after Reh. 169
Stravinksy, I. The Rake’s Progress Act I, Scene 3: 3 bars before Reh. 184 to Reh. 190 Verdi, G. Aida Act III, Nr. 6: 2nd bar after Reh. N to 4 bars before Reh. O
Wagner, R. Die Meistersinger Act I, Scene 3: 1 bar before Reh. 39 to 20th bar after von Nurnberg Reh. 39 Act II, Scene 6: 16 bars before Reh. 79 to Reh. 80
Beginning through 8 after Reh 1