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Character and Audition Information Character and Audition Information Story Summary List of Roles Based on the 1910 horror novel by Gaston Leroux, PRINCIPAL ROLES The Phantom of the Opera is a thrilling and romantic account The Phantom of the Opera of the legendary Phantom, a musical genius who dwells deep Male. Adult - Mature adult. High Baritone or Tenor (A 3 to A 5) beneath a majestic opera house in Paris. Shunned by society The Phantom is masked to hide a facial deformity. He blives hiddenb for his horrible facial deformity, he takes a promising young beneath the Paris Opera House. He is a musical genius who falls in soprano, Christine, under his wing and grooms her for operatic love with the young ingénue Christine who he gives music lessons fame, all the while falling deeply in love with her. through a mirror in her dressing room. He torments the diva Carlotta As Christine grows ever more successful, and a handsome and the whole opera company. His teaching helps Christine to be young man from her past begins to successfully court her, the promoted to a lead in the Opera’s productions. The Phantom is dynamic but mesmerizing, sensual but ghostly. Phantom descends into a jealous rage and terrorizes the opera Audition song: Angel Excerpt, Music of the Night (Full Version) company with increasingly dangerous threats. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score soars with such famous tunes Christine Daaé as ‘Think of Me,’ ‘All I Ask of You,’ ‘The Music of the Night,’ Female. Young adult. Soprano Lyric or Light Colouratura (G3 to E6) and the title song, ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ and Phantom Christine is the young ingénue. She begins as dancer, but as she has been taught by the Phantom she is given the chance to sing has gone on to become a cultural tour de force, and one of the and becomes the star of the Opera. As was a young child she met a most successful musicals of all time. young boy, Raoul, and when they meet again at the opera they fall For more information go to: https://stageagent.com/shows/ in love. Christine is best friends with Meg. Christine is young and musical/225/phantom-of-the-opera/ vulnerable after the loss of her musician father. Audition song: Think of Me, Wishing You Were Somehow... Vicomte Raoul de Chagny Male. Adult - Mature adult. High Baritone (A 3 to A 5) Raoul is the dashing, young lover. He knew Christineb b from her childhood and becomes smitten with her when they meet again. He is the rich patron of The Opera Company. He does his best to protect Christine, ending in a confrontation with The Phantom. Audition song: All I Ask of You. Meg Giry (see also Ballet Chorus information) Female, Late teen - Young adult. Mezzo-Soprano (B 3 to F5 ) Meg is the young lead dancer in the corps de ballet. bShe is Christine’s best friend and it is she who volunteers Christine to sing when Carlotta quits the production. Her mother is the ballet mistress. Audition song: Where in the World. Monsieur Gilles André Don Attilio - in ‘Il Muto’ Male. Adult - Mature adult. Baritone (A3 to A5) Male. Adult. Tenor (C6 to F2) Andre is one of two new managers of the Paris Opera. He is more Don Attilio is the Countess’s husband during the Il Muto performance. sarcastic and worried about putting on a show. The Phantom to him Some actors hold the word “her” for comedic purposes. is just a nuisance and he seems bothered by the drama that happens Audition song: Masquerade. with Carlotta, Raoul, Christine, and everyone else. Passarino (in Don Juan Triumphant) Audition song: Managers’ Scene. Male. Young Adult - Adult. Baritone (F 5 to D4) Richard Firmin Passarino is Don Juan’s sidekick. He lures# Aminta to Don Juan. Male. Adult - Mature adult. Baritone (A3 to F5) Audition song: Masquerade. Firmin is the other new manager. He is serious and more worried Monsieur Reyer about money and the business of the opera. He sees the Phantom and all the drama that surrounds the opera house as publicity. Male. Mature adult. Baritone (C4 to F5) Audition song: Managers’ Scene. Monsieur Reyer is the répétiteur of the Opera Company. His main job is to run the rehearsals despite all divas. He is sarcastic and sort of a tyrant. Carolotta Giudicelli Audition song: Masquerade. Female. Adult. Soprano Colouratura (C4 to E6) Carlotta is the resident Opera Diva who plays all the leading roles. With Christine’s rising stardom her job is in jeopardy. Carlotta quits ENSEMBLE (Speaking only roles) the production of Hannibal after the Phantom nearly hits her with a Auctioneer backdrop. She comes back to hear the managers beg for her to do the production of Il Muto. Carlotta is a true “drama queen” who feels Male. Adult - Mature adult. Spoken role threatened by Christine. The Auctioneer begins the show auctioning pieces from the opera Audition song: Hannibal Cadenza, Manager’s Scene. house, including props, posters, and the infamous chandelier. This is set in 1911, then takes us back to when the rest of the story Madame Giry takes place. Female. Adult. Mezzo-Soprano (B 3 to B 5) The Auctioneer is a speaking character with the longest Madame Giry is the ballet mistressb for theb opera house. She is monologue in the show. mysterious and has knowledge of The Phantom, warning the Monsieur Lefevre managers to not upset him. Male. Adult - Mature adult. Spoken role Audition song: Those Who Speak, Masquerade. Monsieur Lefevre is the retiring manager of the Opera House. Even Ubaldo Piangi though we know why he decides to retire he is very certain not to Male. Adult. Tenor (D4 to C6) mention it to the new managers. He leaves for Frankfurt and has no Piangi is a classical opera singer with a really thick Italian accent. He intention on returning. is Carlotta’s counterpart and a diva in his own right. Think Pavarotti! Firechief Audition song: Don Juan (also sing the Passarino parts in Male. Young Adult - Adult. Spoken role this song). He is in charge of security during the Don Juan première. He blows the whistle and does the final sealing of the doors. ENSEMBLE (Speaking and sung roles) Firemen Joseph Buquet Male. Adult - Mature adult. Spoken role Male. Adult. Bass (E5 to D4) The Fireman says one word, “Sir”. They enter with the fire chief and Buquet is an old stage hand. People think he’s strange because he just stand there with their metal helmets. claims to have seen the Phantom. He sings a song to the ballet girls describing how the Phantom looks. He is eventually killed by The Marksman Phantom. Male. Adult - Mature adult. Spoken role Audition song: Excerpt #1, Excerpt #2, Masquerade. The Marksman is the guy who shoots the gun from the pit. ENSEMBLE (Non-speaking Roles) Princess All people auditioning for ensemble roles or ensemble need to sing Female. Young Adult. Any range ‘Masquerade’. Please choose the part appropriate to your voice - if The Princess stands in the background during the Hannibal scene. unsure, listen to the tracks provided on line and sing the part most Audition song: Masquerade. comfortable for your vocal range. Madame Firmin Hairdresser Female. Adult. Any range Male. Adult. Tenor (A4 to F5) Madame Firmin is married to Monsieur Firmin. She is one of those The Hairdresser can be found as one of two Epicine men who great one word characters. Her word “Greedy”. gossip about the Countess’s affair with Serafimo, during the Audition song: Masquerade. Il Muto performance. Innkeeper’s Wife Audition song: Masquerade. Female. Adult. Any range Jeweller There’s an Inkeeper apparently, and he has a wife! Male. Adult. Tenor (B 3 to F4) Audition song: Masquerade. The Jeweller is the otherb Epicine man during the Il Muto scene. He is accompanied by Meg. Spanish Lady Audition song: Masquerade. Female. Adult. Any range There’s a Spanish lady too, but you won’t have to speak Spanish! Slave Master (See also Ballet Chorus, Male 18+) Audition song: Masquerade. Male. Adult. Any range The Slave Master is the lead dancer who carries around a whip. Audition song: Don Juan Excerpt BALLET CHORUS Page 7 Females. 16-25 years old. Female. Young Adult - Adult. Any range Some ballet training essential. Pointe shoes a bonus but not She is the one who puts the apple into the pig’s mouth. essential. Singing not necessary but an advantage. Audition song: Masquerade. 1 Male. 18+ Porter Strong, athletic, masculine. Strong pirouettes, tours and leaps. Singing not necessary but an advantage. Male. Young Adult - Adult. Any range The Porter is usually a non-emotional character. He usually just MEG GIRY shows the props for auction during the prologue. All ladies auditioning for the role of Meg must also attend dance Audition song: Masquerade. audition. Meg is a strong triple threat role. Some Ballet training essential. Pointe not necessary but an advantage. Wardrobe Mistress Female. Adult. Any range The Wardrobe Mistress helps Carlotta and Christine change clothes. She is in Christine’s dressing room after the performance to help her with her robe and costume. Audition song: Masquerade. Confidante Female. Adult. Mezzo-Soprano (E4 to G5) The Confidante is one of the three who enter in the beginning of Il Muto who gossip about the Countess. Audition song: Masquerade. Auditions Rehearsals Auditions will take place on: Rehearsals will commence with a ‘Meet and Greet’ and table read on: Date: Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 April Date: Sunday 24 June. Time: 9.00am - 9.00pm (by appointment only) Time: 10.00am.
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