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MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA – SECTION VIOLIN (3 Openings)
Qualified candidates should fill out and submit the linked form with attached résumé no later than April 15. We cannot guarantee granting an audition to submissions received after that date.
All instrumental musicians must maintain membership in good standing with the Twin Cities Musicians Union for any engagements with The Minnesota Opera Orchestra.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the Unites States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Minnesota Opera is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For questions, please contact Roxanne Stouffer Cruz at [email protected].
MINNESOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA – ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL BASS
Qualified candidates should fill out and submit the linked form with attached résumé no later than April 15. We cannot guarantee granting an audition to submissions received after that date.
All instrumental musicians must maintain membership in good standing with the Twin Cities Musicians Union for any engagements with The Minnesota Opera Orchestra.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the Unites States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Minnesota Opera is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For questions, please contact Roxanne Stouffer Cruz at [email protected].
Auditions
RESIDENT ARTIST APPLICATIONS
Applications for the 2024–2025 Minnesota Opera Resident Artist Program are no longer live. Future opportunities available for both singers and pianists will be posted here.
Extra Opportunities
OVERHIRE LIST FOR MN OPERA SCENE SHOP AND LUMINARY ARTS CENTER
Minnesota Opera is continually looking for workers to add to our Overhire Lists for both Scene Shop work
at the Minnesota Opera Scene Shop and various crew positions at the Luminary Arts Center (formerly
LAB Theater) in the North Loop, Minneapolis. Rates start at $25.19/hour for “Extra II” employees, as
defined by our CBA with IATSE 13.
SUPERNUMERARY APPLICATION
Supernumeraries, or “supers” as they are commonly known, are silent actors engaged to play supplementary roles in an opera. You will be contacted if your data meets our casting needs.