First Violin, Chairs 7 & 8 Auditions

Arizona Opera; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140 - 160; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Opera invites musicians to audition for the First Violin chairs for the 2026/27 season. Auditions will occur on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at the Arizona Opera Center, with times to be announced.

The project lists per-service rate of $152.62; details on per diem, travel and hotel stipend follow the CB A and director's guidance. Musicians should prepare specified solo and orchestral excerpts as outlined.

Qualifications

• Solo excerpts preparation as specified.
• Familiarity with orchestral excerpts and patterns.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and perform solo and orchestral excerpts as requested.

Skills

Violin performance

Audition preparation

Reading music

Education

Bachelor's degree in Music/Perf

Job description

Arizona Opera Orchestra (performing in Phoenix and Tucson, AZ) announces auditions for the following:

*Projected number of services for 2026/27 Season

2026/27Seasonper service rate*:
Section Violin: $152.62
Plus per diem, travel and hotel stipend per CBA.Contact Orchestra Manager for details.

First Violin, Chairs 7 & 8auditions will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2026at the Arizona Opera Center.Timeswill be announced prior.

Required excerpts are marked with brackets on azopera.organd at the audition.

Solo

• The 1 st movement, exposition only from Mozart's Concerto No. 4 in D major
  -OR-
• The 1 st movement, exposition only from Mozart's Concerto No. 5 in A major
  -AND-
• The 1 st movement, exposition only, from your choice of the following concerti:
  Beethoven, Brahms, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, or Tchaikovsky

Orchestra Excerpts (when divisi, play the top line)

• Mozart–The Marriage of Figaro, Overture: bars 108-171
• Puccini–Tosca, Act III Scene 1: 2 bars after [7] to 7 bars after [8]
• Strauss –Der Rosenkavalier, Act I: Beginning to [5]
• Verdi–La Traviata, Act I Prelude: Beginning to End of Prelude
• Verdi–Falstaff, Act I Part 1: 8 bars after [13] to [14]
• Wagner–Siegfried, Act III Scene 3: 4 bars before [58] to 5 bars before [59]