Principal Oboe Auditions

Arizona Opera; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 264,499 - 268,632; Full time

Job summary

Arizona Opera in Phoenix announces auditions for Principal Oboe, a key solo/section role for the upcoming 2026/27 season. Auditions will include Mozart Oboe Concerto and selected excerpts from Rossini's Italian in Algiers, with brackets and articulation cues noted on azopera.org.

The per-service rate for the 2026/27 season is $192.79, plus per diem, travel and hotel stipend per CBA. Further details available from the Orchestra Manager; auditions scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026 at the

Qualifications

• Audition for orchestral oboe in a major opera company.
• Proficiency with Mozart Oboe Concerto excerpts.
• Ability to perform demanding excerpts across styles.

Responsibilities

• Auditions for Principal Oboe will be conducted to assess readiness for the 2026/27 season.

Skills

Orchestral audition experience

Job description

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

Principal Oboe (27 svcs*)

*Projected number of services for 2026/27 Season

2026/27Seasonper service rate*:

Principal Oboe: $192.79
Plus per diem, travel and hotel stipend per CBA.Contact Orchestra Manager for details.

Principal Oboeauditions will take place on Monday, September 21, 2026at the Arizona Opera Center.Timeswill be announced prior.

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

Solo

Mozart – Oboe Concerto, first movement, exposition only - beginning to m. 97

• Rossini – Italian in Algiers: Overture (Play bracketed sections - Articulation at
• Act I: 1m before Reh 8-4m after Reh 9;
• Act I: Reh 271-274;
• Act II: Reh 34, m2- Reh 38
• Act II: 9 mm after Rehearsal E to Rehearsal G, beat one
• Act III: Rehearsal C to one measure before Rehearsal E
• Act III: Rehearsal S to Rehearsal T
• Act II: Andantino after rehearsal 28 to 30 measures after rehearsal 29
• Good Friday Spell: Act III: Rehearsal 256 to Rehearsal 257 (second measure)