So You Want To Be A Super?
Sarasota Opera is seeking a limited number of enthusiastic outgoing people to serve as supernumeraries, or “supers”, the non-singing extras in opera productions, for its 2015 Winter Festival Season production of Rimsky-Korsakov’s fairy tale opera The Golden Cockerel and Verdi’s Don Carlos. Supers will take the parts of an emperor, prisoner, and official townspeople. Age range for these characters is from teenager to 60s. At this time the opera is looking for men only.
To be considered for a super role, you must:
· Must be taller than 5’ 2”
· Be physically fit
· Be able to perform onstage without glasses
· Be able to walk on slopes and stairs
· Be able to wear elaborate and sometimes very heavy costumes
· Be able to see in both dim and bright light
· Men must be willing to shave
Being a super requires both daytime and evening available immediately through March 24, 2015 but it is not a daily commitment. Rehearsals will be limited to Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and during the day on Saturday. A definitive calendar will be made available immediately.
If you would like to volunteer as a super, please contact Director of Artistic Administration Greg Trupiano at gtrupiano@sarasotaopera.org or by phone at (941) 366-8450, ext. 534.
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