Vocal auditions are tentatively scheduled for fall of 2012.

Singers are required to submit a recording for the first round of the audition process. This should be an AUDIO CD (please DO NOT send DVDs or discs only containing MP3s - it must be a disc playable on a CD player) with two contrasting arias from the baroque and/or classical periods, at least one of which should be in English. One of the arias should demonstrate florid passage-work (similar to the sixteenth-note passages in Handel's "Every Valley Shall be Exalted" or "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" from Messiah). Recordings of live performances are acceptable, as are recordings made in studios. If the recording includes more than two arias, please indicate which two arias you would like us to consider for the audition. The deadline for submission is October 1, 2012.

Singers who pass the first round of auditions will be invited to audition in person for the second round. Repertoire for the second round will consist of two contrasting Baroque arias, at least one of which should be in English, and sight-reading. CDs should be clearly marked with your name and voice type, and sent along with a resume (which MUST include a current mailing address and your voice type) to:

Jesse Levine, Personnel Manager
Handel and Haydn Society
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115