Houston Grand Opera

On Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, April 6, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will hold ensemble auditions for singers in all voice categories to sing in the ensemble and portray various small roles in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Porgy and Bess takes place in Catfish Row, a fictional African American section of Charleston, South Carolina, and the roles must be cast accordingly.

All interested candidates must have full-time availability (daytime and evening) to be engaged for the production period of September 15 through November 15, 2025. Performance dates in the Brown Theater at the Wortham Theater Center are October 24, 26, November 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15, 2025.

Auditions will be scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 29, 2025 and Sunday, April 6, 2025 at the Wortham Theater Center in downtown Houston. Singers are asked to bring two memorized selections to

offer; at least one must be an operatic aria, the other may be of the American Songbook genre and stylistically representative of George Gershwin. One of these selections must be in English. HGO will provide a pianist for the auditions, and detailed information will be sent to each candidate upon registration.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Some stage experience.

• Availability to work a complex & rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule.

• Ability to take and accept musical and stage direction.

• Ability to work in a theatrical environment, including but not limited to the ability to perform in a variety of stage conditions including flat and raked stages, at stage level and on elevated platforms

Go to website to schedule an audition time.