AUDITIONS 2026

PATIENCE, OR BUNTHORNE'S BRIDE  by Sir W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan 

Rockdale Opera Company will be holding auditions for all principal roles for its June 2026 production of "Patience, or Bunthorne's Bride" by Sir W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan on Monday 19 January and Tuesday 20 January 2026 at Rockdale Town Hall, Princes Highway Rockdale from 6.30pm.

Patience is a sparkling, charming, witty and very funny satire by the Masters of Satire, Gilbert & Sullivan, poking fun at the aesthetic movement in late 19th century England. Known as “art for art’s sake”, the movement celebrated aesthetic values in literature, fine arts and decorative arts over moral and social concerns. Popular literary figures and painters of the time included Morris, Swinburne, Rossetti,  Whistler and of course Oscar Wilde.

To book your audition, and for further information about audition requirements, please email your expression of interest to [email protected], nominating the role(s) you wish to audition for. Please attach a current CV including name, phone number, email, voice type, music/vocal qualifications, and relevant performance experience (past roles, company, year).

ROLES TO BE AUDITIONED:
PATIENCE (a Dairy Maid) - soprano
THE LADY ANGELA (a Rapturous Maiden) - mezzo-soprano
THE LADY SAPHIR (“) - mezzo-soprano
THE LADY ELLA (“) - soprano
THE LADY JANE (") - contralto or mezzo-soprano
COLONEL CALVERLEY (Officer of Dragoon Guards) - bass-baritone or baritone
MAJOR MURGATROYD (") - baritone
LIEUT. THE DUKE OF DUNSTABLE (") - tenor
REGINALD BUNTHORNE (a Fleshly Poet) - comic baritone
ARCHIBALD GROSVENER (an Idyllic Poet) - baritone

DIRECTOR: JOHN ANTONIOU
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: DR. STEVEN STANKE

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*AUDITIONS FOR FAUST BY CHARLES GOUNOD WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN 2026