The event is produced by professionals who have worked on major West End and Broadway musicals such as Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera. It will also be premièred this year in three US venues and in Singapore.
The Birth of a King will have a full symphony orchestra, a 120-strong chorus and 37 soloists. If you are interested in joining the cast, chorus or orchestra, simply apply at www.the-birth-of-a-king.org.
Its professional production staff have experience of working with singers who are complete beginners and everybody is welcome to apply for an audition – and of course, professional-standard singers can apply too! All kinds of singers are needed – opera, rock, classical and musical.
Local musicians are also invited to play in the orchestra alongside the professionals and semi-professionals already booked.
Open auditions start on July 30 and continue on various dates in August. Its team is keen to hear from anyone who is interested, even without singing or stage experience, as full training will be given.
A spokesperson said: “We are not asking people to audition for a particular role - all we want you to do is come along and sing us a song! If you are a grand opera singer, we would love to hear it.
“If you have no experience, then feel free to bring any song you like - simply bring music or a backing track for whichever song you choose – or come and just sing "Happy Birthday" (we already have the music for that)!
“The audition for chorus only will be very low key and is really just to give us an idea of which part to place your voice in, so please don't panic about it if you've never done this before. We're friendly and we don't bite!”
www.the-birth-of-a-king.org
