Irish National Opera is delighted to announce details of auditions for the INO Company Chorus, INO Studio and Extra Chorus for 2025/26.

1. INO Company Chorus
The INO Company Chorus forms a crucial part of Irish National Opera’s artistic backbone. Its 16 members are engaged on a season-by-season basis to perform across INO’s main-scale productions. The aim of the INO Company Chorus is to provide increased predictability and stability in employment for singers as well as to build artistic and performance expertise within the company.
INO is currently looking to fill a Mezzo-soprano position in the INO Company Chorus for the 2025/26 season.

2. INO Studio (Singers)
The 2025/26 INO Studio will commence in September 2025 to provide training, mentoring and high-level professional engagements for Irish opera artists as they develop their careers. The 2025/26 INO Studio will involve four singers. Successful candidates are likely to be those that have completed Masters level training and are in the early stages of their careers.

3. Extra Chorus
Singers of all voice types (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass) are invited to audition to join the pool of freelance singers from which Irish National Opera engages extra chorus members to augment the INO Company Chorus on an opera-by-opera basis.
If you have auditioned for or performed with the company in the last 2 years there is no need to re-audition.

SCHEDULE

Audition dates:
Monday 24 March & Friday 28 March 2025
Location: Dublin City Centre
Répétiteur: Richard McGrath

Requirements:
For Company Chorus and Extra Chorus, please present two arias of contrasting style in their original languages.
For INO Studio please prepare 5 contrasting arias. You won’t be expected to sing them all. On the day we will ask you to sing one aria and then pick another from your list.

How to Apply:
To apply for any or all of the opportunities listed above, please complete and upload the required documents at our ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.

Applications should be received by 5pm on Friday 28 February 2025. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.