auditions

Deutsche Oper Berlin

nation Germany
city Berlin
position Solo Double Bass
instrument cb
contract type Permanent
closing date Sun 18 October 2026
audition date Fri 20 November 2026
informations

Employment contract with ancillary agreement (service facilitation)
An excellent service instrument is available and will be provided.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed upon qualification for the 2nd round of the audition (2nd class train travel, from the German border for those traveling from abroad).

mandatory pieces

Dittersdorf Concerto in E major (1st movement with cadenza and 2nd movement)
or Vanhal Concerto (1st movement with cadenza and 2nd movement)
Choice Piece:
a major Romantic concerto from the original literature (1st and 2nd movements)

orchestral excerpts

Verdi - Rigoletto, Act 1, No. 3
Mahler - Symphony No. 1, 3rd movement (Solo)
Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite, 7th movement
Verdi - Otello, Solo Act 4
Wagner - Die Walküre, Act 1, end of Scene 1 + Scene 2
Wagner - Die Meistersinger, Act 2, Scene 7 ("Brawl Scene")
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, 4th movement Recitative
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte Overture
Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier, Act 2, Waltz rehearsal no. 154

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