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Join the cast of Capitol Opera Richmond! 

Capitol Opera Richmond season auditions
October 9, 2022
Casting for:
The Black Count of Monte Cristo (Musical)                                                                  
Book, words and music by Michele. R. Hampton 
Producing Artistic Directors: Karine Eva Marshall
Director: P.J. Freebourn
Musical Director: Leilani Fenick

Audition Info: October 9, 2022; 3:00-6:00 pm at  Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4103 Monument Ave, Richmond, 23230 .  Please bring headshot and resume and come prepared with a MT number that shows your range and a contemporary one minute dialogue. Auditions are by appointment. To schedule a time, please contact Karine Marshall at capitoloperarichmond@gmail.com and include the role you are auditioning for in the subject line.

Rehearsals begin:  March, 2023, and will be held at  Westminster Presbyterian Church
Performances:  (Highlights )  March 25, 2 PM at Richmond Public Library, 101 East Franklin St., Richmond 23219  and (Full Performance)  April 14 -15 at 7:30pm  and  April 16 at 3:00 pm.

Casting non Equity, legit singers/actors for the following roles:
EDMOND DANTÈS  Black; to play range 20–50. An honest, heroic seaman, who later becomes the vengeful Count of Monte Cristo . VOCAL RANGE – BARI-TENOR  Bb3-Ab5

MERCÉDÈS  Caucasian; to play18 and 38. A beautiful, earthy young woman in love with Dantès; she 
later marries Mondego. VOCAL RANGE – SOPRANO  Bb3-G5 

DANGLERS  Caucasian; to play 25 and 45.  A  ship’s purser, he later becomes a wealthy banker-baron, worshiping wealth and position above all.  VOCAL RANGE – BARITONE  C2-G4

FERNAND MONDEGO  Latin; to play 25 and 45. A Catalan smuggler, who illegally obtains  wealth and   a title.  VOCAL RANGE –   BARITONE  D3-D4

GASPARD CADEROUSSE  Caucasian; to play 30 and 50. A dissatisfied innkeeper who will stop at nothing to satisfy his greed.  VOCAL RANGE – BARITONE D3-Eb4 

VALENTINE DE VILLEFORT  Caucasian; to play 18. The pure-hearted, beautiful daughter of De Villefort.  VOCAL RANGE – SOPRANO Bb3-G5 

MAXIMILIAN MORREL  Caucasian; to play 20.  The handsome son of  M. Morrel, he's a tender romantic, 
in love with Valentine. VOCAL RANGE –  TENOR or  BARI-TENOR  B3-G5

MME CADEROUSSE  Caucasian,  Asian or Latin; to play 20 and 40. First a prostitute, she later becomes the working-class wife of M. Caderousse.  VOCAL RANGE – MEZZO  G3-D5

ALBERT DE MORCEF  Afro-Caucasian; to play 20.  A good-natured youth and the son of  Mercédès.   
VOCAL RANGE – TENOR  C3-F5

MONSIEUR MORREL  Caucasian; to play 40.  A  kindhearted shipowner of impeccable character.           
VOCAL RANGE – BARITONE  Bb2-Bb3

HELOÏSE DE VILLEFORT Caucasian; to play 30.  The money-grubbing second wife of  De Villefort.   
VOCAL RANGE – MEZZO or SOPRANO B3-D5

PRINCESS HAYDÉE Middle Eastern; to play 25. A beautiful princess.  VOCAL RANGE – SOPRANO  Bb3-Cb5 

LUCIEN Any Ethnicity; to play about 20.  A friend of Albert.  VOCAL RANGE – BARITONE  Eb3-F4

ALEXANDRE DUMAS  [Child]  Afro-Caucasian; to play 10. An intelligent and sensitive child.                                                                          
Synopsis

Edmond Dantès, a young black sailor in 19th century France, is falsely accused of a crime he didn't commit. After fourteen years in prison, he makes a daring escape, and with newfound wealth at his disposal, sets out to even the score. Cleverly disguised, Dantes slips back into the lives of his enemies and, one by one, sets them up for a fall that will cost them their lives. Both avenging angel and defender of the innocent, Dantes fights to free himself from a past that nearly destroyed him in this musical adaptation of the Dumas classic.

A story within a story, The Black Count of Monte Cristo also captures events from Dumas' life and reveals his real life inspiration for the unforgettable protagonist he created.


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To schedule an audition, please email capitoloperarichmond@gmail.com

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