Tulsa Opera seeks child and adult talents for the following roles for its November 2025 production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. ALL OTHER ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST.
Available Young Adult & Children Supporting Roles
Lisel Von Trapp: to play age 16, going on 17. B3-E5 (mezzo or soprano). Dance/movement experience.
Rolf Gruber: to play age 17, going on 18. Range: C4-E5. Dance/movement experience.
Louisa Von Trapp: to play age 13. Range: C4-G5. Movement experience a plus.
Gretl Von Trapp: to play age 5, the youngest of the Trapp children. Range: C4-G5). Movement experience a plus.
Available Adult Featured Ensemble:
Franz: male-presenting, the Von Trapp butler, 35+ years old, rather formal but not without spirit, he is very German and loyal to the Fascist cause. May be asked to sing ensemble as needed.
Frau Schmidt: female-presenting, 35+ years old, the housekeeper, stoic, very little personality; she does her job efficiently but without affection. May be asked to sing ensemble as needed.
Herr Zeller: male-presenting, 30+ years old, stern and unsmiling, a typical Nazi official. May be asked to sing ensemble as needed.
Baron Elberfeld: male-presenting, 35+ years old, neighbor of the Von Trapps and one of the “Old Guards” of Austria, strongly opposes the takeover of his beloved country by Nazi Germany. May be asked to sing ensemble as needed.
Baroness Elberfeld: female-presenting, 35+ years old, a neighbor of Captain Von Trapp and wife to the Baron Elberfeld. May be asked to sing ensemble as needed.
Admiral Von Schreiber: male-presenting, 35+ years old, important figure in the Austrian Navy turned Nazi. May be asked to sing ensemble as needed.
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AUDITION INFORMATION
Saturday, August 16, 2025
1610 S Boulder Ave
Tulsa, OK 74119
10:00am-11:30am – Children & Young Adult Talent
11:30am-1:00pm – Adult Talent
Please plan to stay for the length of the audition timeframe. Talent will be released by the audition monitor as quickly as possible.
WHAT TO PREPARE
Liesel & Rolf, please bring one 32-bar cut from any golden age musical. Sides for reading will be provided at the audition. You may sing from the show if preferred.
Louisa & Gretl, please bring one full song of your choice, please also plan to sing “DO-RE-MI.” You may sing from the show if preferred.
Adult talent, please bring one 32-bar cut from any golden age musical. Sides for reading will be provided at the audition. You may sing from the show if preferred.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE & CALENDAR
One performance on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education.
Child talent must be available for sporadic rehearsals starting October 9, 2025, with primary engagement running November 1-15, 2025. A tentative calendar will be available at auditions.
Adult talent must be available November 1-15, 2025. Most rehearsals in the evenings and on weekends. A tentative calendar will be available at auditions.
Any questions? Contact Sam Briggs at sbriggs@tulsaopera.com.