The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Music Director: Antonio Pappano
Concert Masters: Peter Manning and Vasko Vassilev
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is looking to appoint to the following position:
Principal Double Bass (Joint Section Principal)
We invite applications from outstanding players with considerable relevant experience, ideally with an opera or ballet orchestra. Musicians of the highest calibre, the successful candidates should be self-motivated, reliable and versatile with the ability to inspire and lead an established team.
The terms and conditions of employment for this position offer musicians a considerable amount of flexibility in workload and schedule.
Full job descriptions and application forms are available below or by calling 020 7212 9303. If you would like to apply for the above positions, please send your completed application form and a covering letter to:
Jenny Fry, HR Administrator, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD or e-mail to
jenny.fry@roh.org.uk Please note we do not accept CV's.
The closing date for applications is 10.00 am, Monday 1 October 2007. Details of the audition repertoire and requirements will be available on our website shortly.
First round auditions for Principal Double Bass will be held on 11 & 12 October 2007. Second round auditions to be held on 22 October 2007.
Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK.
