Overview
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Second Clarinet and Bass Clarinet – Varna State Opera
The Orchestra of Varna State Opera is seeking to appoint two Clarinet players. Auditions will be held on 19 May 2026 at 14:30 (GMT+3) at the Varna State Opera (pl. “Nezavisimost” 1, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria).
The start date is to be negotiated following a successful audition. The orchestra will also consider candidates who are in the early stages of their career and can clearly demonstrate their potential to fulfil the role. Please send your CV to the Varna State Opera directly.
Audition Repertoire
- Mozart: Concerto (First movement)
Orchestral Excerpts
- Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra, Part II, bars 45–57 and bars 189–211
- Brahms – Symphony No. 3, Part II, bars 1–22
- Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, bars 1–39
- Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Part I, bars 1–37
- Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia, Figaro’s Cavatina and Quintetto, bars 6–9
Bass Clarinet Excerpts
- Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker, Act 1, No. 4, between numbers 33–34; Act 2, No. 14, 4 bars after 69–70
About Varna
State Opera Varna is a theatre forming part of the theatre and music production centre. The building in the centre of the seaside capital houses two institutions: opera and theatre. The opera house covers a diverse repertoire of opera, operetta, musical and symphonic music.
Varna is a city on the Black Sea coast with a population of approximately half a million, featuring a well-connected international airport and a temperate-continental climate.
