The Grand Duke

Audition Pieces To Prepare For Roles: RUDOLPH: Baritone: Music: Music No 11 from the score; or, Trial By Jury - “When I, Good Friends”. Dialogue: Act 1 - “My Lord Chamberlain …… punctual to her appointment.” ERNEST DUMMKOPF: Tenor: Music: Music No 3 from the score; or The Gondoliers - “Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes”. Dialogue: Act 1 - “Elected by my ...... her feelings towards me”. LUDWIG Bass Baritone: Music: Music No 2 from the score; or, Patience - “If You Want A Receipt”. Dialogue: Act 1 - “All this is rank treason ...... to make a mess of it”. Dr TANNHAUSER: Baritone: Music: Music No 6 and No 7 from the score (to letter K); or, HMS Pinafore - “Fair Moon To Thee I Sing”. Dialogue: Act 1 - “Dies, ipso facto ...... with a clean slate”. PRINCE OF MONTE Bass Baritone: CARLO: Music: Music No 27 from the score; or, The Gondoliers - “There Lived A King”. Dialogue: Act 2 - “Well, my dear ...... they are not convincing”. HERALD: Baritone: Music: Music No 23 from the score; or, Trial By Jury - “With A Sense Of Deep Emotion”. BEN HASHBAZ: Dialogue: Act 2 - “But my good friend ...... sandwich boards now”. VISCOUNT MENTONE: Dialogue: Act 2 – “Blest if I know ...... yes, Viscount Mentone”. PRINCESS OF MONTE Soprano: CARLO: Music: Music No 25 from the score; or, Iolanthe - “If We’re Weak Enough To Tarry”. Dialogue: Act 2 - “But Papa, where in the world ...... I saw it move”. BARONESS VON Contralto: KRAKENFELDT: Music: Music No 10 from the score; or The Gondoliers - “On The Day That I Was Wedded”. Dialogue: Act 2 - “Is this court mourning ...... over-whelming of them all”. JULIA JELLICOE: Soprano: Music: Music No 19 in the score; or, The Yeomen Of The Guard - “Tis done! I am a bride”. Dialogue: Act 1 – “Herr Dummkopf ...... I’ve no option”. LISA: Mezzo Sop: Music: Music No 12D and Music No 15 (2nd verse) from the score: or, The Gondoliers - “When A Merry Maiden Marries”. Dialogue: Act 1 - “And as we produce ...... make the best of it”. OLGA: Soprano: Music: Music No 1 (letter B to letter C - all four parts); or, The Pirates of Penzance - “Let Us Gaily Tread” (Edith). Dialogue: Act 1 - “Well, we shall soon ...... all tiled here”. GRETCHEN: Soprano: Music: As for ‘Olga’. Dialogue: Act 1 - “Oh, I should like to pull ...... in Christendom”. BERTHA: Mezzo Sop: Music: Music No 1 (letter B to letter C - all four parts); or, The Pirates of Penzance - “Far Away From Toil And Care” (Kate). Dialogue: Act 1 - “And it’s so unwholesome ...... for the makeup”. ELSA: Contralto: Music: Music No 1 (letter B to letter C - all four parts); or, The Pirates of Penzance - “Far Away From Toil And Care” (Kate). MARTHA: Dialogue: Act 1 - “Oh, bother the secret sign ...... eat my breakfast”.