Verismo Opera Casting Supernumerary Roles for Tosca

The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's Artistic Director, Lucine Amara, announces supernumerary roles are being cast. Supernumeraries (supers) appear in the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera's new production of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca on Sunday, October 15, 2017.

Verismo Opera, the house opera company of the Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC), performs the grand production at the theatre, located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey, at 3:00 p.m. Supers, the equivalent of extras seen in movies, appear with principal singers from around the world on the stage.

Experienced, beginning, and aspiring actors may apply for supernumerary roles. Female and male adults and teenagers, ages 17 and above, are needed for nonsinging, nonspeaking parts in Tosca. They perform in costume and appear as soldiers, police agents, altar boys, noblemen and women, townsfolk and artisans.

No prior stage experience is required. Supers work closely with the company’s General Manager/Stage Director, Canadian soprano Evelyn La Quaif, a prominent voice teacher and performer. They see first-hand the opera's development and are recognized in the production's Stagebill. For further information about supernumerary roles available and rehearsal dates, contact Ria Hawks at riagrace@hotmail.com.

Verismo Opera's new production is fully staged, with the entire cast performing in full costume. The Verismo Opera Orchestra, under Principal Conductor/Music Director Lucy Arner, and the Verismo Opera Chorus, led by Chorus Director/Associate Conductor Michael Wittenburg, accompany the principal singers.

For more information about the grand opera company, visit Verismo Opera's web site, follow the company on Facebook and Twitter, or call (201) 886-0561.