‘Les Misérables’ Manila production holding auditions for musicians

The upcoming production of "Les Misérables" in Manila is holding auditions for musicians, it announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

According to the production, it will be holding auditions for:

• flute/piccolo/alto flute/treble (alto) recorder
• oboe/cor anglais
• B-flat clarinet/E-flat clarinet/bass clarinet
• double bass
• trumpet in B-flat/flugelhorn/piccolo trumpet
• horn and horn II
• bass trombone/tuba
• viola
• cello and cello II
• violin and violin II
• keyboard 2
• percussion

Musicians should send their CV and a video of themselves playing a classical composition to events@concertusmanila.com on or before November 8.

Based on the mid-19th century Victor Hugo novel of the same name, Les Miserables is one of the longest-running and most successful musicals in history. British theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh developed the English-language of the musical, with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original French lyrics by Alain Boublil, and first staged it in 1985.

Among the stage performers who have starred in the musical are the Philippines' own Lea Salonga and Rachelle Ann Go.

Go, who played Fantine in the 30th anniversary staging of the musical in the West End, will reprise the role in the Manila production, slated to open in March 2016. — BM, GMA News

For more information about the auditions, call Concertus Manila at 403-8646 and 403-8678.