Basssist
John Grillo and I recently wrapped up an episode covering much of the repertoire commonly asked on double bass opera auditions. Check it out
here, and check out our follow-up chat about
differences between opera and orchestra playing here. We covered the following excerpts:
* Strauss
o Salome
o Rosenkavalier
* Wagner
o Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
o Die Walküre
* Britten
o Peter Grimes
* Verdi
o Otello
o Rigoletto
o Falstaff
* Weber
o Euryanthe
* Mozart
o Magic Flute
o Marriage of Figaro
* Beethoven
o Fidelo
* Humperdinck
o Hansel and Gretel
