Deputy Head of Music, The Royal Opera

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies: The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.

The Royal Opera is one of the world`s leading opera companies. It is renowned both for its outstanding performances of traditional opera and for commissioning new works by today`s leading opera composers, from Judith Weir and Mark-Anthony Turnage to George Benjamin and Kaija Saariaho.

We are currently recruiting for a permanent member of our team to work as a repetiteur to the highest artistic standards, assist with organising auditions for Chorus small parts and covers and with the selection and management of the team of freelance repetiteurs and language coaches

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate these qualities:

- Comprehensive knowledge of the opera repertoire
- Significant experience as a repetiteur for a major opera company (please outline)
- A high-profile coach/assistant conductor and equivalent experience as a recitalist with singers of an international standard
- A detailed knowledge of the working processes of an opera company, with experience of scheduling and able to efficiently match the right pianist to the appropriate conductor and creative team
- Working knowledge of German, French and Italian (ability to work in Czech and Russian an advantage)
- A team player, with a natural rapport with singers, conductors and directors, who gets involved in the creative process and takes an interest across all productions from the first model showing to opening night.