The audition will take place on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, at 10:00

Application deadline is 17.01.2026,

Application must contain: - CV including full name and address, - Copy of your identity document, - Copy of High Education Qualifications (Master Degree or Equivalent University Degree), - Work experiences.

Candidates should apply to: martin.zuzek-kres@opera.si (or to the following address: SNG Opera and Ballet Ljubljana, Župančičeva 1, 1000 Ljubljana (for Audition Flute 2 / piccolo))

 

Selected candidates will receive official invitation by email together with the required orchestral material 14 days before the audition. In the case of a large number of candidates, a pre-audition is also possible. A pianist accompanist for the audition performance will be provided. Your own piano accompanist may be brought with you, as well.

 

Audition programme

 

1. round:

- W.A.Mozart : Concerto Flute In G Major, K. 315 (1. mov. with cad. & mov. 2 performed on piccolo)

2. round:

- A. Vivaldi : Concert for piccolo C major (mov. 1 & 2)

- G. Faure : Fantaisie (op. 79)

3. round: orchestra excerpts:

for flute:

- B. Smetana : The Bartered Bride – Overture

- P.I. Tchaikovsky : The Sleeping Beauty – act 1 – from no. 220 to 258;

- P.I. Tchaikovsky : Nutcracker – act 2 - Soldiers, 3rd flute

- G. Bizet : Intermezzo to act 3 (Carmen);

- F. Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream – Scherzo;

- W. A. Mozart : Magic flute – act 1, no. 8

- M. Ravel : Daphnis et Chloe (Suite no. 2, 2nd bar after small no. 179, fl. 2)

for piccolo.:

- G. Bizet : Carmen - act 3., picture 1 (Introduction)

- L. Delibes : Coppelia – act 2 - No. 14

- W. A. Mozart : The Magic Flute – act 2 - no. 13

- G. Rossini : Semiramis - Overture – small no. 132 (Orchester Probespiel - p. 51 & 52)

- G. Verdi : Othello – act 1 – small no. 21

- P.I. Tchaikovsky : The Sleeping Beauty – act 1. – var. 4 (Canari qui Chante)

- M. Ravel : Bolero – picc. solo 

- J. Strauss : Die Fledermaus - Overture – small no. 404

* orchestral excerpts will be published as pdf by mid-January 2026 at the latest.