Windy City Operafest is pleased to announce online auditions for Puccini’s La Bohème, a fully staged opera production directed by Viktoria Vizin with piano accompaniment, to be presented as part of Operafest, taking place May 2–17, 2026.

This program includes a full role preparation, Italian diction coaching, music coaching, an acting workshop, and a final performance. Special role mentors are Viktoria Vizin and Franco Pomponi, with collaborative pianists and vocal coaches Irina Feoktistova and Leo Radosavljevic.

Please submit a resume and a video recording. The application fee is $35.

Tuition fee:

• $1,600 for Rodolfo, Mimi

• $1,400 for Marcello, Colline, Musetta

• $1,100 for Schaunard

• $900 for Benoit/Alcindoro

• A non-refundable deposit of $300 is due within five (5) days of acceptance.

• The remaining tuition may be paid in two (2) equal installments, or, upon request, in up to six (6) installments.