The Finnish National Opera and Ballet is looking for an Opera Singer (Alto)

for a permanent employment relationship as of 1.8.2026 or as agreed.

You work as an opera singer at the Vocal Department of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. Your duties mainly include choir duties and, depending on the needs of the repertoire, possible soloist and assistant roles. The job description also includes performing at audience outreach events. We offer you an interesting and challenging job in a unique work community. The working languages are Finnish and English.

Salaries and terms of employment are determined in accordance with the collective agreement for opera singers of the Finnish National Opera.

We kindly ask you to submit your application, information about audition arias and a link to a video of no more than four (4) minutes in length, no later than Sun 22.3.2026 in the electronic recruitment system on the website of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet (www.oopperabaletti.fi). In the video, you must perform an optional opera aria with piano accompaniment from the soprano repertoire without a recitative. The video must be shot with one camera in front of the singer so that the singer is fully visible in the image at all times. Post-processing of sound and image is prohibited.

After the video selection, we will invite some of the applicants to audition, which will be held at the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on Mon 13.4.2026. It is possible to use a pianist of FNOB or your own pianist for the audition.

First round of audition:

• Optional opera aria

Second round of audition:

• Another opera aria of your choice (different genre than in the first round)
• Two ensemble assignments (one of which is in Finnish) to be sent by email to those invited to the audition
• Sight-reading exercise
• Two-octave scale
• Choreographic stage exercise task with a choreographic assistant
• Interview

Head of Vocal Department Arna Bertin will provide further information on the position on Tue 17.3.2026 between 14-15:30, tel. +358 40 5043834.

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The chorus of the Finnish National Opera is the only full-time professional choir in Finland and consists of about fifty opera singers. The artistically ambitious and developing chorus plays a major role in many operas, both musically and on stage. The composition of the chorus varies from production to production. In operas requiring a larger ensemble, the chorus is supplemented with additional choir singers.

The chorus’ artistic supervisors are Head Chorus Master Marge Mehilane, Chorus Master Mauro Fabbri and the Artistic Director of the Opera Thomas de Mallet Burgess in collaboration with Chief Conductor. The administrative supervisor is Arna Bertin, Head of Vocal Department.