Auditioning for a Professional Performing Arts Company
Audition coordinator (speaking English) and Singer (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Auditioning for a Professional Performing Arts Company”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript
Hello, Mr Zhou, please take a seat. Welcome to our Blacktown office. I'll explain how the audition works, and then you can ask me anything.
谢谢您。我唱歌很多年了，以前在老家是合唱团的男中音，现在想试试加入专业团体。请问试唱要准备什么？
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Interpret it aloud now →You'll prepare two pieces, each up to four minutes. One should be classical; the other can be any style. Please bring printed music for our pianist, Helen.
我想唱一首意大利艺术歌曲，再唱一首中文民歌，可以吗？不过我没有伴奏谱，只有手机里的录音，行不行？
Folk songs are welcome. But we can't use phone recordings, so you'd need the printed score. The auditions are on 11 April, from nine in the morning.
好的，我去音乐店找谱子。四月十一号我可以来，上午九点我会准时到。如果入选了，排练是怎么安排的？
If you're successful, rehearsals are four evenings a week, from six until nine. That's a real commitment, so please check it fits with your work.
一周四个晚上，我得想想。我白天在工厂上班，有时要加班，就赶不上排练。我可以先跟主管谈谈调班吗？
Yes, please speak to your supervisor or HR department first. We can't change rehearsal times for one person, but we can give you a letter confirming the schedule.
那太好了，有这封信我跟主管谈就容易多了。要是主管不同意，我就不报名了。不过我想先预约试唱的时间，可以吗？
Of course. I can book you in for 11 April now, at nine o'clock. If you can't come, please just let us know.
好的，请帮我订上午九点。我这周就去买谱子，也跟主管谈。要是临时来不了，我一定提前告诉您。谢谢您的耐心。
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