Jobs
Thank you for your interest in working with Garsington Opera. There are currently no vacancies. For future opportunities please check back as all opportunities to join the Garsington Opera team will be advertised here.
Traineeships
Trainee Assistant Conductor
As part of its talent development ‘Pathways Programme’, Garsington Opera is looking to recruit a Trainee Assistant Conductor to work alongside Artistic Director and Conductor Douglas Boyd, Assistant Conductor Ashley Beauchamp, and Repetiteur Lliam Paterson to form part of the Music Staff for its 2026 production of Gerald Barry’s The Importance of being Earnest (Director Jack Furness, Designer Francis O’Connor).
This is an entry level role, supporting the transition from conservatoire conducting training (or equivalent) to becoming an assistant conductor for a professional opera company. Through this process, the successful candidate should gain the experience and confidence to be ready to work professionally as a member of music staff.
Post: Trainee Assistant Conductor
Fee: £500.00 a week fee £145.00 approx. a week towards travel (equivalent to a Weekly Zone 1 – 6 Travel Card + Travel to High Wycombe)
Period: 28 May 2026 – 12 July 2026
Application deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 9 November 2025
Interview date: Successful candidates will be invited to an audition with Garsington Artistic Director and Head of Music on Friday 5 December 2025 in London.
Find out more in the job description linked below.
Applicants should send a CV as well as a cover letter to admin@garsingtonopera.org
Trainee Assistant Director
As part of its talent development ‘Pathways Programme’, Garsington Opera is looking to recruit a Trainee Assistant Director to work alongside Director Bruno Ravella, on our 2026 Season revival production of Der Rosenkavlier by Strauss followed by working alongside Director Jack Furness and Movement Director & Assistant Director Rebecca Meltzer on a new production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Gerald Barry.
This is an entry level role. Through this process, the successful candidate should gain the experience to be ready to work professionally in roles as an Assistant Director / Staff Director in an opera house. You do not need to have previous Opera experience to apply.
Post: Trainee Assistant Director
Fee: £500.00 a week fee £145.00 approx. a week towards travel (equivalent to a Weekly Zone 1 – 6 Travel Card + Travel to High Wycombe)
Period: 13 April – 19 July 2026
Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided on the evenings of stage rehearsals when asked to attend notes and lighting sessions.
Application deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 9 November 2025
Interview date: Successful candidates will be invited to interview online via MS Teams in the week of 25 November and 1 December 2025.
Find out more in the job description linked below.
Applicants should send a CV as well as a cover letter to admin@garsingtonopera.org
Trainee Repetiteur
As part of its talent development ‘Pathways Programme’, Garsington Opera is looking to recruit a Trainee Repetiteur to work alongside Artistic Director and Conductor Douglas Boyd, Assistant Conductor Tess Jackson, and Repetiteur Fran Hills to form part of the Music Staff for its 2026 production of La traviata (Director Louisa Muller, Designer Christopher Oram).
This is an entry level role supporting the transition from music college environment (or similar) to professional opera house. Through this process, the successful candidate should gain the experience and confidence to be ready to work professionally as a member of music staff.
Post: Trainee Repetiteur
Fee: £500.00 a week fee £145.00 approx. a week towards travel (equivalent to a Weekly Zone 1 – 6 Travel Card + Travel to High Wycombe)
Period: 8 April 2026 – 7 June 2026 and 3, 6, 7 July TBC for the Emerging Artists Showcase.
Application deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 9 November 2025
Interview deadline: Successful candidates will be invited to an audition with Garsington Artistic Director and Head of Music on Friday 5 December 2025 in London
Find out more in the job description linked below.
Applicants should send a CV as well as a cover letter to admin@garsingtonopera.org
Season Roles
As a seasonal festival, each year there are various opportunities to work at Garsington Opera both on and off the stage in a wide variety of roles. To find out more about how to apply for these opportunities, please see our Seasonal Roles page.
Work Experience Opportunities
Each year, we offer a week of intensive work experience for a limited number of young people between the ages of 16 and 18. It’s a great chance to find out how a producing theatre works and to highlight the many career opportunities in producing and making shows, in our case particularly opera. This year our available work experience week of 13 – 17 July 2026.
This intensive experience covers a full range of departments across the organisation, offering the opportunity to learn how a theatre/opera business works and how all departments contribute to the company’s overall delivery of Opera. There will be opportunities to shadow various departments: Marketing, Learning & Participation, Company / Artist Management and backstage technical departments.
As part of this opportunity you will:
- Connect with creative industry professionals across various roles in the sector
- Discover the extensive range of career opportunities within a theatre/opera company
- Understand and learn the key skills required in the workplace: listening, speaking, problem solving, creativity, teamwork and staying positive
If you are interested in joining us for a week of introduction in opera, please complete the online form, and we will be in contact in due course. Closing date for our 2026 work experience offering is 31st January 2026.