Jobs
Vacancies
Development Officer
Garsington Opera is seeking an ambitious early-career arts fundraiser to join our successful Development & Audiences team as Development Officer. Reporting to the Development Manager, they will play a key role in supporting the Director of Development & Audiences and the Development Manager with the impactful stewardship of individual donors. The role offers excellent hands-on experience crafting compelling proposals in support of our transformative GO Participate and GO Pathways programmes, providing an exceptional opportunity to take ownership of meaningful projects in a supportive, world-renowned arts organisation.
Post: Development Officer
Reporting to: Development Manager
Salary: £26,500-£28,500
Application Deadline: 9am on Monday 26 October 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 11 November 2026 at Garsington Studios
Start Date: December 2026
Find out more in the job description below.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV as PDFs via email to admin@garsingtonopera.org.
As part of the application process, we also invite you to complete our optional Equal Opportunities Form.
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Traineeships
Trainee Assistant Conductor
Garsington Opera is seeking a Trainee Assistant Conductor to join our prestigious talent development ‘Pathways Programme’ as part of the Music Staff for its 2027 production of Verdi’s Falstaff. Working alongside Conductor Alexander Joel, Head of Music and Assistant Conductor Jonathon Cole-Swinard, and Repetiteur Fran Hills, they will play a key role in supporting the creative team including Director Bruno Ravella. The role offers excellent hands-on experience supporting the transition from conservatoire conducting training (or equivalent) to a professional opera company, providing an exceptional opportunity to gain the experience and confidence to ready them to work professionally as a member of music staff.
Post: Trainee Assistant Conductor
Fee: £500.00 a week fee
Period: 17 May – 13 July 2027
Application Deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 25 October 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 25 November in central London
Find out more in the job description below.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV as PDFs via email to admin@garsingtonopera.org.
Trainee Repetiteur
Garsington Opera is looking to recruit a Trainee Repetiteur to join our talent development ‘Pathways Programme’ as part of the Music Staff for its 2027 production of Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, directed by PJ Harris. Working alongside Conductor Clemens Schuldt, Assistant Conductor Christopher Bucknall, and Repetiteur Andrew Smith, they will also act as the chorus repetiteur for both La clemenza di Tito and Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer. The role offers excellent hands-on experience supporting the transition from music college environment (or similar) to professional opera house, providing an exceptional opportunity to 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
Period: 5 April – 6 June 2027 and 28, 30 June 2027 for the Emerging Artists Showcase.
Application Deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 25 October 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 25 November in central London
Find out more in the job description below.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV as PDFs via email to admin@garsingtonopera.org.
As part of the application process, we also invite you to complete our optional Equal Opportunities Form.
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 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
Applications for this opportunity are now closed.