Chamber opera
La Monnaie is looking for a youngster of African heritage, with an appearance of the age of 10 years for the creation of Lucidity — a new chamber opera directed by Mathilda Du Tillieul McNicol.
Profile:
- The boy will play the role of Dante as a child, (the role of adult dante sung by Sakhiwe Mkosana)
- He should have the appearance of a 10 years old and should be of African heritage.
- Ideally, the youngster has some stage experience and has some notions of music.
Good to know:
- November 05, 2026, a casting will take place for pre-selected candidates.
- Rehearsals will take place between 29 December 2026 and 20 January 2027:
- 29, 30 december (10h to 17:30h) & 31 december 2026 (10h to 13h)
- 2, 3, 9 & 10 januari 2027 (10h to 17:30h)
- 6, 13 & 17 januari 2027 (14h to17:30h)
- 15, 16 & 19 januari 2027 (14h to 21:30h)
- 20 & 21 januari 2027 (18h to 21:30h)
- The performances:
- 22 & 26 januari 2027 at 20h
- 23 & 24 januari 2027 at 15h
- 26 januari 2027 at 14h and at 20h
- Rehearsals will mainly take place during the school holidays, on Wednesday afternoons and at weekends.
- The young applicants must be able to reside in or close to Brussels.
Interessed ?
Send us at least two recent, good-quality photographs (headshot and full-length) along with:
- A video in which the boy briefly introduce himself. (1 minute max).
- A video showing his stage presence, if available
Please state your child's age and height in your email, and send us your parental consent.
Email: extras@lamonnaie.be with the subject line “Casting Lucidity – your surname”.
Application is possible until October 30th, 2026.
