Double Bass tutti

Om jobbet

Malmö Opera is the heart and voice of music drama in Southern Sweden. The house was opened in 1944 and is situated in the center of the Öresund region comprising Southern Sweden and Eastern Denmark, only 25 minutes by train from Copenhagen. The main auditorium holds an audience of 1500, and the stage is one of the largest in Europe. Malmö opera performs a wide variety of repertoire including new operatic works and Musicals. 275 permanent employees and 500-700 freelance employees are engaged throughout a typical season where Malmö opera presents around 300 performances both inside the opera house and on tours around the region of Skåne. Malmö Opera offers employment in an inspiring and creative environment in which it delivers award-winning performances for its audience. Malmö Opera believes that its diversity of competences and broad artistic interests provides world-class working conditions for its employees.

Malmö Opera Orchestra was founded in 1991 and is one of Sweden's youngest orchestras. The orchestra of 62 musicians performs the entire range of music drama with the highest international standards, artists, and conductors.

The Malmö Opera Orchestra has a vacancy for a Double Bass tutti position.

Audition May 6 - 7, 2026

The audition will take place by personal invitation only.

Compulsory repertoire:

Round 1: Dittersdorf concerto in D, 1st movement with cadenza by H.K. Gruber

Orchestral excerpts

Round 2: Koussevitsky concerto, 1st movement OR

Bottesini concerto No. 2 in B minor, 1st movement with cadenza

Orchestral excerpts

Round 3: Chamber music: Mozart divertimento 137 in B, 3rd movement Allegro assai

Orchestral excerpts

Orchestral excerpts can be downloaded through the following link from January 31, 2006: LINK TO ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS

Job description and qualifications

As a candidate for this position Malmö Opera expects you will have the commensurate experience and higher education qualifications to work in a high-quality professional ensemble and environment.

As a member of the Malmö opera orchestra, you will contribute with curiosity, openness,

competence, and tolerance to an internationally successful and well-respected ensemble. It is essential for Malmö Opera that the successful candidate contributes to creating healthy cooperation and quality results across all the exciting and diverse contexts it produces.

In addition to the main opera productions, the successful candidate will also work in smaller ensembles and contribute to the chamber music series.

Employment conditions

The employment will commence on July 27, 2026, or as mutually agreed. The position is permanent, with a one-year trial period.

Non-EU citizens (except for the Nordic countries) need a work and residence permit to work in Sweden. Malmö Opera cannot guarantee that permits will be granted by the authorities.

We welcome your application no later than April 1, 2026.

Please apply by clicking on the APPLY-button below, attaching your CV, and filling in the application form.

We do not accept applications by email.