Otey Artistic and Casting Consultants Services
Discover Our Expertise

Full season, single performance or event
Serving as an artistic director.
With years of experience, our staff has the capabilities and expertise to take your company to the next level. At Otey Artistic and Casting Consultants, we combine our insights and skills to build, transform, guide the choices leading to the best season programming. Fully customized from full season to single performances based on budgets, needs, communities, general goals of your company. We can also help defining these goals.
Services:
Simple consultation or
Act as an externally contracted artistic director:
Individual roles, entire casts,
Build a cast around a ‘name’,
Help ‘blend’ casts (veterans and young artists)
Suggest productions,
Choose best conductor/director to lead a particular cast,
Find an appropriate opera role for a new discovery
Find best artists for a particular budget
Choose/help choose casts based on taste of board and executive director
Quickly find alternative artist when someone falls ill or cannot perform
Know what role or project would interest a ‘name’ artist to come to smaller company
Organize auditions
Travel to hear an artist in which a company is interested or see a production of interest
Facilitate production sharing between companies
Choose providers, creative teams, production teams...
Negotiate / write contracts on behalf of companies
Help with budgets
Artistic Administration and liaison ( travels, housing...)
fundraising efforts
Relationship with agents and artists for specific projects or performances.
Suggest specific performers, creative teams, production teams for specific needs.
Travel to hear an artist in which a company is interested or see a production of interest
Facilitate production sharing between companies

Understanding and nurturing voices
Achieve your performing goals
The myriad voice types and how they function are vast. For example, a small voice may have great carrying power while a larger voice may not…
The size, weight, volume, color and carrying power of voices are all ingredients that indicate with which other voices they will blend. A singer’s technique also plays a great part in whether their voice can be heard or endure or match another singer’s voice. Not only we are well trained to hear and assess the natural qualities of a voice but we understand immediately when there are technical problems and whether they will cause bigger problems down the road.
Invite/inform about audition opportunities
Travel to hear an artist , introduce artists to companies and agents
Advise singers on style or technique.
Master classes for young artist programs or colleges
Private coachings and lessons- vocal and dramatic
Career advice

Introductory Consultation
Meet with Louis Otey
We examine what organizations are doing to stay relevant and competitive in this fast-paced operatic world, and which ones are doing it best. We then strategize using smart tools and global resources in order to understand the implications of every choice our clients can make. Get in touch to learn more about how this service can help you.
Does your company need our services? Message us today.