Boston Pops’ American Idol

Hundreds of hopeful singers lined up Thursday to audition for a chance to sing with the Boston Pops. “In its own version of “American Idol,” the orchestra is holding open auditions Thursday and Friday to find a vocalist who will sing in front of 500,000 people expected at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River. The only requirements are that applicants be over 18 and not have agents or recording contracts.”