The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera has been nominated for the 2019 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards.

Public voting for the award kicked off on Jan. 9 and runs through Feb 20. Anyone can vote, regardless of whether they are New Jersey residents or not. There are over 104 organizations competing in 19 categories including favorite opera company, music festival, art gallery,

“The People’s Choice Award is a great honor.  We are incredibly grateful the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera is nominated again this year,” stated Lucine Amara, Artistic Director of the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, in a press release. “We encourage opera and arts patrons to support Verismo Opera and other arts organizations throughout the state by voting in the 2019 awards competition.  Winning the award would give the company a distinctive place in the greater New Jersey cultural art scene.”

The company put on a performance of “Norma” in late October and also hosted its 30^th annual vocal competitions in mid-December.