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Operalia Announces 2022 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced the singers who will participate in this year’s Competition at the Latvian National Opera in Riga. This year’s participants come from the USA, Australia, Venezuela, Mexico, South Korea, Italy, New Zealand, Latvia, Finland, Spain, Russia, Mongolia, Germany, China, Turkey, Belgium, and Armenia. Rolex will sponsor the 2022 edition, which will be held between Oct. 24 {…}

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George London Foundation Competition Announces 2022 Winners

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The 2022  George London Foundation Competition has announced its winners. The top prize went to mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, Tenor Eric Ferring, and Baritones Blake Denson, Erik Grendahl, and Timothy Murray; each artist took home $10,000. The remaining seven singers were given George London Encouragement Awards of $2,000 each. The final took place on Feb. 25, 2022 with each artist singing {…}

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George London Foundation Competition Announces 2022 Finalists

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The George London Foundation Competition has announced the finalists for the 2022 edition. Bass-baritone Joseph Parrish will sing “Aprite un po’quegli occhi” from “Le Nozze di Figaro” while tenor Eric Ferring will take on “Una furtiva lagrima” from “L’Elisir d’Amore.” Soprano Erika Baikoff will perform “No word from Tom” from “The Rake’s Progress” and baritone Erik Grendhal will present “Pierrot’s {…}

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Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy Announces Finalists for International Vocal Competition

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The Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy has announced the 14 finalists for its 2021 International Vocal Competition. Finalists for the Professional Division include mezzo-sopranos Sevana Salmasi, Linsey Coppens, Emily Triegle, Megan Moore, and Cornelia Lotito; soprano Emily Blair; tenors Jonah Hoskins and Jose Simerilla Romero; and baritones Blake Denson and YoungJun Park. In the Student Division, the finalists included soprano Magdalena {…}

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Young Concert Artists Announces 2021-22 Season

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The Young Concert Artists have announced their 2021-22 season. Performances are set to take place in New York and Washington D.C., including a gala concert at Carnegie Hall and closing night performance at The Kennedy Center. “After a challenging and transformative year, we can’t wait to welcome audiences back to the concert hall in our ‘21-22 Season. We look to {…}

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Erin Wagner Wins Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2021 International Vocal Competition

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Erin Wagner has been named the winner of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2021 International Vocal Competition. A student of Juilliard, Wagner will receive $25,000 and two New York concerts. The finals for the competition took place on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Other finalists included Megan Moore and William Socolof. Each artist was expected to present two full recital programs {…}

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Renée Fleming Leads Third Year of SongStudio Workshop

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On Jan. 18 Renée Fleming will mentor six pairs of aspiring young singers and pianists from around the world in the third year of SongStudio, an innovative program exploring the future of the vocal recital. The program, which is hosted by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute will showcase emerging vocalists and pianists together with leading artists and special guests for a week {…}

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Winners Announced in 2020 Young Concert Artists International Auditions

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Three First Prize Winners have been named in this year’s Young Concert Artists International Auditions. The winners include pianist Zhu Wang, bass-baritone William Socolof, and mezzo-soprano Megan Moore. The trio will receive management services for a minimum of three years, as well as career guidance, publicity, and concert engagements in New York and Washington, D.C. The Winners Concert at Cary Hall at {…}

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Juilliard Releases Renée Fleming Master Class Series

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(Credit: Evan Zimmerman) Continuing to bring arts education to virtual audiences, The Juilliard School has released a six-part video series from renowned soprano Renee Fleming’s recent master class. The video series can be viewed on the company’s official   YouTube page.  Originally broadcast in February, the master class features student artists from Juilliard’s Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, as they explore {…}