Mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak is the 2025 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition winner. Chelsak will receive a $15,000 grant following performances of “Weiche, Wotan! Weiche!” from Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” and “My husband was an ugly man” from “The Listeners.” “The Jensen Foundation’s commitment to supporting artists they believe in means everything to me. It’s a vote of confidence in who I am {…}
The Met Opera has announced the winners of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. This year the five winners were sopranos Alissa Goretsky and Emma Marhefka, mezzo-sopranos Sadie Cheslak and Michelle Mariposa, and baritone Luke Sutliff. Each winner received a $20,000 cash prize and the prestige, exposure, and networking opportunities that come with winning a renowned competition {…}
SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios, Inc. has announced the winners of its 2024 Vocal Competition. Tenor Luke Norvell took home first place, which was sponsored by Charles and Edith Upton. The second place winner was bass Cumhur Grögün. This award was sponsored by the company’s patrons. Mezzo-soprano Sadie Cheslak was awarded The Luana DeVol Award for Dramatic Voices’ third {…}
(Credit: Pittsburgh Festival Opera Facebook page) The Pittsburgh Festival Opera has announced its incoming Fall Online Program. The lineup will feature PFO’s Young Artists in the short online scenes. For the project that was named “Opera Without Walls,” these online scenes will be incorporated into a variety of TV and movie genres. Short episodes will showcase opera-themed ads, as well {…}