District Auditions - MONC Eastern Region
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District Auditions - MONC Eastern Region
Full Judges’ Bios available at nycmonc.org/operaidols - Singers are accompanied on the piano by Doug Martin and Craig Ketter During an international career that has brought her to many of the world’s most important opera houses, Mary Dunleavy has affirmed her position as one of America’s leading singing actresses. Ms. Dunleavy was born in Connecticut and raised in New Jersey. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, where she studied with Kathleen Kaun. She earned her Master of Music degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied with Mignon Dunn. In 2006, she was named one of four Outstanding Young Texas Exes by the University. Mary Dunleavy works with a variety of leading teachers and coaches, including Rita Shane, Renata Scotto, and Ron Raines, among others. She is also a frequent guest teacher at master classes at universities, conservatories, and young artist programs in the U.S. John Hancock, baritone, made his MetOpera debut as le Gendarme in Les Mamelles de Tirésias under the baton of James Levine. He has appeared in a dozen roles with the company, including: Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Albert in Werther, Brétigny in Manon, Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, and both Marcello and Schaunard in La Bohème. Now in his tenth season with the Bard Music Festival, Mr. Hancock has enjoyed frequent collaborations with Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Hancock’s extensive discography includes the release in September 2013 of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with Edo de Waart and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. Gayletha Nichols joined the artistic staff of the MetOpera in the fall of 2000 as Executive Director of the National Council Auditions. She brought to the Met two decades of experience as a singer, teacher and career advisor. From 1992-2000, she was Director of Houston Opera Studio, the young artist development program at Houston Grand Opera, where she created and individualized the training both for singers and pianists. Ms. Nichols auditions hundreds of singers across North America every year and in her travels addresses many universities, conservatories, and festivals on developing the next generation of opera singers. She is a frequent adjudicator in national and international competitions and consults for other young artist programs across the country. Many thanks to our donors: Norton Belknap - Rosemary Bell - Dr. & Mrs. Brereton - Tom Cannon Jr. - Francis Carling - Michelle Everett - Gustavo Gonzalez Canali - Joseph Harding - Nancy Hayward - Mr. & Mrs. Hobart - Howard Kanefield - Mr. & Mrs. Lombardo - Ethan & Lisa Litwin - The Kodali Family - Mr. & Mrs. Masuyama - Sondra Myers - Anatole Plotkin - Sally Pope - John Re & Charles Palmer - Peter Agnone Ruane - Ted Snowdon - Janet Stovin - Danielle Strauss - Stefanie Van Steelandt - Sylvanna Vanderpark - Annie Vanloo District Auditions Oct 28 & 29, 2015 Eastern Region Committee National Council Organization Stefanie Van Steelandt - Chair Mitchell L. Lathrop – President Upcoming Events: Lara Marcon - Treasurer Camille LaBarre – National Auditions Chairman Tom Cannon Jr. Gayletha Nichols – Executive Director of Auditions Holiday Party Dec 6 at Le Poisson Rouge Region Finals Jan 14 at Merkin Hall nycmonc.org/attend Facebook: monc.easternregion Twitter: @nycmonc Instagram: operaidols Michelle Everett Peter Agnone Ruane Melissa Wegner – Associate Director of Auditions Eric Owens – National Advisor Wednesday Oct. 28 Group Time Name 1 10.00am Anna Dugan Age Thursday Oct. 29 Voice Type Name Age Voice Type 23 Soprano Kerri Lynn Slominski 28 Soprano Margaret Dudley 27 Soprano Scott Purcell 27 Baritone Eunjin Jung 29 Soprano Önay Köse 27 Bass Kasia Borowiec 25 Soprano Jana McIntyre 24 Soprano Savannah Bisset 30 Soprano Michael Gracco 25 Baritone Katrina Galka 26 Soprano Cesar Delgado 29 Tenor BREAK 2 11.00am Gregory Voinier 29 Baritone Terrence Chin-Loy 23 Tenor Kristina Malinauskaite 30 Soprano Nina Kassis 29 Soprano Isaiah Trofimenko 26 Baritone Szymon Wach 30 Bass-Baritone John Kapusta 28 Tenor Beier Zhao 28 Soprano Claudia Rosenthal 29 Soprano Molly Burke 27 Mezzo-Soprano Faustine De Mones 26 Soprano Natacha Fam 27 Soprano BREAK 3 12.00pm Samantha Pickett 26 Soprano Liana Guberman 29 Soprano LaMarcus Miller 28 Bass-Baritone Joshua Arky 25 Bass Francesca Erni 26 Mezzo-Soprano Haena Jeong 28 Soprano Alaysha Fox 24 Soprano Lorenzo Garcia 27 Tenor Jennifer Russo 27 Soprano Alexa Jarvis 26 Soprano Dory Schultz 27 Tenor David Davani 21 Baritone Elise Mark 25 Soprano Danielle Beckvermit 23 Soprano LUNCH 4 2.00pm Elizabeth Francesco 29 Soprano Amy Owens 28 Soprano Theo Hoffman 22 Baritone Lydia Dahling 26 Soprano Adriana Velinova 28 Soprano Cornelia Lotito 22 Mezzo-Soprano Barkley Romero 25 Mezzo-Soprano Jennifer Sung 28 Soprano Christopher Colmenero 27 Tenor Daniel Miroslaw 29 Bass Ariana Wehr 26 Soprano Larisa Raquel Martínez 28 Soprano Alexis Rodda 27 Soprano Anna Viemeister 30 Mezzo-Soprano Sol Jin 29 Baritone Lee Hyun Sung 28 Soprano BREAK 5 3.00pm Chelsea Friedlander 27 Soprano Lianne Aharony 27 Soprano Helena Brown 27 Mezzo-Soprano Augusta Caso 29 Mezzo-Soprano Samantha R DiCapio 24 Soprano Christopher Yoon 27 Tenor Carami Hilaire 29 Soprano Kinneret Ely 26 Soprano Emily Peragine 23 Soprano Jeremy Griffin 29 Baritone Vladimir Tsyglian 24 Bass-Baritone Janani Sridhar 26 Soprano Yulan Piao 27 Soprano Ying Jin 28 Mezzo-Soprano BREAK 6 4.00pm Elizabeth Novella 26 Soprano Keaun Guy 30 Tenor Tatiana Ogan 24 Mezzo-Soprano Brian Michael Moore 23 Tenor Jeanne Gerard 24 Soprano Natalia Salemmo 27 Soprano Matthew Ciuffitelli 23 Baritone Kelly Clarke 25 Mezzo-Soprano Melissa Robson 29 Soprano Mindy Root 25 Soprano Emily Blair 26 Soprano Maya Yahav Gour 24 Mezzo-Soprano Jinyong Lee 30 Baritone Gayané Mangassarian 29 Soprano Schedule is subject to change without notice - Aria selection available at nycmonc.org/news Winners will be announced at nycmonc.org & social media on Thursday evening Anna Dugan - Cranford, NJ 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 23 Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Embroidery aria------------Peter Grimes------------Britten Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Das war sehr gut, Mandryka------------Arabella------------Strauss Margaret Dudley - Denver, CO 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 27 Ach ich liebte------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi O beau pays------------Les Huguenots------------Meyerbeer Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti The Silver Aria------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Eunjin Jung - South Korea 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 29 Fair Robin I love------------Tartuffe------------Mechem Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Deh vieni, non tardar------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Piangero, la sorte mia------------Giulio Cesare------------Handel Kasia Borowiec - Summit, NJ 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 25 Song to the Moon------------Rusalka------------Dvořák The Tower------------The Turn of the Screw------------Britten Czàrdàs------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss II Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Savannah Bisset - Nelson, BC Canada 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 30 Non mi dir------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Al dolce guidami------------Anna Bolena------------Donizetti The Jewel Song------------Faust------------Gounod Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Da Tempeste------------Giulio Cesare------------Handel Gregory Voinier - Rockaway Township, NJ 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Baritone-----Age 29 Hai già vinta la causa------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Mab, la reine des mensonges------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod When the air sings of summer------------The Old Man and the Thief------------Menotti Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Kristina Malinauskaite - New York, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 30 E strano!...Ah, fors' è lui...Sempre libera------------La Traviata------------Verdi Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti O zitt're nicht------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Eglè's Aria------------Pilènai------------Klova Isaiah Trofimenko - New York, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Baritone-----Age 26 Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei------------I Puritani------------Bellini On the airy ocean------------The Demon------------Rubinstein Come Paride vezzoso------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Donizetti You wrote me------------Eugene Onegin------------Tchaikovsky Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja ------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart John Kapusta - Wappingers Falls, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Tenor-----Age 28 Aria of the Worm------------The Ghosts of Versailles------------Corigliano Basilio's Aria------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Jour et nuit------------Les Contes d'Hoffman------------Offenbach The Witch's Ride------------Hänsel und Gretel------------Humperdinck The Tanzmeister's Ariette------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss Claudia Rosenthal - Scarsdale, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 29 Non, Monsieur, mon mari------------Les Mamelles de Tirésias------------Poulenc The Tower Aria------------The Turn of the Screw------------Britten Padre, germani, addio------------Idomeneo------------Mozart Morte io non temo------------I Capuleti ed i Montecchi ------------Bellini No word from Tom------------The Rake's Progress------------Stravinsky Faustine De Mones - Paris, France 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 26 Je suis encore tout étourdie------------Manon------------Massenet Come per me sereno...Sovra il sen------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini Be kind and courteous------------A Midsummer Night's Dream------------Britten A vos jeux...Partagez-vous mes fleurs------------Hamlet------------Thomas Tornami a vagheggiar------------Alcina------------Handel Samantha Maryanne Pickett - Kitchener, ON, Canada 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 26 Deh se piacer me vuoi------------La Clemenza di Tito------------Mozart Depuis le jour------------Louise------------Charpentier Do not utter a word, Anatol------------Vanessa------------Barber Marietta's Glück, das mir verblieb------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Come in quest'ora bruna------------Simon Boccanegra------------Verdi LaMarcus Miller - Crosby, TX 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Bass-Baritone-----Age 28 Deh! ti ferma------------Semiramide------------Rossini O du mein holder Abendstern------------Tannhäuser------------Wagner Là del ciel------------La Cenerentola------------Rossini Sorge infausta una procella------------Orlando------------Handel Numb ------------Fallujah------------Stokes Francesca Erni - Trenton, NJ 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 26 Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix------------Samson et Dalila------------Saint-Saïns Cruda sorte------------L'Italiana in Algeri------------Rossini Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?------------Romeo et Juliette------------Gounod Chacun à son goût------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss II I was standing in a garden------------Trouble in Tahiti------------Bernstein Alaysha Fox - Rosedale, NY 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 24 Or sai chi l'onore------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Marietta's Lied ------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Il est doux, il est bon------------Herodiade------------Massenet Tu che di gel sei cinta------------Turandot------------Puccini My man's gone now------------Porgy and Bess------------Gershwin Jennifer Russo - Glen Head, NY 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 27 Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Music, music, music------------Regina------------Blitzstein Ach, ich füchl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Je dis que rien ne me'épouvante------------Carmen------------Bizet Dory Schultz - Los Angeles, CA 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Tenor-----Age 27 Here I stand...Since it is not by merit------------The Rake's Progress------------Stravinsky Il mio tesoro intanto------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart La fleur que tu m'avais jetée------------Carmen------------Bizet Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Ah! lêve-toi, soleil!------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Elise Mark - Tampa, FL 10/28/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 25 Steal me, sweet thief------------The Old Maid and the Thief------------Menotti Quando m'en vo------------La Bohème------------Puccini Chacun le sait------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti Deh vieni, non tardar------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Elizabeth Francesco - Lindenhurst, NY 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 29 Pace, pace mio Dio------------La forza del destino------------Verdi Ernani, Ernani involami------------Ernani------------Verdi Dich, teure Halle, grüss'ich wieder------------Tannhäuser------------Wagner Porgi amor------------Le nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Es gibt ein Reich------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss Theo Hoffman - New York, NY 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Baritone-----Age 22 Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Le Directeur's Prologue------------Les Mamelles de Tirésias------------Poulenc Billy in the Darbies------------Billy Budd------------Britten Pierrot's Tanzlied------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Dieux qui me poursuivez------------Iphigénie en Tauride------------Gluck Adriana Velinova - Sofia, Bulgaria 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 28 Sì, mi chiamano Mimì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Porgi, amor------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Embroidery aria------------Peter Grimes------------Britten Barkley Romero - Tucson, AZ 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 25 Habanera------------Carmen------------Bizet Il padre adorato------------Idomeneo------------Mozart O wär' ich schon ------------Fideleo------------Beethoven Ah Michele, don't you know?------------The Saint of Bleecker Street------------Menotti Tu il cuor mi strazii ------------Edgar------------Puccini Christopher Colmenero - Burlington, VT 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Tenor-----Age 27 Addio, fiorito asil------------Madama Butterfly------------Puccini La fleur que tu m'avais jetée------------Carmen------------Bizet Durch die Wälder------------Der Freischütz------------Weber Tarquinius' Ride------------The Rape of Lucretia ------------Britten Neruda's Aria------------Il Postino------------Cátan Ariana Wehr - Batesville, IN 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 26 Quando m'en vo------------La Bohème------------Puccini The Silver Aria------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Chacun le sait------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti The Presentation of the Rose------------Der Rosenkavalier------------Strauss Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Alexis Rodda - Wyckoff, NJ 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 27 Spiel auf deiner Geige------------Venus in Seide------------Stolz D'Oreste, d'Ajace------------Idomeneo------------Mozart Il est doux, il est bon------------Herodiade------------Massenet Injurious Hermia------------A Midsummer Night's Drream------------Britten L'altra notte in fondo al mare ------------Mefistofele------------Boito Sol Jin - Seoul, Korea 10/28/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Baritone-----Age 29 Di provenza il mar------------La Traviata------------Verdi Cruda, funesta smania------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Avant de quitter ces lieux------------Faust------------Gounod Yeletsky's Aria (Ja vas lyublyu)------------Pique Dame------------Tchaikovsky Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Chelsea Friedlander - Long Valley, NJ 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 27 Emily's Goodbye Aria------------Our Town------------Rorem Chacun le sait------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Adele's Laughing Song------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss II Helena Brown - Norwalk 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 27 Re dell'abisso affrettati------------Un Ballo in Maschera------------Verdi Acerba voluttà------------Adriana Lecouvreur------------Cilea O ma lyre immortelle------------Sapho------------Gounod Einsam wachend in der nacht------------Tristan und Isolde------------Wagner A Quality Love------------Margaret Garner------------Richard Danielpour Samantha R DiCapio - New York, NY 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 24 Quando m'en vo------------La Bohème------------Puccini Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Willow Song------------The Ballad of baby Doe------------Moore Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Song to the Moon ------------Rusalka------------Dvořák Carami Hilaire - Brooklyn, NY 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 29 Tacea la notte placida------------Il Trovatore------------Verdi Tu che di gel------------Turandot------------Puccini Embroidery Aria------------Peter Grimes------------Britten Dove sono------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Czàrdàs------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss II Emily Peragine - Missoula, MT 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 23 O zitt're nicht------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Großmächtige Prinzessin------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln ------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail ------------Mozart Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Chacun le sait------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti Vladimir Tsyglian - Toronto, Canada 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Bass-Baritone-----Age 24 Aleko's Cavatina------------Aleko------------Rachmaninoff Non più andrai------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Vecchia zimarra, senti------------La Bohème------------Puccini Di due figli vivea padre beato------------Il Trovatore------------Verdi Deh vieni alla finestra------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Yulan Piao - China 10/28/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 27 Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Chi il bel sogno di Doretta------------La Rondine------------Puccini Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod No word from Tom------------The Rake's Progress------------Stravinsky Tatiana Ogan - Fort Collins, CO 10/28/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 24 Se Romeo l'uccise un figlio------------I Capuleti ed i Montecchi ------------Bellini Wie Du warst! Wie Du bist!------------Der Rosenkavalier------------Strauss Voi, che sapete------------Le Nozze di Figraro------------Mozart Va! laisse couler mes larmes------------Werther------------Massenet Que fais-tu, Blanche Tourterelle?------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Jeanne Gerard - Paris, France 10/28/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Soprano-----Age 24 Glitter and be Gay!------------Candide------------Bernstein Ah! non credea mirarti...Ah! non giunge------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Par le rang...Salut à la France------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti Non, Monsieur mon mari------------Les Mamelles de Tirésias------------Poulenc Matthew Ciuffitelli - Sussex, NJ 10/28/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Baritone-----Age 23 Avant de quitter ces lieux------------Faust------------Gounod Bella siccome un angelo------------Don Pasquale------------Donizetti Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini When the Air Sings of Summer------------The Old Maid and the Thief------------Menotti O du, mein holder Abendstern------------Tannhäuser------------Wagner Melissa Robson - Staten Island, NY 10/28/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Soprano-----Age 29 Ebben?...Ne andro Iontana------------La Wally------------Catalani O mio Babbino Caro------------Gianni Schicchi------------Puccini Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Quando m'en vo'------------La Bohème------------Puccini Vissi d'arte------------Tosca------------Puccini Emily Blair - New York City 10/28/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Soprano-----Age 26 Non mi dir------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Embroidery aria------------Peter Grimes------------Britten Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Jinyong Lee - Seoul, Korea 10/28/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Baritone-----Age 30 Hai già vinta la causa------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Vien, Leonora, a' piedi tuoi------------La Favorita------------Donizetti Ah per sempre...io ti perdei------------I Puritani------------Bellini Votre toast------------Carmen------------Bizet Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Kerri Lynn Slominski - Rochester, NY 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 28 Ach, ich liebte------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Je suis encore tout étourdie------------Manon------------Massenet Joy beyond measure, Mother!------------Little Women------------Adamo Piangerò la sorte mia------------Giulio Cesare------------Handel Follie!...Sempre libera------------La Traviata------------Verdi Scott Purcell - Westville, NJ 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Baritone-----Age 27 Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Come un'ape ne' gioorni d'aprile------------La Cenerentola------------Rossini Hai già vinta la causa!------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Mab, la reine des mensonges------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Papageno's Suicide------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Önay Köse - Ankara, Turkey 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Bass-----Age 27 Ivan Susanin's Prayer------------A Life for the Tsar------------Glinka Il lacerato spirito------------Simon Boccanegra------------Verdi Madamina, il catalogo è questo------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Ella giammai m'amò------------Don Carlo------------Verdi Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni...Tu non sai------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini Jana McIntyre - Santa Barbara, CA 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 24 O zitt're nicht------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Adieu, notre petite table------------Manon------------Massenet Großmächtige Prinzessin------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss No word from Tom------------The Rake's Progress------------Stravinsky Michael Gracco - Orange, CT 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Baritone-----Age 25 Hai già vinta la causa------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart O vin, dissipe la tristesse------------Hamlet------------Thomas Tanzlied des Pierrot------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Voltore's Aria------------Volpone------------Musto Questo amor, vergogna mia------------Edgar------------Puccini Katrina Galka - Milwaukee, WI 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 26 Fairy Godmother's Ah! Douce enfant------------Cendrillon------------Massenet O luce di quest'anima------------Linda di Chamounix------------Donizetti Großmächtige Prinzessin------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss Come, now a roundel------------A Midsummer Night's Dream------------Britten The Fire Aria------------L'enfant et les Sortilèges------------Ravel Cesar Delgado - Guadalajara, Mexico 10/29/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Tenor-----Age 29 Pourquoi me réveiller------------Werther------------Massenet Je veux encore entendre------------Jérusalem------------Verdi Questa o quella------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Firenze è come un albero fiorito------------Gianni Schicchi------------Puccini Dein ist mein ganzes Herz------------Das Land des Lächelns------------Lehar Terrence Chin-Loy - Coral Springs, FL 10/29/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Tenor-----Age 23 Dalla sua pace------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Ah! lêve-toi, soleil!------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Ella mi fu rapita...Parmi veder le lagrime------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Here I stand...Since it is not by merit------------The Rake's Progress------------Stravinsky Una furtiva lagrima------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Donizetti Nina Kassis - New York, NY 10/29/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 29 Der Hölle Rache------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Quando m'en vo ------------La Bohème------------Puccini Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi The Silver Aria------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Szymon Wach - Lublin, Poland 10/29/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Bass-Baritone-----Age 30 Deh, vieni alla finestra------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Hai già vinta la causa------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Riez, allez------------Don Quichotte------------Massenet Ah! per sempre io te perdei------------I Puritani------------Bellini Sì, morir ella de'------------La Gioconda------------Ponchielli Beier Zhao - Chongqing, China 10/29/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 28 Oh! quante volte------------I Capuleti ed i Montecchi------------Bellini Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Amour, ranime mon courage------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Tu che di gel sei cinta------------Turandot------------Puccini Molly Burke - Spring, TX 10/29/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 27 Ah, Michele don't you know------------The Saint of Bleecker Street------------Menotti Sgombra è la sacra selva...Deh! proteggimi------------Norma------------Bellini Weiche, Wotan, weiche!------------Das Rheingold------------Wagner Ah! mon fils!------------Le Prophète------------Meyerbeer Acerba voluttà------------Adriana Lecouvreur------------Ciléa Natacha Fam - Ottawa, On Canada 10/29/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 27 Robert, toi que j'aime------------Robert Le Diable------------Meyerbeer Amour, ranime mon courage------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Non disperar------------Giulio Cesare------------Handel Song to the Moon------------Rusalka------------Dvořák Sea Air------------A Streetcar Named Desire------------Previn Liana Guberman - New York, NY 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 29 Egli non riede ancora...Non so le tetre immagini------------Il Corsaro------------Verdi Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante------------Carmen------------Bizet Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Tornami a vagheggiar------------Alcina------------Handel Das war sehr gut, Mandryka------------Arabella------------Strauss Joshua Arky - Brooklyn, NY 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Bass-----Age 25 Aprite un po'quegli occhi------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Vi ravviso------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini I'm a lonely man, Susannah------------Susannah------------Floyd In diesen heil'gen Hallen------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Vecchia zimarra, senti ------------La Bohème------------Puccini Haena Jeong - Seoul, Korea 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 28 Mi chiamano Mimi------------La Bohème------------Puccini Mi tradi quell'alma ingrata------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Klänge der Heimat (Czàrdàs)------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante------------Carmen------------Bizet Song to the Moon------------Rusalka------------Dvořák Lorenzo Garcia - San Antonio, TX 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Tenor-----Age 27 Dal labbro il canto estasïato vola------------Falstaff------------Verdi O wie ängstlich, o wie feurig------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Vainement, ma bien aimée------------Le Roi d'Ys------------Lalo Quanto è bella------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Donizetti I can't remember everything------------Albert Herring------------Britten Alexa Jarvis - Seattle, WA 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 26 Stridono lassù------------I Pagliacci------------Leoncavallo Sì, mi chiamano Mimì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Sea Air------------A Streetcar Named Desire------------Previn Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante------------Carmen------------Bizet David Davani - Sea Cliff, NY 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Baritone-----Age 21 Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Deh, vieni alla finestra------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Avant de quitter ces lieux------------Faust------------Gounod O du, mein holder Abendstern------------Tannhäuser------------Wagner Ah per sempre...io ti perdei------------I Puritani------------Bellini Danielle Beckvermit - Kingston, NY 10/29/2015 12:00pm Group 3-----Soprano-----Age 23 Non mi dir------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod The trees on the mountain------------Susannah------------Floyd Song to the Moon ------------Rusalka------------Dvořák Amy Owens - Brookfield, WI 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 28 I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung------------Nixon in China------------Adams O luce di quest'anima------------Linda di Chamounix------------Donizetti Ah! douce enfant------------Cendrillon------------Massenet Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln ------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail ------------Mozart Großmächtige Prinzessin------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss Lydia Dahling - Decatur, IN 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 26 Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Non, Monsieur mon mari------------Les Mamelles de Tirésias------------Poulenc Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante------------Carmen------------Bizet Oh! quante volte------------I Capuleti ed i Montecchi------------Bellini Vilja Lied------------Die Lustige Witwe------------Lehár Cornelia Lotito - Long Valley, NJ 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 22 Parto, parto------------La Clemenza di Tito------------Mozart Violin Aria------------Les Contes d'Hoffman------------Offenbach All'afflitto è dolce il pianto------------Roberto Devereux------------Donizetti Must the winter come so soon?------------Vanessa------------Barber Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Jennifer Sung - Baltimore, MD 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 28 Regnava nel silenzio...Quando rapito in estasi------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Willow Song------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Par le rang...Salut à la France------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti Wo bin ich? Wach' ich------------Hansel und Gretel------------Humperdinck Daniel Miroslaw - Warsaw, Poland 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Bass-----Age 29 Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini Madamina, il catalogo e' questo------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Come dal ciel precipita------------Macbeth------------Verdi Leave me, loathsome light------------Semele------------Handel Ves' tabor spit------------Aleko------------Rachmaninov Larisa Raquel Martinez - San Juan, PR 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 28 Oh! quante volte------------I Capuleti ed i Montecchi ------------Bellini Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Je suis encore tout étourdie------------Manon ------------Massenet Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Quando m'en vo------------La Bohème------------Puccini Anna Viemeister - Portland, OR 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 30 O don fatale------------Don Carlo------------Verdi Va! laisse couler mes larmes------------Werther------------Massenet Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart When I am laid in earth------------Dido and Aeneas------------Purcell Voi lo sapete------------Cavalleria Rusticana------------Mascagni Lee Hyun Sung - Seoul, South Korea 10/29/2015 2:00pm Group 4-----Soprano-----Age 28 Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Piangete voi------------Anna Bolena------------Donizetti Jewel Song------------Faust------------Gounod Un bel di vedremo------------Madama Butterfly------------Puccini Embroidery Aria------------Peter Grimes------------Britten Lianne Aharony - Jerusalem, Israel 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 27 Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Ah! non credea mirarti...Ah! non giunge------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Sul fil d’un soffio etesio------------Falstaff------------Verdi Willow Song------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Augusta Caso - Phoenix, MD 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 29 Must the winter come so soon------------Vanessa------------Barber Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounud Smanie implacabili------------Così Fan Tutte------------Mozart Una voce poco fa------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Wie du warst! Wie du bist!------------Der Rosenkavalier------------Strauss Christopher Yoon - New York, NY 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Tenor-----Age 27 La donna è mobile------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Si, ritrovarla io giuro------------La Cenerentola------------Rossini Tarquinius' Ride------------The Rape of Lucretia------------Britten De' miei bollenti spiriti... Oh mio rimorso!------------La Traviata------------Verdi Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Kinneret Ely - Williamsburg, VA 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 26 Una voce poco fa------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Ach, ich liebte------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart The trees on the mountain------------Susannah------------Floyd Ah, je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Jeremy Griffin - Portland, OR 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Baritone-----Age 29 Come Paride vezzoso------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Donizetti O Carlo, ascolta------------Don Carlo------------Verdi O, du mein holder Abendstern------------Tannhäuser------------Wagner Madamina, il catalogo è questo------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Avant de quitter------------Faust------------Gounod Janani Sridhar - New London 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Soprano-----Age 26 Prendi, per me sei libero------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Donizetti Mein Herr Marquis------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss Willow Song------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Quando m'en vo------------La Bohème------------Puccini S'altro che lacrime------------La Clemenza di Tito------------Mozart Ying Jin - Jilin, China 10/29/2015 3:00pm Group 5-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 28 Una voce poco fa------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Va! laisse couler mes larmes------------Werther------------Massenet Must the winter come so soon?------------Vanessa------------Barber Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio------------La Clemenza di Tito------------Mozart Things change, Jo------------Little Women------------Adamo Keaun Guy - Bloomfield, NJ 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Tenor-----Age 30 La donna è mobile------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Questa o quella------------Rigoletto------------Verdi Di quella pira------------Il Trovatore------------Verdi Vainement, ma bien aimée------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Lalo Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!------------La Fille du Régiment------------Donizetti Brian Michael Moore - Cincinnati, OH 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Tenor-----Age 23 Fra poco a me ricovero------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti La fleur que to m'avais jetée------------Carmen------------Bizet Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Dein ist mein ganzes Herz------------Das Land des Lächelns------------Lehar I know that you all hate me------------The Saint of Bleecker Street------------Menotti Natalia Salemmo - Franklin Square, NY 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Soprano-----Age 27 Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Fairy Godmother's Ah! Douce enfant------------Cendrillon------------Massenet Dearest Mama------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Großmächtige Prinzessin------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss Batti, Batti, o bel Masetto------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Kelly Clarke - Greenville,SC 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 25 Wie du warst! Wie du bist!------------Der Rosenkavalier------------Strauss Olga's Aria------------Eugene Onegin------------Tchaikovsky Sposa, son disprezzata------------La Bajazet------------Vivaldi Près des remparts de Séville------------Carmen------------Bizet Suitcase Aria------------Flight------------Jonathan Dove Mindy Root - Indianapolis, IN 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Soprano-----Age 25 Il dolce suono mi colpì di sua voce------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti Ah! non credea mirarti...Ah! non giunge------------La Sonnambula------------Bellini Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Oh! quante volte------------I Capuleti ed i Montecchi ------------Bellini Martern aller Artern------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail ------------Mozart Maya Yahav Gour - New York, NY 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Mezzo-Soprano-----Age 24 Voi, che sapete------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Amour, viens rendre a mon ame------------Orphée et Eurydice------------Gluck Romance de l'étoile------------L'étoile------------Chabrier Non più mesta------------La Cenerentola------------Rossini Cara sposa------------Rinaldo------------Handel Gayane Mangassarian - Toronto, ON 10/29/2015 4:00pm Group 6-----Soprano-----Age 29 Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Ebben! Ne andrò lontana------------La Wally------------Catalani Un bel dì vedremo------------Madama Butterfly------------Puccini Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante------------Carmen------------Bizet Ach, istomilas ja gorem------------Pique Dame------------Tchaikovsky Get to know some of our singers today, and check out our Instagram and Facebook for more updates. "The soprano reached the peak of her aria, Vissi d’arte, and my heart melted. The beauty of the music touched me in a way that I had not anticipated. I was fifteen, standing in the wings in my first solo role with an orchestra: the shepherd boy in The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra's production of Tosca. I can still remember my excitement when I heard that I had won the role, after auditioning for Maestro Zubin Mehta; and I can still remember the feeling of joy at performing alongside such great musicians, and the desire to be on stage and sing. That experience made me realize I want to make music my profession." - Lianne Aharony (Soprano Age 27) "I am so excited to be competing this year with Emily's Goodbye Aria from Ned Rorem's Our Town, it is not performed very much and I am thrilled to give it some light at the competition. It truly is a hidden gem in the American Opera repertoire." - Chelsea Friedlander (Soprano Age 27) "I started singing classical music as a teenager and loved it because I was able to use my loudest, most powerful voice, but as I've gotten older, I've learned to enjoy the pianissimo moments in life as much as the fortissimo moments." - Elizabeth Francesco (Soprano Age 29) "I've always been a Jane of All Trades. I started college as a political science major with the intention of completing Pre-Med courses as well. I had well-crafted plans to become a specialist in international conflict resolution or a Neuroscientist/Neurosurgeon. But opera soon intervened and now I'm affecting more lives than I ever could have imagined." - Helena Brown (Mezzo-Soprano Age 27) "I had a really hard time fitting in growing up, but when I discovered my love for singing and opera I found that I was right where I belonged. I know pursuing an operatic career is not an easy path but there's nothing more gratifying than pursuing your dreams with all that you've got." - Danielle Beckvermit (Soprano Age 23) "I was born and raised in the heart of downtown Manhattan. My parents are chefs, and they taught me to create and experiment. I sing because I believe there is nothing more visceral and truthful than music produced by the naked human voice. What this broken world needs right now is truth." - Theo Hoffman (Baritone Age 22)