Metropolitan Opera National Auditions results
This afternoon Spivey Hall hosted the Southeast Region Final Auditions of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, in which 13 vocalists hailing from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida competed for the opportunity to advance to the National Finals at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The Hall was full of opera-lovers eager to hear the these talented young singers.
And here are the results!
The Ryan Smith First Place Award went to soprano Leah Crocetto, age 30, of Florida, who sang "Ernani, involami" from Verdi's Ernani and "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" from Puccini's La rondine.
The Second Place Award went to soprano Taylor Johnson, age 23, of South Carolina, who sang "Dilette amiche" from Verdi's I vespri siciliani and "Donde lieta usci" from Puccini's La boheme.
The Third Place Award went to mezzo-soprano Cynthia Hanna, age 27, of North Carolina, who sang "O mio Fernando" from Donizetti's La favorita and "Werther! Qui m'aurait dit la place" from Massenet's Werther.
Encouragement awards were given to baritone Joshua Conyers, age 21, of North Carolina, who sang "Hai gia vinta la causa" from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and "Come paride vezzoso" from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore; and to tenor Samuel Levine, age 25, of Florida, who sang "Fra poco a me ricovero" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and "The Ride to Rome" from Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.
The pianist for all of the prizewinners (and most of the contestants) was the Met Audition Southeast Region's staff accompanist, Ben Leaptrott.
The judges were Gregory Henkel, the San Francisco Opera's Director of Artistic Administration, Gayletha Nichols, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and Robin Thompson, a classical performing arts consultant and long-time opera professional with major American opera companies, including the New York City Opera.
Another great afternoon of music at Spivey Hall, whose acoustics are so sympathetic to singing. Congratulations to all the contestants!
If you missed the Auditions, you can tune into Atlanta's WABE 90.1 FM on Monday, March 8th 9:00 PM to hear the radio broadcast produced by Tommy Joe Anderson and hosted by Robert Hubert, or listen to it streamed on the Internet at http://www.pba.org/ (click the "Listen now" button on the homepage, a little right of center).
And here are the results!
The Ryan Smith First Place Award went to soprano Leah Crocetto, age 30, of Florida, who sang "Ernani, involami" from Verdi's Ernani and "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" from Puccini's La rondine.
The Second Place Award went to soprano Taylor Johnson, age 23, of South Carolina, who sang "Dilette amiche" from Verdi's I vespri siciliani and "Donde lieta usci" from Puccini's La boheme.
The Third Place Award went to mezzo-soprano Cynthia Hanna, age 27, of North Carolina, who sang "O mio Fernando" from Donizetti's La favorita and "Werther! Qui m'aurait dit la place" from Massenet's Werther.
Encouragement awards were given to baritone Joshua Conyers, age 21, of North Carolina, who sang "Hai gia vinta la causa" from Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and "Come paride vezzoso" from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore; and to tenor Samuel Levine, age 25, of Florida, who sang "Fra poco a me ricovero" from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and "The Ride to Rome" from Britten's The Rape of Lucretia.
The pianist for all of the prizewinners (and most of the contestants) was the Met Audition Southeast Region's staff accompanist, Ben Leaptrott.
The judges were Gregory Henkel, the San Francisco Opera's Director of Artistic Administration, Gayletha Nichols, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and Robin Thompson, a classical performing arts consultant and long-time opera professional with major American opera companies, including the New York City Opera.
Another great afternoon of music at Spivey Hall, whose acoustics are so sympathetic to singing. Congratulations to all the contestants!
If you missed the Auditions, you can tune into Atlanta's WABE 90.1 FM on Monday, March 8th 9:00 PM to hear the radio broadcast produced by Tommy Joe Anderson and hosted by Robert Hubert, or listen to it streamed on the Internet at http://www.pba.org/ (click the "Listen now" button on the homepage, a little right of center).
posted by Spivey Hall at 2:49 PM
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