For over 30 years, Annapolis Opera’s Vocal Competition has given opera students and young professionals in the Mid-Atlantic region the opportunity to hone their craft by performing for a blue-ribbon panel of judges comprised of respected music educators and opera performers. It also gives Artistic Director Ronald J. Gretz a chance to discover new talent for upcoming Annapolis Opera productions. The competition is fierce, with the eight finalists selected from more than 100 outstanding applicants! Prizes total more than $10,000, with each finalist receiving from $1,000 to $5,000.
Held at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, the competition spans a weekend, with both semi-finals and finals open to the public, and is FREE, due to a generous grant from The Helena Foundation, Jim and Sylvia Earl.
Semi-Finals: Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10 AM
Finals: Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 3 PM
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts | 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, MD
Vocal Competition Grand Prize Winners
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2018: Kylena Parks, soprano
2016: Galeano Salas, tenor
2015: Diane Kalinowski, soprano
2014: Huanhuan Ma, soprano
2013: Halim Shon, tenor
2012: Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
2011: Zach Borichevsky, tenor
2010: Rolando Sanz, tenor
2009: Aaron Agulay, baritone
2008: Jay Jung, baritone
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2007: Colleen Daly, soprano
2006: Eun Hee Kim, soprano
2005: Lori Lind, soprano
2004: Sheri Jackson, soprano
2003: Dongwon Shin, tenor
2002: Kwang-Kyu Lee, bass
2001: Tianxu Zhou, baritone
2000: Angela Fout, soprano
1999: Daesan No, baritone
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1998: Hyun Min Lee, soprano
1997: Charles Reid, tenor
1996: Michael Ford, tenor
1995: Taewon Yi Kim, mezzo-soprano
1994: Jennifer Post, soprano
1993: John Weber, tenor
1992: Reginald Allen, baritone
1990: Deborah Arnold, soprano
1989: Marcia Plait Treece, mezzo-soprano
1988: Grant Young, baritone