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
Congratulations to our 2019 Semi-Finalists!
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Rebecca Achtenberg, soprano
Rachel Blaustein, soprano
Matthew Brooks, tenor
Mindy Brown, soprano
Emily Buttram, mezzo-soprano
Nathaniel Buttram, baritone
Hyunho Cho, tenor
Jongwon Choi, bass
Joshua Conyers, baritone
Claire Cooper, mezzo-soprano -
Kasey Cwynar-Foye, soprano
Yihan Duan, soprano
Amanda Fink, mezzo-soprano
Jeong Wook Han, tenor
Rachel Holmes, soprano
Sunyeop Hwang, baritone
Min Sang Kim, countertenor
David Lee, bass-baritone
Nathan Letourneau, tenor
Dana MacIntosh, soprano
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Elise Mark, soprano
Nina Mutalifu, soprano
Daniel Rich, baritone
Jouelle Roberson, soprano
Kelsey Robertson, mezzo-soprano
Anastasiia Sidorova, mezzo-soprano
Kaitlyn Tierney, mezzo-soprano
Gregory Voinier, baritone
Christopher Wolf, tenor
Maria Zoi, mezzo-soprano