Winners
ED ROSEN MEMORIAL GRAND PRIZE
BRYAN MURRAY- Baritone - $10,000
PUCCINI AMBASSADOR MEDAL
QUAN CHEN - Soprano - $5,000
DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY
MEMORIAL CAREER GRANT
MONICA DEWEY - Soprano - $5,000
MARCELLO GIORDANI MEMORIAL PRIZE
CAROLYN SPROULE - Mezzo Soprano - $2,500
TRENTINO MUSIC FESTIVAL STUDY GRANT
GAMALIEL REYNOSO MEJIA - Countertenor - $4,000 Value
PREMIERE OPERA VOCAL ARTS INSTITUTE STUDY GRANT
VICTORIA DAVIS - Soprano - $4,000 Value
BEL CANTO INTL CLUB & ITALIAN LANGUAGE FNDN AUDIENCE PRIZE
ALEXANDRA RAZSKAZOFF - Soprano - $1,000
VOCE DI MECHE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
POLIXENI TZIOUVARAS - Mezzo Soprano - $1,000
DR. DAVID DICHIERA ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
JOSEPH TANCREDI- Tenor
Jury
Julien Benhamou - Opera National de Bordeaux
Ken Benson - Ken Benson Artists, The Juilliard School
Beatrice Benzi - Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Institute for Young Dramatic Voices
Daniel Biaggi - Portland Opera, Atkins Young Artist Program Mariinsky Theatre
David Blackburn - NYIOP, Bolshoi Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Jean Denes - Theater Basel and Opernstudio
Alexander Fernandez - Opera Nacional de Chile
Israel Gursky - Theater Bremen, Teatro Grattacielo
Scott Guzielek - Academy of Vocal Arts
Paul Hopper - Metropolitan Opera
Rosemary Joshua - Dutch National Opera and Opera Studio
Stefanos Koroneos - Teatro Grattacielo
David Lomeli - Bayerisches Staatsoper, Dallas Opera
Eric Margiore - Premiere Opera Foundation, Vocal Arts Institute, Premiere Artists
Jack Mastroianni - IMG Artists, Georg Solti Accademia
Roberto Mauro - Canadian Opera Company
Gerald Martin Moore - Glyndebourne Festival, Decca Records
Erin Morley - Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper
Gayletha Nichols - Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program
Constantine Orbelian - Armenian National Opera Theatre and Studio, Delos Records
Mitchell Piper - Trentino Music Festival, Piper Artists Management
Andres Rodriguez Spoerer - Fundación Ibáñez-Atkinson
Lenore Rosenberg - Spoleto Festival USA
Christian Jérôme Timme - Staatstheater Braunschweig
Pamela Walsh - New York Philharmonic
Note From Our Founder
Dear Friends,
2017 brought us 400+ applicants from 10 different countries, with 150 semi finalists singing live auditions, 19 finalists, and 9 winners. Congratulations to all! A special thanks to our illustrious judges for their time and expertise: Ken Benson, Catherine Malfitano, Aprile Millo, Eve Queler, Lenore Rosenberg & Neil Shicoff, as well as to our inimitable advisory board. Luigi Caiola’s incredible generosity and support was unparalleled, as well as Stephen De Maio, and Dennis Zheng. The brilliant playing of pianist, Dr. Michael Fennelly, who supported the singers orchestrally with immense attention and nuance, was a treasure.
We thank everyone most sincerely and are looking forward to the future. Bravi tutti! We are excited and proud of what we all have accomplished in our very first year!
Thank you again very much for your continued support of our mission - we are deeply honored.
Sincerely,
Eric Margiore