CHARLES H. EATON Baritone, Storrs, CT Mr. Lindquist, Carl Magnus (cover), A Little Night Music Billy Budd (study cover), Billy Budd RECENT Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Colorado The Girl of the Golden West, Opera Colorado Metropolitan National Council Auditions Regional Finalist SPONSORS Connie Wimer and Frank Fogerty
NADIA FAYAD Nicole Trout Artist Mezzo-Soprano, Duluth, MN Charlotte (cover), A Little Night Music María (cover), María de Buenos Aires DMMO DEBUT RECENT Das Rheingold, Minnesota Opera Roméo et Juliette, Santa Fe Opera The Ghosts of Versailles, Wolf Trap Opera SPONSORS Fred and Barbara Brown
BRIAN HUPP Baritone, Pataskala, OH Fredrik Egerman (cover), A Little Night Music DMMO DEBUT RECENT Carmen, Opera Columbus The Fantasticks, Short North Stage Sweeney Todd, Ohio State University SPONSOR Marylee Lankamer
ALICIA JAYOURBA Soprano, Pittsburgh, PA Turandot (cover), Turandot DMMO DEBUT RECENT The Consul, Harrower Summer Opera The Turn of The Screw, Miami Music Festival Cold Sassy Tree, Florida State University SPONSOR Anastasia Polydoran
CADIE JORDAN ISAAC FRISHMAN Tenor, Omaha, NE Pong (cover), Turandot Henrik (cover), A Little Night Music DMMO DEBUT RECENT La Cenerentola, Winter Opera St. Louis Transformations, Merola Opera Program The Elixir of Love, Michigan State University SPONSOR Paul Woodard
SEAN GALLIGAN Baritone, West Des Moines, IA Mr. Redburn (cover), Billy Budd RECENT The Marriage of Figaro, Drake University Così fan tutte, International Lyric Academy The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee SPONSORS Emily and Jason Pontius
JOCELYN HANSEN Soprano, Fort Dodge, IA Mrs. Nordstrom (cover), A Little Night Music DMMO DEBUT RECENT The Magic Flute, Michigan State University L’incoronazione di Poppea, University of North Texas The Dialogues of the Carmelites, University of North Texas SPONSORS Carlton and Barbara Zacheis
ALEXANDER HENDERSON Baritone, Evansville, IN DMMO DEBUT RECENT Hansel and Gretel, Opéra Louisiane The Marriage of Figaro, Louisiana State University La Bohème, University of Evansville SPONSOR Dr. Darren Jirsa
BRYN HOLDSWORTH Soprano, Stewartsville, NJ DMMO DEBUT RECENT Don Pasquale, The Atlanta Opera Persée et Andromède, Manhattan School of Music The Tragedy of Carmen, International Vocal Arts Institute SPONSORS John and Peggy Wild
WILL HUGHES Baritone, Dallas, TX Billy Budd (study cover), Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT RECENT Madama Butterfly, The Dallas Opera The Pearl Fishers, Florida Grand Opera La Bohème, CoOPERAtive SPONSOR Margot Burnham
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Soprano, Baton Rouge, LA Anne Egerman (cover), A Little Night Music DMMO DEBUT RECENT Così fan tutte, Indiana University The Music Man, Indiana University Don Giovanni, Louisiana State University SPONSORS Andrew V. and Dr. Katherine Hauser
GRACE KAHL Anne Larson Artist Soprano, Queens, NY Mrs. Anderssen, A Little Night Music DMMO DEBUT RECENT Idomeneo, University of Cincinnati-CCM Così fan tutte, University of Cincinnati-CCM Il Signor Bruschino, University of Cincinnati-CCM SPONSOR Henry G. and Norma A. Peterson Charitable Trust REBECCA KIDNIE Soprano, St. Paul, MN RECENT Aïda, Sarasota Opera Così fan tutte, Eklund Opera Denver Lyric Opera Guild First Place Award SPONSOR Barbara Beatty
ERIK EARL LARSON Baritone, Evansville, WI Novice's Friend (Cover), Billy Budd DMMO DEBUT RECENT Emmeline, Boston University Opera Institute The Marriage of Figaro, Boston University Opera Institute The Giulio Gari Foundation IVC Encouragement Award SPONSORS Stephen L. and Linda Jones
LEIA LENSING Mollie Shapiro Artist Contralto, Solon, IA Madame Armfeldt (cover), A Little Night Music DMMO DEBUT RECENT Suor Angelica, University of Northern Iowa L’enfant et les sortilèges, University of Northern Iowa Dido and Aeneas, University of Northern Iowa SPONSORS Chuck and Sue Green NATE MATTINGLY Bass-Baritone, Fort Worth, TX Timur (cover), Turandot RECENT Voir Dire, Fort Worth Opera Little Women, Opera in the Heights La Bohème, Opera on the James SPONSORS Kevin and Jill Croft