ARKANSAS DISTRICT AUDITIONS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 NATIONAL COUNCIL 2020-21 SEASON - Metropolitan Opera
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NATIONAL COUNCIL 2020–21 SEASON ARKANSAS DISTRICT AUDITIONS THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
The 2020 National Council Finalists photo: fay fox / met oper a
CAM I LLE LA B A RR E NAT IO NA L CO UN CIL AU D ITION S
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The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions program cultivates young opera
CAR OL E . DOMI N A
singers and assists in the development of their careers. The Auditions are held annually
p resi d e n t
in 39 districts and 12 regions of the United States, Canada, and Mexico—all administered
MEL I S S A WE G N ER by dedicated National Council members and volunteers. Winners of the region auditions
execu ti v e d i re cto r
advance to compete in the national semifinals. National finalists are then selected and
BRADY WA LS H compete in the Grand Finals Concert. During the 2020–21 season, the auditions are being
a d mi n i strator
held virtually via livestream. Singers compete for prize money and receive feedback from
L ISET T E OROP E S A judges at all levels of the competition.
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Many of the world’s greatest singers, among them Lawrence Brownlee, Anthony Roth
Costanzo, Renée Fleming, Lisette Oropesa, Eric Owens, and Frederica von Stade, have won
National Semifinals the Auditions. More than 100 former auditioners appear appear on the Met roster each season.
Sunday, May 9, 2021
The National Council is grateful to its donors for prizes at the national level and to the Tobin
Grand Finals Concert Endowment for the Mrs. Edgar Tobin Award, given to each first-place region winner.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Support for this program is generously provided by the Charles H. Dyson National Council
The Semifinals and Grand Finals are Audition Program Endowment Fund at the Metropolitan Opera.
currently scheduled to take place at
the Met. We are closely monitoring
the COVID-19 pandemic and will make ED U CAT IO N FU N D
alternate arrangements in compliance
with any and all necessary safety and
Education Fund grants are available to contestants of the National Council Auditions who
health regulations in place during the reach the semifinal round or further and demonstrate improved skills in a follow-up audition;
spring of 2021. each eligible contestant may be granted a total of up to $5,000 upon multiple hearings
For up to date auditions results, alumni within three years from when the contestant competed in the National Council Semifinals.
news, and other general information,
follow @MONCAuditions on Facebook To learn more about donating to the National Council Auditions or the Education Fund,
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S I N G E RS
Esther Atkinson David Bogaev Amelia Burshe Blair Cagney Anyeé Farrar
Renee Macdonald Anna Louise Martin Elijah McCormack Madison Marie Alexandra
McIntosh Nowakowski
Amanda O’Toole Angel Romero Isabella Hilary Grace Taylor Mariah Wilcox
Stollenmaier
Grace Tozer Wipfli Yi Yang Judy Yannini
REPERTOIRE | JANUARY 21, 2021 IN P ERF OR M ANC E OR DE R RENEE MACDONALD, SOPRANO, 29 KALAMAZOO, MI Morrò, ma prima in grazia UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Du bist der Lenz DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata DON GIOVANNI Mozart To this we've come THE CONSUL Menotti DAVID BOGAEV, TENOR, 24 RICHMOND, VA Salut! demeure chaste et pure FAUST Gounod Una furtiva lagrima L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Lonely house STREET SCENE Weill Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart MADISON MARIE MCINTOSH, MEZZO-SOPRANO, 27 WEST PALM BEACH, FL Una voce poco fa IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Un'altra volta ancor PARTENOPE Handel Près des remparts de Séville CARMEN Bizet There is a garden TROUBLE IN TAHITI Bernstein ISABELLA STOLLENMAIER, MEZZO-SOPRANO, 26 BOONE, NC Chacun à son goût DIE FLEDERMAUS J. Strauss Il padre adorato IDOMENEO Mozart Am I in your light? DOCTOR ATOMIC Adams Vois sous l'archet frémissant LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN Offenbach ALEXANDRA NOWAKOWSKI, SOPRANO, 28 CHICAGO, IL Les oiseaux dans la charmille LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN Offenbach Großmächtige Prinzessin ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R. Strauss Ah! non credea mirarti...Ah! non giunge LA SONNAMBULA Bellini Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart HILARY GRACE TAYLOR, MEZZO-SOPRANO, 28 DALLAS, TX Sein wir wieder gut ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R. Strauss Parto, parto LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Baby Precious? Is it you? AFTER LIFE Cipullo Where shall I fly? HERCULES Handel
REPERTOIRE (CONT’D) | JANUARY 21, 2021 IN PERFORMANCE ORDER ANNA LOUISE MARTIN, SOPRANO, 22 PORTLAND, OR Beyond all price THE SCARLET LETTER Laitman Depuis le jour LOUISE Charpentier Sul fil d'un soffio etesio FALSTAFF Verdi Bester Jüngling DER SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR Mozart AMELIA BURSHE, SOPRANO, 26 TYLER, TX Robert, toi que j’aime ROBERT LE DIABLE Meyerbeer Padre, germani, addio! IDOMENEO Mozart Ain’t it a pretty night SUSANNAH Floyd Sì, mi chiamano Mimì LA BOHÈME Puccini ANGEL ROMERO, TENOR, 25 STAFFORD, TX Sì, ritrovarla io giuro LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Un'aura amorosa COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Povero Ernesto DON PASQUALE Donizetti Je crois entendre encore LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES Bizet ESTHER ATKINSON, MEZZO-SOPRANO, 24 ROGERS, AR Una voce poco fa IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Vois sous l'archet frémissant LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach Sein wir wieder gut ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R. Strauss This journey DEAD MAN WALKING Heggie GRACE TOZER WIPFLI, SOPRANO, 25 TOLEDO, OH L'année en vain chasse l'année L'ENFANT PRODIGUE Debussy Non mi dir DON GIOVANNI Mozart Ma quando tornerai ALCINA Handel Otchego eto prezhde ne znala IOLANTA Tchaikovsky ELIJAH MCCORMACK, MALE SOPRANO, 26 TRUMBULL, CT Parto, parto LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Sein wir wieder gut ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R. Strauss Dopo notte ARIODANTE Handel Dawn, still darkness FLIGHT Dove
REPERTOIRE (CONT’D) | JANUARY 21, 2021 IN PERFORMANCE ORDER MARIAH WILCOX, SOPRANO, 29 BENTONVILLE, AR Pleurez mes yeux LE CID Massenet Leise, leise DER FREISCHÜTZ Weber Mi tradì, quell’alma ingrata DON GIOVANNI Mozart To this we’ve come THE CONSUL Menotti JUDY YANNINI, SOPRANO, 28 TIJUANA, MEXICO Donde lieta uscì LA BOHÈME Puccini Amour, ranime mon courage ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Dove sono LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Glück, das mir verblieb DIE TOTE STADT Korngold BLAIR CAGNEY, SOPRANO, 25 UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ Ach, ich liebte DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart Regnava nel silenzio LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Amour, ranime mon courage ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Maryanne EMMELINE Picker AMANDA O’TOOLE, SOPRANO, 30 RICHMOND, VA Einsam in trüben Tagen LOHENGRIN Wagner Pleurez mes yeux LE CID Massenet Embroidery in childhood PETER GRIMES Britten Tu che le vanità DON CARLO Verdi ANYEÉ FARRAR, SOPRANO, 24 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Arrière! Je réchauffe les bons L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES Ravel Pip's aria MOBY-DICK Heggie Ruhe sanft ZAIDE Mozart Prendi, per me sei libero L'ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti YI YANG, BASS, 27 QINGYUAN, CHINA O, wie will ich triumphieren DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart La calunnia IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini In diesen heil'gen Hallen DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Come dal ciel precipita MACBETH Verdi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | JANUARY 21, 2021
JUDGES
PRI TI GANDHI
CHIEF ARTISTIC OFFICER, MINNESOTA OPERA
WILLIAM STONE
HEAD OF VOICE FACULTY, MARYLAND LYRIC OPERA
RETIRED VOICE FACULTY, ACADEMY OF VOCAL ARTS
STEVEN WHITE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, OPERA ROANOKE
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
STEPHEN CAREY VERONI KA ARKHANGEL
MONC PIANIST HI LARY LEY
MONC STAFF
KEVI N BLYSMA
AMANDA HOPSON
SZU-YI NG HUANG
CHUNWEI -KANG
JUSTI NA LEE
BRAD MOORE
HUGH MURPHY
GREGORY RITCHEY
ERI C SEDGWI CK
MARY PI NTO
STEPHEN THOMAS
ADDITIONAL PIANISTS
ARKANSAS DISTRICT MELI SSA AND MARTIN THOMA
DIRECTORS
ARLENE AND JERRY BIEBESHEIMER
VICE CHAIRS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MARTHA ANTOLIK JANE MAGES
PEYTON BISHOP LORISSA MASON
WAYNE AND KAREN BRYAN CHRISTINE DONAHUE MAYO
DAVID COFFMAN BOB NAGY
LEE LEE DOYLE JANET AND UGUGUA UCHENDU
JOYCE HENDRICKS SUZANNE WAGGONER
DIANE KESLING MARY WILDGEN
SANDIE LUBIN
OUR SUPPORTERS
MAJOR FI NANCI AL SUPPORT PROVI DED BY
MRS. DOROTHY MORRIS/MORRIS FOUNDATION
MR. DON MUNRO/MUNRO FOUNDATION
I N-KI ND CONTRI BUTORS
UALR DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ARKANSAS DISTRICT
HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL OUR FI NANCI AL SUPPORTERS
MS. MARTHA ANTOLIK VICKI AND ANDREW KESSEL
MS. BETHY BELL AND MS GEORGIA BELL DR. ROBERT AND JOYCE LANDGREN
in memory of SUSY WYLIE BECK MS. JAN LEEDS
ARLENE AND JERRY BIEBESHEIMER MRS. LILLIAN LEE
MRS. PEYTON BISHOP MS. ANN LINK
DR. JACK AND BOBBIE BLACKSHEAR JENNIFER AND JEREMY LOWREY
DONNA AND DON CAVE in memory of SUSY WYLIE BECK
DR. RICHARD CLARK SANDIE AND AARON LUBIN
CATHERINE AND HOWARD COCKRILL DR. JIM AND SUSAN MARSH
in memory of ELIZABETH YOUNG JOANN AND GARTH MARTIN
and ANITA REASONER GINNY AND SHAWN MCMURRAY
MS. CYNTHIA CONGER DR. AND MRS. ROBERT MOORE
MR. REMMEL DICKINSON ROBERT NAGY AND KAREN HOLCOMB
MS. ALISA DIXON DR. ALVAH AND FRAN NELSON
DR. LEE LEE DOYLE MS. GINNY PACE
MS. JOE EVELYN ELSTON MS. SUZANNE PERRINE
DR. JOE AND CARLA FARMER DR. NANCY RECTOR
MARTHA AND JAMES FAULKNER MR. AND MRS. BYRON REEVES
MARTHA AND THOMAS GALEK MS. DIANNE SIBERSTEIN
MS. JEANETTE HAMILTON MS. KATHERINE STANICK
DRS. STEPHEN AND LAURA HUTCHINS GRACE AND JOHN STEURI
MS. SOLEDAD JASIN MELISSA AND MARTIN THOMA
DR. RICHARD JORDAN GUS VRATSINAS
KIRA AND BEVAN KEATING MS. SUZANNE WAGGONER
OUIDA AND GEORGE KECK MS. CAMILLE WILLIAMS
L EADE R S H I P F OR T HE 2020– 21 S EA S O N
Regional Chairpersons District Directors
David O’Connor Kimberley Smith Royce Blackburn
centr al arizona Louise Pinkerton
north dakota–manitoba
Lara Marcon Martin and Melissa Thoma
Stefanie VanSteelandt ark ansas Rebeccka Coe
eastern Susan Mitchell
Barbara and John VanScoyoc new orleans
boston
Diane Dupin
Melissa Gordon Lara Marcon
gulf coast Leah Wietig Stefanie VanSteelandt
buffalo-toronto new york
Barbara and Ronald Glass
Karen Mohr Steven LaCosse
Mary Susman and Tom Herm color ado-w yoming
midwest Leslie Paliyenko
north carolina
Robin Valovich
Pauline Ho Bynum connec ticut
new engl and Annette Condeluci
Swantje Knye-Levin Christopher Scott
Clint Singley pit tsburgh
northwest
Joan Travis
florida
Ada Sofia Esteves
Stephen Dilts puerto rico
rock y mountain Alexis Lundy
Jason Meeks Kate Thickstun
georgia
Randall Romig Joan Henkelman
southeast san diego
Rhonda Sweeney
houston
Connie Fullmer Fred Dear
Jimmy Longoria Patty Doherty
upper midwest Diana Livingston Friedley
idaho-montana Michele Patzakis
Khori Dastoor (Consultant)
Molly Siefert san fr ancisco
Jason Pompeii
Marianne Grant illinois
western Bettie and Van Edwards
Sara Compton south carolina
Donald Simonson
iowa Jocelynne McCall
Jan Simpson
Melinda J. Cannady tennessee
Dr. Wilma B. Wilcox
k ansas cit y Kathleen and Leonard Pataki
tulsa
Cacey Nardolillo
kentuck y Julie McBeth
Carol and Gunter Radinger
Karen Gottlieb utah
Laurel Howat
Susan Malinowski Maxine Levy
washington
los angeles
Joan Mitchell Nicolas Krusek
western canada
mexico
Theodore Fellenbaum Lisa Hanson
wisconsin
Barbara Wiltsie
michigan
Laura Franz
Adrienne Dickson
nebr ask a
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