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PARTNERS for the Arts, Inc.

PARTNERS for the Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that holds an annual opera competition to encourage and support singers pursuing a career in opera.

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PARTNERS for the Arts Announces the Semifinalists of its 2026 National Opera Competition.

Alec Carson
Alexis Seminario
Alexis Sheriff
Alla Yarosh
Christian Simmons
Erin Alford
Erin Ridge
Ethel Trujillo
Evan Lazdowski
Laura Sanders
Lindsay Martin
Luke Harnish
Luna Seongeun Park
Mariya Kangaskaya
Matthew Pierce
Nicholas Huff
Sunghoon Han
Theo Hayes Claveles
Tina O’Malley
Véronique Filloux

Judges:

Preliminaries Semifinals Finals
Byron Jones Robert Baker Richard Leech
Nick Olcott Leah Crocetto Kevin Short
Joy Schreier Peter Russell Delores Ziegler

Pianist Tongyao Li

Final Round Live

Sunday, April 12, 2026 – 5 pm

Annunciation Catholic Church
3810 Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.

Free Admission.

Make a reservation at partners4thearts@aol.com by April 9, 2026.

Reception follows.