PARTNERS for the Arts, Inc.
2023 10th National Opera Competition
Awards:
First Prize – $10,000; Second – $5,000; Third – $2,500;
Audience Prize – $1,000 – Judges Special Award – $1,000;
All Finalists $500
We are pleased to present the winners of PARTNERS for the Arts
10th National Opera Competition
![Magdalena Kužma](https://partners4thearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MagdalenaKuzma-225x300.jpg)
First Prize
Magdalena Kužma – soprano
![Donghoon Kang](https://partners4thearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DonghoonKang-225x300.jpg)
2nd Prize and Audience Choice.
Donghoon Kang – bass-baritone
![Amanda Simms](https://partners4thearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AmandaSimms-221x300.jpg)
3rd Prize
Amanda Simms – soprano
![Ashlyn Rock](https://partners4thearts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AshlynRock-224x300.jpg)
Judges Special Award
Ashlyn Rock – soprano
Donors Make a Difference
Our most sincere thank you to:
Alan Savada and Will Stevenson – 2nd prize in honor of their son, Samuel J. Savada-Stevenson, Drs. James and Wanda Trefil – 3rd prize in Honor of Sylvia Trefil Mestek, Dr. Bob Misbin – The Audience Prize Award, Ms. Cynthia Bianchi in memory of Holly Bianchi and Dr. William Panici each sponsoring a Finalist Award, and Victoria Tresansky, who covered all the other finalists’ Awards. And all the other donors who made it possible for us this year to give over $22,000 in prizes.