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2023 10th National Opera Competition

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

First Prize
Magdalena Kužma – soprano

Donghoon Kang

2nd Prize and Audience Choice.
Donghoon Kang – bass-baritone

Amanda Simms

3rd Prize
Amanda Simms – soprano

Ashlyn Rock

Judges Special Award
Ashlyn Rock – soprano

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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.

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Trinity Chamber Orchestra and PARTNERS for the Arts

“Some Enchanted Evening”
Opera Singers got to Broadway!

The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein
South Pacific & The King and I

Singers standing in front of the sign for the event

Soprano Emily Casey, Dr. Elaine Walter, tenor Nathan Hawsey, mezzo-soprano Nakia Verner, baritone Gustavo Ahualli,
and maestro Richard Fazio

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Vienna, City of Music

Trinity Chamber Orchestra, in collaboration with PARTNERS Semi-staged favorite excerpts from Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” by Dr. Elaine Walter.

Guest singer baritone Gustavo Ahualli, 2nd prize winner 2014 Competition soprano Emily Casey, Competition finalist mezzo-soprano Grace Gilday, and guest singer tenor Michael Butler.

Guest singer baritone Gustavo Ahualli, 2nd prize winner 2014 Competition soprano Emily Casey, Competition finalist mezzo-soprano Grace Gilday, guest singer tenor Michael Butler, and maestro Richard Fazio.

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Amadeus Concert

Opera Afternoon with PARTNERS for the Arts presenting baritone Geoffrey DiGiorgio, soprano Melissa Mino, mezzo-soprano Pascale Spinney, tenor Michael Butler, and pianist Frank Conlon.

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2022 National Opera Competition

PARTNERS for the Arts, Inc.
2022 9
th National Opera Competition
(Virtual)

Congratulations to the Winners of
PARTNERS National Opera Competition 2022

1st prizewinner
Edith Grossman, mezzo-soprano

2nd prizewinner
Christopher Oglesby, tenor

3rd prizewinner
Anne Marie Stanley,
mezzo-soprano

Audience Choice
Sejin Park, Baritone

Click here to listen to their Competition performances.

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Donors Make a Difference

Our most sincere thank you to: The Jeane Dixon’s Children to Children Foundation for the donation of the 1st, 2nd prizes and other remaining awards; Drs. James and Wanda Trefil for the 3rd prize in Honor of Sylvia Trefil Mestek; Ms. Carla Jones Batka for The Audience Choice Award; Dr. Joyce S. Hagel and Mr. and Mrs. Mavin Burge for the Encouragement Awards; and all our donors without whom we would not be able to carry our mission.

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