Partners’ Blog

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2024 11th National Opera Competition

PARTNERS is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 11th National Opera Competition

This year dedicated in loving memory of Vicky Tresansky

Sara LeMesh
1st Prize Winner
Sara LeMesh – Soprano
Daniel O'Hearn
2nd Prize Winner and
Audience Choice Award
Daniel O’Hearn – Tenor
Maggie Reneè
3rd Prize Winner
Maggie Reneè – Mezzo-soprano
Esther Tonea
Judges Special Award
Esther Tonea – Soprano

The Finalists

Donors Make a Difference

Our most sincere thank you to:

The Annunciation Catholic Church Catherine and Mary Roth Concert Series

Alan Savada and Will Stevenson – 2nd prize in honor of their son: Samuel J. Savada-Stevenson

Vicky Tresansky – the finalists’ awards

Drs. James and Wanda Trefil – 3rd prize in honor of Sylvia Mestek Trefil

Dr. Robert Misbin – The Audience Prize Award

And all the other donors who make it possible for us to give $24,000 in prizes this year.

 

For sharing their expertise with us, our most sincere thank you to our judges:

Richard Leech, Thomas Reilly, Joseph Walsh, Julia Cooke, Kevin Short, Ken Weiss, Christopher Cano, Elizabeth Futral, and Timothy Nelson.

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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.