BRAVI winners of PARTNERS’ 2018 6th Vocal Awards Competition –
April 15, 2018
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| 1st prize: bass-baritone Christian Pursell (CA) |
2nd prize: tenor Brandon Scott Russell (OH) |
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| Honorable Mention soprano Robin Steitz (NY) |
Judges Special Award soprano Melissa Mino (VA) |
Finalists
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| mezzo-soprano Alyssa Martin |
soprano Emma McDermott |
Soprano Julia Radosz |
Judges semifinals: Thomas Colohan – artistic Director of the Washington Master Chorale, John Edward Niles – artistic director the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices/The American Wagner Project, Joseph Walsh – music Director for Mason, the In Series, and Alexandria’s Metro Stage
Judges finals: Rob Ainsley – director of the Washington National Opera’s Domingo- Cafritz Young Artist Program and the American Opera Initiative, Elizabeth Bishop –American mezzo-soprano, Robert Wood – founder and artistic director of UrbanArias