New York 〓 Honors five Singers at the Metropolitan Opera “National Council Audition”

2018/05/02

The final selection of the “National Council Audition” performed by the Metropolitan Opera in New York took place on April 29th, and five singers passed. “National Council Audition” is held once a year, a program to discover and support young singers. More than 1,000 applicants are considered the most severe auditions in the United States. There are 11 finalists who participated, and in final selection they sing two different languages. Auditions produce big names such as Theresa Stratus, Jesse Norman, Deborah Voight, Renee Fleming, Thomas Humpson. A week from the Semi-final to the final in 2007 is drawn in the documentary film “The Audition ~ The Door to the Metropolitan Opera” commemorating the 125th anniversary of the opera house.

The five people who passed were as follows. Soprano Madison Leonard and Jessica Faselt, Mezzo-Soprano Hongni Wu and Ashley Dixon, Tenor Carlos Enrique Santelli. Leonard is a member of Washington Opera’s “Domingo-Carfitz-Young Artist and Program”. Wu is a Chinese who studied at the Manhattan music school after graduating from Xinghai Music Academy in Guangzhou, China. In this 2018/2019 season, Flora of Verdi “La traviata”, Bizet “Carmen” Mercedes will sing and debut at Royal Opera in London. . Faselt is a studio artist of Florida Grand Opera, a member of the young artists program of St. Louis Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera. Bertrand de Billy conducts the concert this year. The judges include Joyce DiDonato and Bryan Hymel.

Photo:Richard Termine / Metropolitan Opera

How about this ?

  1. VIENNA 〓 The title of the Austrian court singer was presented to Rene Papé

  2. NEW YORK 〓 The New York Philharmonic cancels remainder of its 2020/2021 season

  3. HAMBURG 〓 Deutsche Grammophon signed a contract with female conductor for the first time

  4. SYDNEY 〓 Simone Young appointed as the next principal conductor of the Sydney Symphony

  5. BERLIN 〓 German opera magazine “Opernwelt” announces “Of the Year”

  6. BERLIN 〓 Australian trombonist Jonathon Ramsay passed his audition for the Berliner Philharmonic

  7. R.I.P 〓 André Previn(89)American Conductor, Composer, Pianist

  8. MUNICH 〓 Gruberova will say goodbye to the Bavarian State Opera

  9. BIRMINGHAM 〓 Kremer as the residency artist of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

  10. HAMBURG 〓 Hamburg City will create an opera with the theme of Chancellor Angela Merkel

  11. PARMA 〓 Festival Verdi has announced its performance lineup for 2024

  12. BERLIN 〓 Anne-Sophie Mutter revealing a positive response to the new coronavirus

  13. SARASOTA 〓 Giancarlo Guerrero as Music Director of the Vacant Sarasota Symphony Orchestra

  14. WASHINGTON 〓 National Symphony Orchestra has extended the contract of its music director, Gianandrea Noseda.

  15. R.I.P 〓 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian Pianist

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.