Even with the cold temperatures and nasty weather things here at Opera Columbus are a poppin' and a crackin'. Our artists for Turandot arrive this weekend and I can't wait to meet the lovely Othalie Graham (Turandot) and the dashing Randolph Locke (Calaf)! But I digress (ha, imagine that)...
This past weekend I helped with the first round of judging for our Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus International Vocal Competition (IMCOCIVC). Let me just say there are some AMAZING young singers out there. I was floored by the talent our 112 applicants shared with us (via CD). Six judges (they wouldn't let me be a judge...something about credentials) listened and reviewed all applicants and narrowed the field down to 30 singers.
So, everyone needs to venture to Weigel Hall (on the campus of The Ohio State University) on March 28 to watch the 30 semi-finalists battle it out for eight finalist spots. Then, rest up and come on back on March 29 to see the eight finalists compete for the top prize ($3,000 and a chance for a role with Opera Columbus). Also, one lucky finalist will be selected to sing at the 7th Annual Go Wild! for Opera concert in July. All the cool cows will be there.
Congratulations to our semi-finalists:
| Lindsay | Ammann |
| Elizabeth | Baldwin |
| Joseph | Barron |
| Elizabeth | Brooks |
| Jonathan | Burton |
| Brian | Calì |
| Sarah | Callinan |
| Jessica Rose | Cambio |
| Carolina | Castells |
| Marianne | Cope |
| Alyssa | Cox |
| Jennifer | Forni |
| Timothy | Gartner |
| Jennifer | Jellings |
| Julie | Kinzey |
| Emily | Langford Johnson |
| Katherine | Lerner |
| Sarah | Lewis Jones |
| Catherine | Martin |
| Kevin | Ray |
| Sonia | Rodríguez Bermejo |
| Courtney | Ross |
| Paul | Scholten |
| Nathan | Stark |
| Kate | Tombaugh |
| Joanne | Um |
| Mark | Van Arsdale |
| Keyona | Willis |
| Magdalena | Wór |
| Jung Na | Yoon |
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