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Connecticut Opera Guild RACHELE GILMORE, SOPRANO, WINS Hartford, CT – On Saturday, May 17th, the Connecticut Opera Guild invited over 30 talented young singers to compete for over $25,000 in scholarships. The winners were awarded scholarships, sponsored by various Connecticut Opera supporters, ranging from $500 to $10,000. Judges for the competition were Alan Mann, Artistic Director of Mississippi Opera and Opera Theatre of Connecticut, Robin Thompson, Producing Artistic Director of New York City Opera, and Connecticut Opera’s Artistic Director, Willie Anthony Waters, who was amazed at the talent of the competing singers. “I am always astonished by the caliber of these young artists. Each year the pool of singers gets better and better.” Chosen from over 160 applicants, the young singers performed an aria of their choice and sang to an audience of Hartford community members. For the second year in a row the Connecticut Opera Guild also offered a “People’s Choice Award” that audience members could vote for. Winners were: Elizabeth Baldwin, soprano Eric Margiore, tenor Matthew Worth, baritone Kelli Butler, soprano Melissa Garvey, mezzo-soprano David Korn, male soprano JinHwan Byun, tenor Allen Pinkney, Jr., tenor Deborah Selig, soprano Brandy Lynn Hawkins, Mezzo-Soprano John Zuckerman, tenor Katrina Thurman, Soprano Samantha Jeffreys, Soprano |
