Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition - Virtual Finals - 4 December 2021

WELCOME to the Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition Virtual Round Finals Concert! Download today's program: https://www.premiereoperafoundation.org/s/POFIVC-Program-2021-1.pdf

This is our 5th year of the competition and this year we have again reinvented how to help even more singers worldwide. For 2021, We split the competition into TWO parts - Virtual Worldwide and Live from NYC. Tonight is the Finals Round of the Virtual Portion. We have selected these 15 singers from hundreds of singers who applied from all over the world and competed 100% virtually.

We hope you enjoy hearing a but about each singer and then hearing their performances! Our jury is watching LIVE via Livestream and voting on who will be our 2021 Virtual Winners!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS - the LIVE from NYC Finals Concert will be Livestreamed starting at 3pm EST on December 11, 2021 - where we will hear the Finalists chosen from 4 days of live auditions in front of a jury of casting directors - and we will announce ALL 2021 Winners at the end of that concert!! Here is the link to the Live Finals Concert: https://youtu.be/i-kbNu7a4Ys

YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Immediately after the singing is done, please vote for Prize of the Audience: https://www.premiereoperafoundation.org/audience-prize

WE ALSO NEED YOUR SUPPORT! If you enjoy our concert, we would be honored if you would consider a 100% tax-deductible donation to keep the Foundation sustainable into the future: https://www.premiereoperafoundation.org/donate

You can choose to underwrite a Specific Prize, a Specific Artists, a member of the Jury or just support our ongoing mission to help the art of opera grow into future generations of amazing art!

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***** Prizes & Awards *****

Over $35,000 worth in cash prizes and special awards will be distributed equally to the Virtual Winners and the Live in NYC Winners!

*First Prizes total - Male: $5000 / Female: $5000
*Second Prizes total - Male: $3000 / Female: $3000
*Third Prizes total - Male: $2000 / Female: $2000
*Encouragement Awards total up to - $2000
*The Voce di Meche Encouragement Awards total up to- $2000
*The Regine Crespin Prizes of the Audience total - $1000
*Every Finalist receives a cash honorarium and certificate

Study Grants and other Special Awards will also be distributed, plus multiple Professional Casting Opportunities!

To Vote for Audience Favorite: https://www.premiereoperafoundation.org/audience-prize

***** Virtual Final Round Jury *****

David Lomeli - Casting Director & Consultant
Santa Fe Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dallas Opera

Christian Carlstedt - Casting Director & Consultant
Staatsoper Hannover, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Concertgebouw Zaterdag Matinee, Komische Oper Berlin

Gerald Martin Moore - Director of Opera & Vocal Consultant
Yale School of Music, Glyndebourne Festival, Decca Records

Marcus Carl - Casting Consultant
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Christian Jérôme Timme - Betriebsdirektor
Theater Dortmund

Brian Speck - Director
Houston Grand Opera Studio

Thomas Cadenbach - Music Director
Semperoper Dresden Junges Ensemble/Studio

Constantine Orbelian - Artistic Director & Chief Conductor
New York City Opera, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Delos Records

Beatrice Benzi - Maestro Collaboratore
Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Accademia Teatro alla Scala

Andrès Rodriguez-Spoerer - Artistic Director
Fundación Ibáñez-Atkinson

David Blackburn - President & Chief Consultant
NYIOP, IOS Zürich, Bolshoi Theatre Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation

Eric Margiore - President & Artistic Director
Premiere Opera Foundation, Premiere Artists Management & Media, Premiere Opera Vocal Arts Institute

We are honored by your interest in our mission and thank you for joining us!

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