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Program 2015 Full Judges’ Bios available at nycmonc.org/operaidols - Singers are accompanied on the piano by Doug Martin and Craig Ketter During an international career that has brought her to many of the world’s most important opera houses, Mary Dunleavy has affirmed her position as one of America’s leading singing actresses. Ms. Dunleavy was born in Connecticut and raised in New Jersey. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, where she studied with Kathleen Kaun. She earned her Master of Music degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied with Mignon Dunn. In 2006, she was named one of four Outstanding Young Texas Exes by the University. Mary Dunleavy works with a variety of leading teachers and coaches, including Rita Shane, Renata Scotto, and Ron Raines, among others. She is also a frequent guest teacher at master classes at universities, conservatories, and young artist programs in the U.S. John Hancock, baritone, made his MetOpera debut as le Gendarme in Les Mamelles de Tirésias under the baton of James Levine. He has appeared in a dozen roles with the company, including: Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Albert in Werther, Brétigny in Manon, Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, and both Marcello and Schaunard in La Bohème. Now in his tenth season with the Bard Music Festival, Mr. Hancock has enjoyed frequent collaborations with Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Hancock’s extensive discography includes the release in September 2013 of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with Edo de Waart and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. Gayletha Nichols joined the artistic staff of the MetOpera in the fall of 2000 as Executive Director of the National Council Auditions. She brought to the Met two decades of experience as a singer, teacher and career advisor. From 1992-2000, she was Director of Houston Opera Studio, the young artist development program at Houston Grand Opera, where she created and individualized the training both for singers and pianists. Ms. Nichols auditions hundreds of singers across North America every year and in her travels addresses many universities, conservatories, and festivals on developing the next generation of opera singers. She is a frequent adjudicator in national and international competitions and consults for other young artist programs across the country. Many thanks to our donors: Norton Belknap - Rosemary Bell - Dr. & Mrs. Brereton - Tom Cannon Jr. - Francis Carling - Michelle Everett - Gustavo Gonzalez Canali - Joseph Harding - Nancy Hayward - Mr. & Mrs. Hobart - Howard Kanefield - Mr. & Mrs. Lombardo - Ethan & Lisa Litwin - The Kodali Family - Mr. & Mrs. Masuyama - Sondra Myers - Anatole Plotkin - Sally Pope - John Re & Charles Palmer - Peter Agnone Ruane - Ted Snowdon - Janet Stovin - Danielle Strauss - Stefanie Van Steelandt - Sylvanna Vanderpark - Annie Vanloo District Auditions Eastern Region Committee National Council Organization Oct 28 & 29, 2015 Stefanie Van Steelandt - Chair Mitchell L. Lathrop – President Upcoming Events: Lara Marcon - Treasurer Camille LaBarre – National Auditions Chairman Tom Cannon Jr. Gayletha Nichols – Executive Director of Holiday Party Auditions Dec 6 at Le Poisson Rouge Michelle Everett Region Finals Melissa Wegner – Associate Director of Jan 14 at Merkin Hall Peter Agnone Ruane Auditions nycmonc.org/attend Eric Owens – National Advisor Facebook: monc.easternregion Twitter: @nycmonc Instagram: operaidols Wednesday Oct. 28 Thursday Oct. 29 Group Time Name Age Voice Type Name Age Voice Type 1 10.00am Anna Dugan 23 Soprano Kerri Lynn Slominski 28 Soprano Margaret Dudley 27 Soprano Scott Purcell 27 Baritone Eunjin Jung 29 Soprano Önay Köse 27 Bass Kasia Borowiec 25 Soprano Jana McIntyre 24 Soprano Savannah Bisset 30 Soprano Michael Gracco 25 Baritone Katrina Galka 26 Soprano Cesar Delgado 29 Tenor BREAK 2 11.00am Gregory Voinier 29 Baritone Terrence Chin-Loy 23 Tenor Kristina Malinauskaite 30 Soprano Nina Kassis 29 Soprano Isaiah Trofimenko 26 Baritone Szymon Wach 30 Bass-Baritone John Kapusta 28 Tenor Beier Zhao 28 Soprano Claudia Rosenthal 29 Soprano Molly Burke 27 Mezzo-Soprano Faustine De Mones 26 Soprano Natacha Fam 27 Soprano BREAK 3 12.00pm Samantha Pickett 26 Soprano Liana Guberman 29 Soprano LaMarcus Miller 28 Bass-Baritone Joshua Arky 25 Bass Francesca Erni 26 Mezzo-Soprano Haena Jeong 28 Soprano Alaysha Fox 24 Soprano Lorenzo Garcia 27 Tenor Jennifer Russo 27 Soprano Alexa Jarvis 26 Soprano Dory Schultz 27 Tenor David Davani 21 Baritone Elise Mark 25 Soprano Danielle Beckvermit 23 Soprano LUNCH 4 2.00pm Elizabeth Francesco 29 Soprano Amy Owens 28 Soprano Theo Hoffman 22 Baritone Lydia Dahling 26 Soprano Adriana Velinova 28 Soprano Cornelia Lotito 22 Mezzo-Soprano Barkley Romero 25 Mezzo-Soprano Jennifer Sung 28 Soprano Christopher Colmenero 27 Tenor Daniel Miroslaw 29 Bass Ariana Wehr 26 Soprano Larisa Raquel Martínez 28 Soprano Alexis Rodda 27 Soprano Anna Viemeister 30 Mezzo-Soprano Sol Jin 29 Baritone Lee Hyun Sung 28 Soprano BREAK 5 3.00pm Chelsea Friedlander 27 Soprano Lianne Aharony 27 Soprano Helena Brown 27 Mezzo-Soprano Augusta Caso 29 Mezzo-Soprano Samantha R DiCapio 24 Soprano Christopher Yoon 27 Tenor Carami Hilaire 29 Soprano Kinneret Ely 26 Soprano Emily Peragine 23 Soprano Jeremy Griffin 29 Baritone Vladimir Tsyglian 24 Bass-Baritone Janani Sridhar 26 Soprano Yulan Piao 27 Soprano Ying Jin 28 Mezzo-Soprano BREAK 6 4.00pm Elizabeth Novella 26 Soprano Keaun Guy 30 Tenor Tatiana Ogan 24 Mezzo-Soprano Brian Michael Moore 23 Tenor Jeanne Gerard 24 Soprano Natalia Salemmo 27 Soprano Matthew Ciuffitelli 23 Baritone Kelly Clarke 25 Mezzo-Soprano Melissa Robson 29 Soprano Mindy Root 25 Soprano Emily Blair 26 Soprano Maya Yahav Gour 24 Mezzo-Soprano Jinyong Lee 30 Baritone Gayané Mangassarian 29 Soprano Schedule is subject to change without notice - Aria selection available at nycmonc.org/news Winners will be announced at nycmonc.org & social media on Thursday evening Anna Dugan - Cranford, NJ 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 23 Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Donde lieta uscì------------La Bohème------------Puccini Embroidery aria------------Peter Grimes------------Britten Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Das war sehr gut, Mandryka------------Arabella------------Strauss Margaret Dudley - Denver, CO 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 27 Ach ich liebte------------Die Entführung aus dem Serail------------Mozart Caro nome------------Rigoletto------------Verdi O beau pays------------Les Huguenots------------Meyerbeer Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti The Silver Aria------------The Ballad of Baby Doe------------Moore Eunjin Jung - South Korea 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 29 Fair Robin I love------------Tartuffe------------Mechem Ah! Je veux vivre------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod Deh vieni, non tardar------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Piangero, la sorte mia------------Giulio Cesare------------Handel Kasia Borowiec - Summit, NJ 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 25 Song to the Moon------------Rusalka------------Dvořák The Tower------------The Turn of the Screw------------Britten Czàrdàs------------Die Fledermaus------------Strauss II Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Come scoglio------------Così fan tutte------------Mozart Savannah Bisset - Nelson, BC Canada 10/28/2015 10:00am Group 1-----Soprano-----Age 30 Non mi dir------------Don Giovanni------------Mozart Al dolce guidami------------Anna Bolena------------Donizetti The Jewel Song------------Faust------------Gounod Ach, ich fühl's------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Da Tempeste------------Giulio Cesare------------Handel Gregory Voinier - Rockaway Township, NJ 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Baritone-----Age 29 Hai già vinta la causa------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Largo al factotum ------------Il Barbiere di Siviglia------------Rossini Mab, la reine des mensonges------------Roméo et Juliette------------Gounod When the air sings of summer------------The Old Man and the Thief------------Menotti Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen------------Die Tote Stadt------------Korngold Kristina Malinauskaite - New York, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Soprano-----Age 30 E strano!...Ah, fors' è lui...Sempre libera------------La Traviata------------Verdi Regnava nel silenzio------------Lucia di Lammermoor------------Donizetti O zitt're nicht------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart Ah! Je ris de me voir------------Faust------------Gounod Eglè's Aria------------Pilènai------------Klova Isaiah Trofimenko - New York, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Baritone-----Age 26 Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei------------I Puritani------------Bellini On the airy ocean------------The Demon------------Rubinstein Come Paride vezzoso------------L'Elisir d'Amore------------Donizetti You wrote me------------Eugene Onegin------------Tchaikovsky Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja ------------Die Zauberflöte------------Mozart John Kapusta - Wappingers Falls, NY 10/28/2015 11:00am Group 2-----Tenor-----Age 28 Aria of the Worm------------The Ghosts of Versailles------------Corigliano Basilio's Aria------------Le Nozze di Figaro------------Mozart Jour et nuit------------Les Contes d'Hoffman------------Offenbach The Witch's Ride------------Hänsel und Gretel------------Humperdinck The Tanzmeister's Ariette------------Ariadne auf Naxos------------Strauss
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