Opera Lyra Ottawa Opera Studio Competition
Preparing the next generation of Canadas opera stars!
March 11, 2010 NAC Fourth Stage
March 12, 2010...Opera Lyra Ottawa celebrated a grand evening of opera on March 11, 2010 at the NAC Fourth Stage which showcased the next generation of Canadian opera stars. The evening was hosted by Opera Lyra Ottawas own Tyrone Paterson and OLO Chorus member, Chris Mallory. The judges for the evening were Brenda Harris (who will perform Lady Macbeth in OLOs upcoming production of Macbeth), Greer Grimsley (in the title role of Macbeth) and Joseph Bascetta (Director of Macbeth).
Opera Lyra Ottawa Opera Studio members each performed two opera arias and were judged based on the quality of their voices, their presentation, diction, musicality, their tone, as well as choice of repertoire.
Mark Ellis Gough, Baritone, performed Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo from Mozarts Cosi fan tutte as well as through the port comes the moonshine astray from Benjamin Brittens Billy Budd! Soprano, Christina Tannous followed her first aria Monicas Waltz from Menottis The Medium by Je suis encor tout tourdie from Massenets Manon. Graham Thomson, Tenor, who performed in this years Black & White Opera Soiree, sang Ich baue ganz from Mozarts Abduction from the Seraglio and Ah! Mes amis from Donizettis La fille du regiment. Sara Christina Steinert, Mezzo-Soprano performed Una voce poca faĄ from Rossinis Il Barbiere di Siviglia as well as Sein wir wieder gut from Strausss Ariadne auf Naxos. And, last but not least, the Opera Lyra Ottawas Opera Studio Award winner and audience-choice winner, Bass, Brian Wehrle impressed the judges and audience with his choice of repertoire singing Sorge infausta una procell from Handels Orlando, and Wie schn ist doch die Musik Strausss Die Schweigsame Frau.
The OLO Opera Studio Award $2,500 Brian Wehrle
The Spotlight Award $1,500 Sara Christina Steinert
The New Sun Award $1,000 Mark Ellis Gough
The Emerging Artist Award $500 Graham Thomson
The Emerging Artist Award $500 Christina Tannous
Audience Choice Award $200 Brian Wehrle
Support from our sponsors and donors allows Opera Lyra Ottawa to present internationally renowned Canadian artists, fund our Opera Studio, and develop special initiatives to bring opera to young audiences, such as Young Peoples Opera Matinee and school performances and tours.
The OLO Opera Studio provides professional training that prepares the next generation of Canadian singers, stage directors, conductors / repetiteurs and stage managers for professional operatic careers. Members have the opportunity to perform on stage and take master classes from renowned opera singers.
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