2013-2014 Production Competition Winners
The winners of the 2013â€2014 Opera Production Competition have been announced. Due to the vast range of resources available to producing organizations, the entrants are grouped into 6 categories, and a total of 20 awards have been given by the judges.
Gallery: 2013-14 Opera Production Winners
Division I |
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| 1st Place | The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti Produced by Messiah College Directed by Damian Savarino Conducted by Timothy Dixon |
| 2nd Place | Die Zauberflöte by WA Mozart Produced by University of Texas-Brownsville Directed by Nicole Asel and Daniel Hunter-Holly |
| 3rd Place | Speed Dating Tonight by Michael Ching Produced by Southern Utah University Directed by Carol Ann Modesitt Conducted by Willem van Schalkwyk |
| Hon. Mention | Honorable Mention for Outstanding Performance by Children The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan Produced by Lucky Ten Young Talent Studio Directed by Alexander Prokhorov and Anna Kravets Conducted by Alexander Prokhorov |
Division II |
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| 1st Place | The Legend of Orpheus (A Baroque Pastiche) Produced by University of Montana Stage Direction by Anne Basinski Musical Direction by David Cody Conducted by Luis Millan |
| 2nd Place | The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan Produced by University of Missouri-St. Louis Directed by Stella Markou |
| 3rd Place | La Finta Semplice by WA Mozart Produced by University of Alabama-Birmingham Directed by Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk Conducted by Les Fillmer |
Division III |
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| 1st Place | A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten Produced by Western Washington University Directed by Amber Sudduth Bone Conducted by Roger Briggs |
| 2nd Place | The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten Produced by Rutgers University Directed by Pamela Gilmore Conducted by Kynan Johns |
| 3rd Place | Carousel by Rodgers & Hammerstein Produced by Jacksonville State University Directed by Nathan Wight Conducted by Jeremy Benson |
Division IV |
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| 1st Place | The Magic Flute by WA Mozart Produced by Michigan State University Directed by Melanie Helton Conducted by Kevin Noe |
| 2nd Place | A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Benjamin Britten Produced by Purchase College-SUNY Directed by Jacque Trussel Conducted by Hugh Murphy |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten Produced by Miami University of Ohio Directed by Leland Kimball Conducted by Benjamin Smolder Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc Produced by Queens College-CUNY Directed by David Ronis Conducted by James John |
Division V |
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| 1st Place | Cosi fan tutte by WA Mozart Produced by University of Memphis Directed by Copeland Woodruff Conducted by Mark Ensley |
| 2nd Place | Cold Sassy Tree by Carlisle Floyd Produced by University of Houston Directed by Buck Ross Conducted by Ward Holmquist |
| 3rd Place (tie) | The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Produced by University of Houston Directed by Buck Ross Conducted by Jake Sustaita The Italian Straw Hat by Nino Rota Produced by University of Houston Directed by Buck Ross Conducted by Brian Suits |
Professional Division |
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| 1st Place | Mozart and Salieri by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Produced by Commonwealth Lyric Theater Directed by Alexander Prokhorov Conducted by Zachary Schwartzman |
| 2nd Place | Aida by Giuseppe Verdi Produced by Bob Jones University Directed by Darren Lawson Conducted by Steven White |
Opera Production Competition