Chamber Opera Composition Winner
Congratulations to the finalists of the NOA Chamber Opera Competition! Portions of each were chosen last month. The finalists are:
- The Dawn Makers by Allen Shearer, composer, Claudia Stevens, librettist
- The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret by Leanna Kirchoff, composer and librettist
- The Lady of Shalott by Christopher Weiss, composer, S. O’Duinn Magee, librettist.Â
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Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Vrenios (2010-12)
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