The second annual Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition was held in January, 2010, at the .
Winning Scenes
First place was awarded to the University of Colorado - Boulder for their performance of Act I, Scene i of La Traviata.
Second place was awarded to the University of Tennessee - Knoxville for their performance of Act I, No.7 & No. 8 of Don Giovanni.
Third place was awarded to the University of Mississippi for their performance from Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Finalists Program
Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition
Thursday, January 7, 2010
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Gershwin Ballroom, Westin Atlanta
Introduction: Julia Aubrey, VP for Regions
The Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
Director: Carleen Graham Musical Director: Kirk Severtson
Pianist: François Germain
Albert Herring: Act I, Scene i Benjamin Britten
Lady Billows: Kelley Jayne Burns
Florence Pike: Sara Sania El Houssieny
Miss Wordsworth: Caitlin Bush
Mayor Upfold: Manuel Del Castillo
Mr. Gedge: Jacob Carll
Superintendent Budd: Michael Celentano
University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
Stage & Musical Director: Paul Houghtaling Pianist & Coach: Kevin Chance
Street Scene: Act I: Song and Cavatina Kurt Weill
Rose Maurrant: Jennifer Bryant
Harry Easter: Perry Harper
Mrs. Olsen/Mrs. Jones: Amy Todhunter
University of Colorado – Boulder
Stage Director: Leigh Holman Musical Director: Chris Zemiliauskas
Pianist: Ben Leaptrott
La Traviata: Act I, Scene i Giuseppe Verdi
Violetta: Jennifer Braun
Alfredo: Alfredo-Bo Yang
Bethune-Cookman University
Stage Director: Curtis Rayam Music Director and Pianist: Lisa Lawrence
Of Mice and Men: Act I, Scene I Carlisle Floyd
George: Jadrian Tarver
Lennie: Robert Brant
University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa
Stage & Musical Director: Paul Houghtaling & nbsp; Pianist & Coach: Kevin Chance
The Medium: Act II, Scene i Gian Carlo Menotti
Monica: Jennifer Bryant
Baba: Jeanette Fontaine
Toby: Jordan Lawson
University of Alabama – Birmingham
Stage & Musical Director: Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk
Pianist: Kseniia Polstiankina
The Marriage of Figaro: Act II: Finale Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Susanna: Brianna Moore
Count Almaviva: Charles Daniel
Figaro: Tyler Henderson
Countess Almaviva: Jessica Johnson
University of Mississippi
Stage Director: Julia Aubrey Opera Coach & Pianist: Amanda Johnston
Costume Consultant: Carey Hanson
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act III – Dialogue & Quartet Benjamin Britten
Lysander: Clay Terry
Hermia: Tiffany Gammell
Demetrius: Logan Rebstock Helena: Nina Cole
Puck: Mark Camire
Samford University
Stage Director: G. William Bugg Musical Director: Milburn Price
Pianist: Cathy Thompson
Amahl and the Night Visitors: Act I, Scene i Gian Carlo Menotti
Mother: Caitlin Huie
Amahl: Maggie Taylor
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Stage Director: Carroll Freeman Musical Director & Coach: Kevin Class
Pianist: Patrick Harvey
Don Giovanni: Act I, No.7 & No. 8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni: John Arnold
Zerlina: Jessica Cates
Donna Elvira: Mieke Rickert
Kansas State University
Stage and Musical Director: Reg Pittman Pianist: William Wingfield
The Elixir of Love: Act II, Scenes iv – vi Gaetano Donizetti
Nemorino: Bryan Pinkall
Gianetta: Cassity Mitchell
Adina: Kelsey Brown
Dulcamara: D. J. Davis
Competition Judges:
Elizabeth Vrenios, Sally Stunkel, and Penny Speedie
The winner of tonight’s competition will be featured in a master class on Friday, January 8