National Opera Association - 2008-2009 Production Competition Winners

2008-2009 Production Competition Winners

The following awards were given at the 2010 Convention for productions during the 2008-2009 academic year:

Category I:
1st Place	Naomi in the Living Room, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Ron Ulen, director; Hyung Lok Kim, musical director
2nd Place	La Verbena de la Paloma, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Ron Ulen, director; Hyung Lok Kim, musical director
Category II:
1st Place (tie)	L’Orfeo, Queen’s College, CUNY David Ronis, director; James John, conductor L’Egisto, Crane Opera Ensemble, SUNY Potsdam, Carleen Graham, director; Kirk Severtson, conductor
3rd Place	H.M.S. Pinafore, Nevada Chamber Opera, University of Nevada-Reno Sue Klemp, director; Damon Stevens, conductor
Category III:
1st Place	Hansel and Gretel, University of Memphis Copeland Woodruff, director; Mark Ensley, conductor
2nd Place	Paul Bunyan, Miami University of Ohio Eric Friedman, director; Ben Smolder, conductor
3rd Place	The Magic Flute, Point Loma Nazarene University Juliette Singler, director; Phil Tyler, conductor
Category IV:
1st Place	Serse, The Boston Conservatory Sally Stunkel, director; James John, conductor
2nd Place	Le Nozze Di Figaro, Temple University Mark Astafan, director; John Douglas, conductor
3rd Place	Gianni Schicchi/Confession/Suor Angelica, SUNY Purchase Jacques Trussel, director; Hugh Murphy, conductor
Category V:
1st Place	La bohème, Temple University Leland Kimball, director; John Douglas, conductor
2nd Place	The Tender Land, Southern Methodist University Hank Hammett, director; Paul Phillips, conductor
3rd Place	Falstaff, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati Robin Guarino, director; Mark Gibson, conductor

Opera Production Competition