National Opera Association - 2015-2016 Production Competition Winners

2015-2016 Production Competition Winners

The winners of the 2015‐2016 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 21 awards have been given by the judges.

View an image gallery of the winners here.

Division I Judges: Mary Kay McGarvey, Lisa Dawson, Dawn Neely

1^st place – Jackie O, Oklahoma City University, David Herendeen, Director, Chuck Koslowske, Conductor

2^nd place – Trial by Jury/The Beautiful Bridegroom, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Linda Lister, Director, Faustino Solis/Linda Lister, Conductors

3^rd place (tie) – Expressions of Acceptance, Lawrence University, Copeland Woodruff, Director

3^rd place (tie) – Postcard from Morocco, San Jose State University, Layna Chianakas, Director, Fred Cohen, Conductor

Division II Judges: Christine Seitz, Marc Schapman, Melanie Helton

1^st place – Cosi fan tutte, Western Washington University, Amber Suddeth Bone, Director, Jay Rozendaal, Conductor

2^nd place (tie) – The Blue Forest, Oregon State University, Marc Callahan, Director, Lauren Servias, Conductor

2nd place (tie) –The Tender Land, Messiah College, Damian Savarino, Director, Timothy Dixon, Conductor

3^rd place – The Gondoliers, University of Montana, Anne Basinski, Director, David Cody, Conductor

Division III Judges: Marc Embree, Amy Johnson, Samuel Mungo

1^st Place – Transformations, University of Wisconsin-Madison, David Ronis, Director, Kyle Knox, Conductor

2^nd Place – Don Pasquale, Oklahoma City University, David Herendeen, Director, Jan McDaniel, Conductor

3^rd Place – L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, University of Mississippi, Julia Aubrey, Director, Selim Giray, Conductor

Division IV Judges: Copeland Woodruff, Steven Tharp, Susan Fleming

1^st Place – A Room with a View, Michigan State University, Melanie Helton, Director, Marcello Cormio, Conductor

2^nd Place – Le nozze di Figaro, University of Wisconsin-Madison, David Ronis, Director, James Smith, Conductor

3^rd Place – Evita, Oklahoma City University, David Herendeen, Director, Jan McDaniel, conductor

Division V Judges: Marc Verzatt, Jane Bunnell, Christopher Meerdinck

1^st Place – La Tragédie de Carmen, Fletcher Opera Institute (University of North Carolina School of the Arts), Director Nicholas Muni, Conductor Neal Goren

2^nd Place – Anna Karenina (composer David Carlson and librettist Colin Graham), Moores Opera Center (University of Houston), Buck Ross, Director, Raymond Harvey, Conductor

3^rd Place – Lady Bird, Texas State University, Samuel Mungo, Director, Carolyn Watson, Conductor

Division VI Judges: Julia Aubrey, Daniel Beckwith, Jacque Trussel, Melanie Helton

1st Place – The Beggar’s Opera, Lawrence University, Copeland Woodruff, Director, Hal France, Conductor

2nd Place – La Cenerentola, Bob Jones University, Jeffrey Stegall, Director, Michael Moore, Conductor

3rd Place (tie) – Higglety-Pigglety Pop/The Magic Flute, Bard College, Nicholas Muni, Director, James Bagwell, Conductor

3rd Place (tie) – The Crucible, State University of New York at Purchase, Jacque Trussel, Director, Hugh Murphy, Conductor