NOA Opera Production Competition

2019-2020 Production Competition Winners

The winners of the 2019-2020 Opera Production Competition have been announced. Due to the vast range of resources available to producing organizations, the entrants are first divided into Undergraduate and Graduate levels (based on predominant age group or training level of the cast) and then each level divided into three divisions according to production size and budget. A total of 12 awards have been given by the judges.

Gallery: 2019-20 Opera Production Winners

Undergraduate Divisions

Division I
1^st Place	University of Missouri - St. Louis The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret, by Leanna Kirchoff, libretto by Leanna Kirchoff Stella Markou, Director, Designer, Vocal Coach Gail Hintz, Music Director Darwin Aquino, Conductor
2^nd Place	Oklahoma City University The Zombies of Penzance, by Gilbert Sullivan, Scott Miller, libretto by Arthur Sullivan, Scott Miller David Herendeen, Director Chuck Koslowske, Music Director Meghan Settle, Light Designer

Division II
1^st Place	Oklahoma City University Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss II, libretto by English Version by Leonard Hancock & Sir David Poutney, Adapted by Wayne Bryan David Herendeen, Director Jan McDaniel, Music Director Larry Heyman, Scenic Design Rachel Barnett, Costume Design
2^nd Place	Conservatory of Music/SUNY - Purchase Opera Dido & Aeneas, by Henry Purcell, libretto by Nahum Tate Jacque Trussel, Director Hugh Murphy, Conductor William Byram, Choreographer Margaret Vignola, Assistant Director

Division III
1^st Place	Hillman Opera SUNY Fredonia Cendrillon, by Jules Massenet, libretto by Henri Cain Dr. David Rudge, Music Director/Conductor Dr. Nestor Goldsmith, Stage Director Dr. Robert Strauss, Producer Anthony Alterio, Choreographer
2^nd Place	Miami University Opera Theater The Marriage of Figaro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Benjamin Smolder, Director, Conductor, Producer Tiffany Lusht, Production Manager, Costumes, Co-Director Nicholas Muni, Scenic and Lighting Design Christina Haan, Vocal Coach

Graduate Divisions

Division IV
1^st Place	University of Utah Amahl and the Night Visitors/A Christmas Carol, by Gian Carlo Menotti/Michael G. Leavitt, libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti/Anthony J. Buck Robert Breault, Executive Producer Director (Amahl and the Night Visitors) Jeffrey Price, Music Director Robert Baldwin, Conductor Michael G Leavitt, Conductor, Composer, Stage Director (A Christmas Carol)
2^nd Place	University of Oregon LA Tragédie de Carmen, by Bizet / Constant, libretto by Meilhac & Halévy Karen Esquivel, Director, Scenic Designer, Costume Design Brian McWhorter, Conductor

Division V
1^st Place	Peabody Institute The Falling and the Rising, by Zach Redler, libretto by Jerre Dye Samuel Mungo, Director JoAnn Kulesza, Conductor
2^nd Place	University of Wisconsin-Madison Cosi fan tutte, by W.A. Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte David A Ronis, Director Oriol Sans, Conductor Joseph Varga, Scenic Designer Thomas Kasdorf, Vocal Coach

Division VI
1^st Place	Arizona State University Street Scene, by Kurt Weill, libretto by Langston Hughes Brian DeMaris, Conductor Patrick Hansen, Stage Director Mary Corsaro, Choreographer
2^nd Place	University of North Texas Don Giovanni, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Jonathan Eaton, Director Robert Frankenberry, Conductor