Semi-Finalist in The American Prize for Voice

It is very exciting to announce that I have been selected as a semi-finalist in this prestigious national competition! The materials I submitted were for the Professional (most competitive category) Opera division were: 

Caro Nome, Verdi's Rigoletto, with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Orchestra

Kiss Me Again, Mlle. Modiste, Victor Herbert

Now that the competition has been narrowed down to the following semi-finalists, now there is another round of judging that happens, and finalists/top prize winners will be announced after that round. Cheers! Wish me luck! (It is so weird to not have to "do" anything for this competition, since it is judged off of the same recordings...you just have to wait! I like it! Haha)  I DO wish, ( looking back at my application) that I had included the "BELL SONG" recording from my Carnegie Hall performance...but oh well! 

Here is the official announcement from The American Prize's blog: ( I copied and pasted the text-- But you may go to the blog to see the other lists in the other categories of semi-finalists.) 

The names that I have bolded are friends/ women that I have met before along the way. Lovely ladies, all, I wish them the best! : ) 


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VOCAL semi-finalists, 2015 (WOMEN—OPERA: professional division) announced

The American Prize is pleased to announce SEMI-FINALIST women in opera for 2015 in the professional division. Congratulations! To know the exact date when finalists will be announced, please "like" our Facebookpage or follow us on Twitter#AmericanPrize, where that information will be published first. 


The American Prize in Voice / Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award—professional opera division (women)

Betsy Archer    Munster IN 
Elizabeth Baldwin    Sylvania OH 
Ashlee Bickley    Ft.Wayne IN 
Adelaide Boedecker    Sarasota FL 
Samantha Britt    New York NY 
Joanie Brittingham    New York NY 
Gwendolyn Brown    Chicago IL 
Alice Burton    Chicago IL 
Becca Conviser   New York NY 
Kelly Curtin    Alexandria VA 
Joan Marie Dauber    Chicago  IL 
Rosa D'Imperio    New York NY 
Annie Gill    Baltimore MD 
Kristin Gornstein    Brooklyn NY 
Dena Holland    Hawley PA 
Jeni Houser    Chicago IL 
Marci Jackson    Indianapolis IN 
Jodi Karem    Brooklyn NY 
Yelka Milanova    Flushing NY 
Jessica Elizabeth Mirshak    Sherman Oaks CA 
Amy Mitchell    Hopkinton NH 
Aundi Marie Moore    Bowie MD 
Lisa Newill-Smith    Berlin Germany 
Benedetta Orsi    New York NY 
Rebecca Rapoport-Cole    Somerville MA 
Anne Slovin    Chicago  IL 
*Rachel Sparrow    Evanston IL 


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