Date:
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Time:
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6 p.m. - Champagne Reception
7 p.m. - Vocal Competition
Post-performance - Celebration Dinner
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Location:
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Wortham Theater Center
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Honorees:
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Bobbie-Vee and Gerald Cooney
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Chairs:
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Jackson Hicks
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Attire:
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Black Tie
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Congratulations to the 2012 Concert of Arias winners!
1st Place and the Audience Choice Award: soprano Andrea Carroll, who sang “Son pochi fiori” from Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz and “Je marche….Obéissons” from Massenet’s Manon. Click here to watch a clip of Andrea's performance. (YouTube)
2nd Place: soprano Natalya Romaniw, who sang “Temerari!...Come scoglio” from Mozart’s Così fan tutte and “Oh Dieu!..Je ris de me voir si belle” from Gounod’s Faust. Click here to watch a clip of Natalya's performance. (YouTube)
3rd Place: bass Peixin Chen, who sang“O tu, Palermo, terra adorata” from Verdi’s Sicilian Vespers and “Miei rampolli femminini” from Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Click here to watch a clip of Peixin's performance. (YouTube)
In the heart of winter, on February 2, 2012, the Concert of Arias – 24th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers takes the Cullen Theater stage at the Wortham Theater Center. Watch and be entertained as some of the best emerging operatic talent compete head to head for top honors at this prestigious competition – and don’t forget to cast your vote for the coveted Audience Choice Award!
