See and hear the best-of-the-best young talent compete on the Winspear stage for a chance to be discovered. Finalists will perform with The Dallas Opera Orchestra as they compete against singers from across the country, many of whom are already appearing with national opera companies. Attendees are invited to join the action by voting for the “People’s Choice Award” winner of the evening!

Winners announced!

First Place: Navasard Hakobyan, baritone
Second Place: Jongwon Han, bass-baritone
Third Place (tie): Elisa Sunshine, soprano and Katerina Burton, soprano
Jonathan Pell People’s Choice Award (determined by audience vote): Lisa Marie Rogali,mezzo-soprano

NINE FINALISTS SELECTED!

The finalists will each perform one aria for the final round performance.

Yeongtaek Yang, baritone: “O du, mein holder Abendstern” from Tannhäuser (Wagner)
Adia Evans, soprano: “Depuis le jour” from Louise (Charpentier)
Jongwon Han, bass-baritone: “Ves’ tabar spit” from Aleko (Rachmaninoff)
Matthew Cairns, tenor: “E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca (Puccini)
Elisa Sunshine, soprano: “À vos jeux, mes amis” (Mad Scene) from Hamlet (Thomas)
Lisa Marie Rogali, mezzo-soprano: “Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)
Cody Bowers, countertenor: “Furibondo spira il vento” from Partenope (Handel) Note: Cody Bowers has withdrawn from the competition due to illness and will not be performing.
Navasard Hakobyan, baritone: “Cruda, funesta smania” from Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)
Katerina Burton, soprano: “Tu che le vanità” from Don Carlo (Verdi)

Winners are selected by a distinguished panel of judges, chaired by The Dallas Opera’s Artistic Consultant David Lomelí and including Paul Hopper, Senior Director, Artistic Planning, LA Opera; Andreas Melinat, Vice President, Artistic Planning at Lyric Opera of Chicago; Nicole Paiement, The Martha R. and Preston A. Peak Principal Guest Conductor at The Dallas Opera and Founder and Artistic Director of Opera Parallèle; and Kristian Roberts, Director of Education at The Dallas Opera

View the full program here or in the Flip Book below. Programs and artists are subject to change.

ALL TICKETS: $10

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Join us for a festive concert of opera selections that showcases some of the world’s most brilliant young conductors. Each conductor will lead The Dallas Opera Orchestra in several pieces from one opera, sung by some of the country’s top singers from the cast of Elektra. The conductors and orchestra will be projected onto a large screen on stage providing a unique view of the performers and conducting style.

Conductors: Maria Benyumova (Germany), Micah Gleason (USA), Shira Samuels-Shragg (USA), and Jingqi Zhu (China)

The program features excerpts from Menotti’s The Consul, Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and Barber’s Vanessa.

Particpating vocalists: sopranos Jocelyn Hansen, Megan Kasanders, Hye Jung Lee, Alexandra Loutsion, and Terresa Perrotta; mezzo-sopranos Lindsay Kate Brown, Kristen Choi, Gretchen Krupp, and Meridian Prall; tenor Jordan Hammons; bass-baritone Kyle Albertson; and bass Seth-Emmanuel Clarke. 

TICKETS: $15-$50

Launched in 2015, the Hart Institute is the only program of its kind in the world and seeks to address the extreme gender imbalance of leadership on the podium. Since its inception, more than 500 women conductors from 40 nations have applied to be trained, advised, and supported by this extraordinary initiative.

This concert is the grand finale of an intensive two-week residency, which includes working with some of today’s most renowned industry leaders. Read more about the Hart Institute here.

View the full program here or click the Flip Book.