Name: Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year Competition
Start: 2023-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
Location: First Presbyterian Church

Organization

Singer

Spencer Reichman

3. Prize

Susanne Burgess

1. Prize, Audience Prize

Sarah Joyce Cooper

Semi-Finalist

Edith Grossman

Robert Hartfield

Gabrielle Gilliam

Shanley Horvitz

Erik Earl Larson

Chelsea Lehnea

Kaylee Nichols

Andrew Payne

Clara Reeves

Luke Sutliff

Hilary Grace Taylor

Steve Valenzuela

Bridget Cappel

4. Prize

Anthony Ciaramitaro

5. Prize

Navasard Hakobyan

Honorable Mention

Michelle Mariposa

Bryan Murray

Xavier Prado

Ethel Trujillo

1. Prize

Lawrence Barasa Khirangawa

2. Prize

Shreveport Opera

Nathan Schafer

1. Prize Female

1. Prize Male

Judges

Luretta Bybee

Greer Grimsley

Andrea DelGiudice

Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year Competition

Shreveport

United States

First Presbyterian Church

Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year Competition: Competition Various

Public

Private

Competition

Matias Vergara Moyano

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Conductor

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass-baritone

Baritone

Bass

Contralto

Tenor

Mezzo-soprano

Countertenor

Soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Chosen from hundreds of applicants, 24 emerging professional opera singers traveled from across the country on March 4 and 5, 2023, to vie for the title of Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year.

Click on the photo of each contestant to visit their website.

The judges:

Luretta Bybee, opera singer; Professor of Voice, Loyola University (New Orleans)
Andrea DelGiudice, founder and the director of Vocal Arts at The Narnia Festival in Narni Italy; voice teacher; and talent consultant for Encompass Arts
Greer Grimsley, world-renowned Wagnerian bass-baritone
The prizes:

The Mary Jacobs Smith Award (1st prize) $10,000
The Charles Maggio Award (2nd prize) $5,000
The Robert J. Murray Memorial Award (3rd prize) $3,000
The Lorena Bessey Mangin Memorial Award (4th prize) $2,000
The Jennifer White Memorial Award (5th prize) $1,000
The Katherine S. Tyrrell Memorial Award (honorable mention - $300)
The Dr. & Mrs. Bob Robinson Award (honorable mention - $300)
The La Wanda & Ernest Blakeney Award (honorable mention - $300)
The Phyllis Linke-Lamb Memorial Award (honorable mention - $300)
The Dr. Melvin & Lea Johnson Memorial Award (honorable mention - $300)
The Shreveport-Bossier Opera Guild Audience Choice Award ($300)

English

Mary Jacobs Smith Singer of the Year Competition by Various, lr. 04 mar. 2023, Noiztik (2023/2023), First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, United States

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