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

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)

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