2012 43rd Annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition
The 2012 Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition has been cancelled. If you are interested in participating in our 2012-2013 season Young Artist Program, we will be holding auditions January 26-28 in New York.
Get more info and applyOver 300 singers from the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, along with foreign nationals studying in the US, applied to the vocal competition in 2009. 45 singers were selected for the Advanced Division Semi-Finals (ages 24-30), and 25 singers competed in the Junior Division Semi-Finals (ages 18-23). The jury selected a total of 14 artists for the Grand Finals.
Many past winners in the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition have gone on to illustrious international careers in the opera world performing at various institutions like the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opéra Bastille, San Francisco Opera, La Scala, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Vienna State Opera, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, etc.
Past winners include: Kate Aldrich, Nicole Cabell, Vivica Genaux, Eglise Gutierrez, Brian Hymel, Sandra Lopez, Lucas Meachem, Latonia Moore, Brian Mulligan, Andrew Oakden, Eric Owens, Leah Partridge, Ailyn Pérez, Dean Peterson, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Christopher Schaldenbrand, Michael Todd Simpson, Wayne Tigges, Gregory Turay, Alfred Walker, Peter Volpe.
Jury members of recent seasons have included Matthew Horner, Sabino Lenoci, Evans Mirageas, Tom Muraco, Lenore Rosenberg, Renata Scotto, Diana Soviero, Dona Vaughn, and Diane Zola.
The 2008 – 2009 Palm Beach Opera season featured several past prize winners. Among them were Jennifer Check, Layla Claire, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Susan Jean Hellman, Timothy Kuhn, and Grigory Soloviov.
| Advanced Division Joo Won Kang Margaret Mezzacappa Laura Wilde Suzanne Vinnik John Holiday Jeanine De Bique R. Kenneth Stavert |
2011 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division Brandon Cedel Joseph Lattanzi Emmett O’Hanlon Betsy Diaz Marco Stefani Danielle Adams |
2011 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Corinne Winters Irene Roberts Zulimar Lopez-Hernandez Edward Mout Betty Allison R. Kenneth Stavert Rena Harms |
2010 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division Michael Young Martin Bakari Matthew Anchel Rebecca Nathanson Joseph Lattanzi Sasha Hashemipour |
2010 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Yannick-Muriel Noah Anthony Roth Costanzo Jessica Julin Rie Miyake Scott Quinn Joelle Harvey Joshua Kohl Sung Eun Lee |
2009 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Elliott Madore Simone Osborne Betsy Diaz Michael Sumuel Andrea Shokery Mary Jane Lee |
2009 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Amber Wagner Angela Meade Grigory Soloviov Lee Poulis Raymond Ayers Carla Dirlikov John Michael Moore Susan Jean Hellman |
2008 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Amanda Majeski Steven LaBrie Simone Osborne Betsy Diaz Bradley Smoak James O’Hanlon |
2008 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Marianne Cope Caitlin Lynch Jonathan Beyer Layla Claire Takesha Kizart Amanda Crider David Lomeli Albert Rudolf Lee |
2007 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Nadine Sierra Jonathan Michie Tai Oney Jeanette Vecchione Samuel Schultz Sharleen Joynt |
2007 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Andrew Oakden Jennifer Check Rodell Rosel Christina Martos David Crawford Michael Todd Simpson Heidi Melton Jennifer Holloway |
2006 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Ashley Emerson Donovan Singletary Andrew Darling Ambur Braid Claudia Huckle Jason Coffey |
2006 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Brian Mulligan Tamara Mumford Christina Pier Emily Langford Johnson Liam Bonner Andrew Garland Emilio Pons Marianne Cope |
2005 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Lishir Inbar Jonas Laughlin Elizabeth Baldwin Jacquelyn Wagner Margaret Kathleen Jensen Brent Reilly Turner Tanner Knight |
2005 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
| Advanced Division Wendy Bryn Harmer Marjorie Owens Timothy Mix Matt Boehler Dongwon Shin Christopher Holmes Gaston Rivero Andrew Garland |
2004 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Kate Lindsey Ariya Sawadivong Jennifer Root Jacquelyn Wagner Katherine Calcamuggio Michael Fabiano John Boehr |
2004 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
| Advanced Division Nicole Cabell Bengi Mayone Wayne Tigges Eglise Gutierrez Jason Hardy Christina Pier Lauren McNeese Audrey Brutus |
2003 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Shauna Keene James J. Kee Elena O’Connor Andrea Moore Angela L. Shadwick Kenneth Mattice Andrew Darling |
2003 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
| Advanced Division Leah Hunt Stephanie Dawn Johnson Timothy Kuhn Weston Hurt Daniel Andrei Okulitch Brandon Mayberry Jonathan Burton Jason Hardy |
2002 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Ailyn Perez Melissa Kay Shippen Brian Hymel Lucas Meachem Noah Stewart Sarah Heltzel Elena O’Connor |
2002 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
| Advanced Division Jason Grant Dana Beth Miller Jamie Marie Gagliano Lori Decter Purcell Eve Gigliotti Christopher Burchett Stephanie Dawn Johnson Michael Mayes |
2001 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Audrey Brutus Aaron Judisch Rachel R. Fulton Audrey Babcock Lucas Meachem Peter Nathan Foltz Rachele Gilmore |
2001 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
| Advanced Division Kate Aldrich Sandra Lopez Kristine Biller Jacqueline Venable Sebastian Catana N’Kenge Simpson-Hoffman Jonathan Burton |
2000 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division Angela Fout Daniel Teadt Margaret-Anne Helmick Monica Yunus Dawn Coon Judson Perry |
2000 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| Advanced Division Jennifer Anne Cooper Kimberly Graham Jennifer Aymler Justin Vickers Aimee Puentes Gregory Warren Philip Mark Horst Jacqueline Venable Wendy Reynolds |
1999 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |
Junior Division Latonia Moore Kristine Biller Christian Reinert Michael Mayers Monica Yunus |
1999 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th |
| Advanced Division William Andrew Stuckey Kirk A. Walker Mischa Roysen Jennifer Davison Jesus Garcia Alberta Jean Reed Younmok Jeong Hyang S. Shin |
1998 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Rebekah Bortz Javier Abreu Latonia Moore Janette Zilioli |
1998 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
| Advanced Division Monique McDonald Denise Vidal Amy Aluce Wagar Karen Henrickson Jason Grant Smith Cynthia Dawn Waggener Gustav Andreassen Steven Paul Spears Kelly Green |
1997 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |
Junior Division Eugenia Garza Pietro Erin Reiss Callahan Dana Beth Miller Jenni Tennenbaum Traci Dixon |
1997 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th |
| Advanced Division Marianna Karpatova Valerie Bernhardt Anita Johnson Roberto Iarussi Edward Scott Hendricks Alfred Walker III Monique McDonald Monika Krajewska |
1996 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Jennifer Davison Jason Heister Kirsten Gunlogson Allison Hull |
1996 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
| Advanced Division Yvonne Garza Thomas Trotter William Schumacher Samuel Smith Deborah Mayer John Autry Angela DeVerger |
1995 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division Sandra Lopez Kenneth Roberson Maria Burke Lisa Patty Griffith |
1995 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
| Advanced Division Kyung Monk Yum Gabriel Gonzalez Risa Renae Harmon Jane Ohmes Marcia Ann Ley Beth Clayton Susan Yankee-Friend |
1994 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division Sonia Gonzalez Patrice Tiedeman Michele Pearlman Jennifer Davison Gregory Turay |
1994 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th |
| Advanced Division Regina Orozco Zheng Cao Bradley Garvin Melanie Sarakatsannis Allyson Charney Bridgett Hooks Thomas Trotter |
1993 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division Eric Owens Vivica Genaux Christina Cox |
1993 1st 2nd 3rd |
| Advanced Division Lauren Broglia Christopher Schaldenbrand Angela Brown Gary Lehman Bradley Garvin Judith von Hauser Karen Feller |
1992 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th |
Junior Division John Autry Christine Goerke Georgia Poulos Vivica Genaux |
1992 1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
| Advanced Division Steven Mark Brown Stuart Neill Heide Holcomb Anna Vikre Eleni Matos Selfredo Serrano Ljulienne Borg Rod Nelman |
1991 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th |
Junior Division Katherine Bongfeldt Bridgett Hooks Deborah Mayer |
1991 1st 2nd 3rd |
Winners of Previous Seasons (in Alphabetical Order)
1990
Andrea Adkins, Susan Brady, Jeanne-Michelle Charbonnet, Rose Chu, Valerie Lynn Dunn, Motti Kaston, Daniel Narducci, Alexandra Newland, Sara Seglem, Anna Singer, Rebecca Turner
1989
Cynthia Ackley, Andrea Adkins, Carlos Conde, Michael Rees Davis, Drexel Hallaway , Jeffrey Kneebone, Craig Montgomery, Ruth Elaine Randall, Dulce Reyes, Patton Rice, Christopher Schaldenbrand, James Scott Sikon, Anna Singer, Aime Sposato, Maureen Taylor, Rosa Vento
1988
Rebecca Abram, Frederic Kalt, Jenny Kelly, Mark Mariott, Stuart Neill. Dulce Reyes, Elizabeth Lyra Ross, Christopher Schaldenbrand, Dawn Leigh Stone
1987
Norman Anderson, Ian Bourg, Valerie Lynn Dunn, Erma Gattie, Cristen Gregory, Theresa Yvonne Hamm, Joanna Johnson, Susan Neves, Jane Peterson, Julie Schmidt, Jason Smith, Jose Torres, Rosa Vento
1986
Layna Chiankos, Ruth D’Agostino, Laurie Gibson, Nicholas Karousatos, Robert Marinoff Jr., Sharon Maxwell, Susan (Flagello) Parton, Patton Rice, Henry Runey III, Julie Schmidt, Jeanette Thompson, Rosa Vento, Peter Volpe
1985
Ruth D’Agostino, Charles Damsel, Melissa Fontain, Stephan Kirchgraber, Freda Ann McNair, Donna Parry, Jorge Pita, Henry Runey III, Valerie Saalbach, Kathleen Varley, Catherine Ward, Caroline Whisnant
1984
Charles Bosselman, Cathe Card, Adrienne Dugger, David Faircloth, Renee Lawless, Freda Ann McNair, Jorge Pita, Bradley Craig Robinson, Valerie Saalbach, Ana Gloria Vasquez, Ruth Wiggins
1983
Carol Ann Edward, Elizabeth Graham, Sandra Horner, Fred Love, Irene Lumpkin, Janet Mitchell, Joseph Perez, Dean Peterson, Jorge Pita, Valerie Saalbach, Mark Schweizer, Karen Shafer, Ana Gloria Vasquez
1982
Constance Baker, Lothar Bergeest, Doria Gerwig, Veronic Ruth Johnson, Judith Kennan, Irene Lumpkin, Susan Patterson, Bradley Craig Robinson Julianne Roland, Valerie Saalbach, Charlene Stigers, Karen Winner, Mary Jane Witten
1981
Carol Andrews, Lothar Bergeest, Melissa Dorner, Alicia Gonzalez, Susan Eileen Kiff, Irene Lumpkin, Craig Maddox, Stefanie Susan Rada, Bradley Craig Robinson, Julianne Roland, Rebecca Russell, Estelle Zambalis
1980
Carol Andrews, Judy Christodouldis, Charles Damsel, Janet Lynn Hall, Diana Kalins, Susan (Flagello) Parton, Susan Rada, Andrew Schroeder, Mark Schweizer , Katherine Tucker
1979
Sara Lynn Baird, Cheryl Cavendish, Elizabeth Graham, Susan Rada, Theresa Rivera, Julianne Roland, Laurie Wilson
1978
Virginia Alonso, Maria Bernazzini, Mary Diana, Simone Elilia, Carol Kaszar, Cheryl Noland, Alison Odum, Susan Rada
1977
Elizabeth Dessert, Mary Diana, Pamela Harris, Deborah Hopkins, Marvis Martin, Joyce Moody, Gris Reid, Mary Yoke
1976
Karen Barlar, Deborah Hopkins, Renee Hughes, Rachel Joselson, Dennis LeGru, Sheila Marchant, Marvis Martin, George Richards, Morris White
1975
Linda Edward, Trish McCaffery, Jill Pierce, Theresa Rivera
1974
Janet Ariosto, Adria Firestone, Elizabeth Graham, Deborah Hopkins, Trish McCaffery, Karen Peeler, Theresa Rivera, Curtis Ryam, Nikki Schiff, Betsy Snider, Patricia Wright
1973
Sonya Livli, Marie Robinson
1972
Craig Maddox, Gary Poole
1971
Rebecca Langetroth
1970
Sam Raffo, Curtis Ryam
