Singers' Development Awards auditions

September 15, 2021September 20, 2021

Singers’ Development Awards auditions

The Singers’ Development Awards final auditions were held on September 16, 2021 at the Opera Center’s Tagney Jones Hall with nine contestants. The five award winners are pictured above. Left to right: Lauren Kulusa, Sophia Emanuel, Grace Skinner, Aria Manning, Austin Allen.

First Place: Grace Skinner, mezzo-soprano
Second Place: Aria Manning, soprano
Third Place: Austin Allen, bass-baritone
Ernesto Alorda Encouragement Award: Sophia Emanuel, soprano
Cheryl Lundgren Encouragement Award: Lauren Kulesa

Judges: Lisa Bergman, Michael Delos, Regina Thomas
Accompanist: David McDade
Impresario: Christine Szabadi, Seattle Opera Guild’s VP of Education

*Left to right: Stacey Mastrian, Darrell Jordan, Lauren Kulesa, Sophia Emanuel, Christine Szabadi, Grace Skinner, Aria Manning, Austin Allen, Jacqueline Tardanico, Andrew Etherington*

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