Complete List of Finalists/Winners

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2025

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First Prize $15,000
Lydia Grindatto, Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000
Ben Reisinger, Tenor

3rd Prize $6,000
Madeleine Lyon, Mezzo-Soprano

4th Prize $5,000
Paul Jang, Baritone

5th Prize $3,500
Sunwoo Park, Soprano

Encouragement Grant $2,500
Michael Mensah, Bass

Grant $2,000
Alec Carlson, Tenor

Benjamin Dickerson, Baritone

Anna Kelly, Mezzo-Sopranoo

Magdalena Kuzma, Soprano

2024

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First Prize $15,000
Alice Chung, Mezzo-Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000
Yeongtaek Yang, Baritone

3rd Prize $6,000
Nathan Matticks, Baritone

4th Prize $4,500
Angel Raii Gomez, Tenor

5th Prize $3,000
Edward Graves, Tenor

Encouragement Grant $2,500
Kevin Godinez, Baritone

Grant $2,000
Jenny Anne Flory, Mezzo-Soprano

Monique Galvao, Mezzo-Soprano

Melissa Joseph, Soprano

Erick Mosteller, Baritone

2023

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First Prize $15,000
Anne Marie Stanley, Mezzo-Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000
Karoline Podolak, Soprano

3rd Prize $6,000
Kyle Sanchez Tingzon, Countertenor

4th Prize $4,500
Le Bu, Bass-Baritone

5th Prize $3,000
Lydia Grindatto, Soprano

Encouragement Award $2,500
Joshua Sanders, Tenor

Grant $2,000
Luke Harnish. Bass-Baritone

Sophia Hunt, Soprano

Xavier Prado, Tenor

Britany Rose Weinstock, Soprano

2022

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First Prize $15,000
Chelsea Lehnea, Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000
Oliver Sewell, Tenor

3rd Prize $6,000
Anthony Ciaramitaro, Tenor

4th Prize $4,500
Benjamin Dickerson, Baritone

5th Prize $3,000
Alaysha Fox, Soprano

Encouragement Award $2,500
Jongwon Han, Bass-Baritone

Grant $2,000
Shaina Martinez, Soprano

William Meinert, Bass

Christopher Oglesby, Tenor

Sahel Salam, Tenor

2021

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First Prize $18,000
Seokjong Baek, Tenor

2nd Prize $12,000
Timothy Murray, Baritone

3rd Prize $7,000
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Counter Tenor

4th Prize $4,000
Joshua Weeker, Tenor

5th Prize $3,000
Hidenori Inoue, Bass-Baritone

Encouragement Grant $2,500
Mary Beth Nelson, Mezzo-Soprano

Grant $2,000
Alaysha Fox, Soprano

Ted Pickell, Bass-Baritone

Brent Smith, Bass

Ethan Vincent, Baritone

2019

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First Prize $18,000

Piotr Buszewski, Tenor

2nd Prize $12,000

Hubert Zapior, Baritone

3rd Prize $8,000

Claire de Monteil, Soprano

4th Prize $5,000

Amanda Lynn Bottoms, Merzzo-Soprano

5th Prize $3,150

J. Warren Mitchell, Tenor

Encouragement Grant $2,500

Lamarcas Miller, Bass-Baritone

Grant $2,000

Anastasia Malliaris, Soprano

Brent Smith, Bass

Efrain Solis, Baritone

Jaeman Yoon, Baritone

2018

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First Prize $15,000

Taylor Raven, Mezzo-Soprano

2nd Prize $12,000
Yeongtaek Yang, Baritone

3rd Prize $9,000

Alexandra Nowakowski, Soprano

4th Prize $7,000

Kidon Choi, Baritone

5th Prize $3,650

Elena Peroni, Soprano

Encouragement Grant $3,000

Ted Pickell, Bass-Baritone

Grant $2,000
Fanyong Du, Tenor

Joseph Lopez, Tenor

Clarissa Lyons, Soprano

Sunmi Shin, Soprano

2017

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First Prize $15,000

Alasdair Kent, Tenor

2nd Prize $10,000

Sava Vemic, Bass

3rd Prize $8,000

Sol Jin, Baritone

4th Prize $6,000

Liv Redpath, Soprano

5th Prize $4,000

Michelle Bradley, Soprano

Encouragement Grant $3,000

Piotr Buszewski, Tenor

Grant $2,000

Ben Lowe, Baritone

John Matthew Meyers, Tenor

Maria Natale, Soprano

Elizabeth Zharoff, Soprano

2016

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First Prize $15,000

Vanessa Vasquez, Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000

John Viscardi, Baritone

3rd Prize $8,000

Jarrett Ott, Baritone

4th Prize $6,500

Galeano Salas, Tenor

5th Prize $5,500

Robert Norman, Character Tenor

Encouragement Grant $3,600

Jungwon Choi, Soprano

Grant $2,100
Jessica Rose Cambio, Soprano

Christie Conover, Soprano

Mario Rojas, Tenor

Kihun Yoon, Baritone

2015

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First Prize $12,500

Andre Courville, Bass-Baritone

2nd Prize $10,000

Sarah Mesko, Mezzo-Soprano

3rd Prize $8,000

Anthony Clark Evans, Baritone

4th Prize $6,500

Jared Bybee, Baritone

5th Prize $5,500

Michael Adams, Baritone

Encouragement Grant $3,150

Dominick Chenes, Tenor

Grant $1,600

Elizabeth Baldwin, Soprano

Nicholas Brownlee, Baritone

Chelsea Chavez, Soprano

Julie Davis, Soprano

2014

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First Prize $15,000

Brian Jagde, Tenor

2nd Prize $10,000

Kiri Deonarine, Soprano

3rd Prize $8,000

Alexey Lavrov, Baritone

4th Prize $6,000

Vladimir Dmitruk, Tenor

5th Prize $4,500

Shelly Jackson, Soprano

Encouragement Grant $3,150

Cassandra Zoe Velasco,

Mezzo-Soprano

Grant $2,000

Valentin Anikin, Bass

Noah Baetge, Tenor

Marina Harris, Soprano

Takaoki Onishi, Baritone

2013

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First Prize $15,000

Sydney Mancasola, Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000

Zach Borichevsky, Tenor

3rd Prize $8,000

Edward Parks, Baritone

4th Prize $6,000

Evan Hughes, Bass-Baritone

5th Prize $4,500

Takaoki Onishi, Baritone

Encouragement Grant $3,150

William Davenport, Tenor

Grant $2,000

Hae Ji Chang, Soprano

Norman Garrett, Baritone

Rena Harms, Soprano

Rebecca Nathanson, Soprano

2012

First Prize $12,000

Scott Conner, Bass

2nd Prize $9,500

Olivia Vote, Mezzo-Soprano

3rd Prize $7,800

Chloe Moore, Soprano

4th Prize $6,800

Anush Avetisyan, Soprano

5th Prize $5,800

Eugene Brancoveanu, Baritone

Encouragement Grant $3,500

Wes Mason, Baritone

Grant $2,000

Viktor Antipenko, Tenor

Ben Bliss, Tenor

Anna-Lisa Hackett, Soprano

2011

First Prize $12,000

Joyce El-Khoury, Soprano

2nd Prize $9,000

Zachary Nelson, Baritone

3rd Prize $7,500

Margaret Mezzacappa, Mezzo-Soprano

4th Prize $6,500

Brandon Cedel, Bass-Baritone

5th Prize $5,100

Yohan Yi, Bass-Baritone

6th Prize $3,500

Janai Brugger-Orman, Soprano

Grant $1,500

Matthew Anchel, Bass

Luigi Boccia, Tenor

Jessica Rose Cambio, Soprano

Jacquelynne Fontaine, Soprano

Michael Anthony Mc Gee, Baritone

2010

First Prize $12,000
Nadine Sierra, Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000
Donovan Singletary, Bass-Baritone

3rd Prize $8,000
Nicholas Pallesen, Baritone

4th Prize $7,000
Matthew Plenk, Tenor

5th Prize $6,000
Jacquelynne Fontaine, Soprano

6th Prize $3,150
Johnathan Beyer, Baritone

Grant $2,000
Hak Soo Kim, Tenor

Joseph Kyungteak Lim, Baritone

Ronnita Nicole Miller, Mezzo-Soprano

Narine Ojakhyan, Soprano

2009

First Prize $12,500
Audrey Elizabeth Luna, Soprano

2nd Prize $10,000
Jan Cornelius, Soprano

3rd Prize $8,000
Taylor Stayton, Tenor

4th Prize $7,000
Karen Vuong, Soprano

5th Prize $6,000
Jessica Julin, Soprano

6th Prize $5,150
Ginger Costa-Jackson, Mezzo-Soprano

Grant $2,000
Marianne Cope Soprano

Natasha Flores, Mezzo-Soprano

Kelly Markgraf, Baritone

Rodell Rosel, Tenor

2008

First Prize $12,000
Bryan Hymel, Tenor

2nd Prize $10,000
Angela Meade, Soprano

3rd Prize $8,000
Julianna Di Giacomo, Soprano

4th Prize $7,000
Audrey Elizabeth Luna, Soprano

5th Prize $6,000
Wendy Bryn Harmer, Soprano

6th Prize $5,150
Natasha Flores, Mezzo-Soprano

Grant $2,600
Rena Harms, Soprano

Ryan Kinsella, Bass-Baritone

Haqumai Sharpe, Tenor

Karen Slack, Soprano

2007

First Prize $12,000
Michael Fabiano, Tenor

2nd Prize $10,000
Jennifer Black, Soprano

3rd Prize $8,000
David Lomeli, Tenor

4th Prize $7,000
Brian Mulligan, Baritone

5th Prize $6,000
Christopher Bolduc, Lyric Baritone

6th Prize $4,750
Justin Lee Miller, Bass-Baritone

Grant $2,500
Keri Alkema, Mezzo-Soprano

Gregorio Gonzalez, Tenor

Ariya Sawadivong, Soprano

Matthew Treviño, Bass

2006

First Prize $10,000
Yonghoon Lee, Tenor

2nd Prize $9,000
Sebastian Catana, Baritone

3rd Prize $8,000
José Adán Pérez, Baritone

4th Prize $7,000
Evelyn Pollock, Soprano

5th Prize $5,450
Jessica Swink, Lyric Soprano

6th Prize $3,000
Amber Wagner, Soprano

Grant $2,000
Randall Bills, Tenor

Peter Nathan Foltz, Tenor

Dísella Lárusdóttir, Soprano

Gerald Thompson, Countertenor

Andrew Wilkowske, Baritone

2005

First Prize
Jordan Shanahan, Baritone

Rachel Cobb, Soprano

Stephen Costello, Tenor

Angela Meade, Soprano

Ailyn Perez, Soprano

Belem Rodriguez Mora,

Mezzo-Soprano

Jason Switzer, Baritone

Russell Thomas, Tenor

Yungbae Yang, Baritone

Nina Yoshida, Mezzo-Soprano

2004

First Prize
Latonia Moore, Soprano

Marni Breckenridge, Soprano

Yana Eminova, Soprano

Andrew Gangestad, Bass

Sonia Gariaeff, Mezzo-Soprano

Zeffin Quinn Hollis, Baritone

Jessica Julin, Soprano

Rodell Aure Rosel, Tenor

Dong Won Shin, Tenor

James Valenti, Tenor

2003

First Prize

Andrew Fernando, Baritone

Matthew Arnold, Bass

Rachel Cobb, Soprano

Lisa Forstmann, Soprano

Angela Fout, Soprano

Gregorio Gonzalez, Baritone

Eglise Gutierrez, Soprano
Suk Chul Kim, Tenor
Dana Beth Miller, Soprano
Jessica Tivens, Mezzo-Soprano

2002

First Prize

In Joon Jang, Baritone

Elizabeth Batton, Mezzo-Soprano

Anton Belov, Baritone

James Cresswell, Bass

Emmanuel Di Villarosa, Tenor

Stephen Gaertner, Baritone

Sonia Gariaeff, Mezzo-Soprano

Jill Grove, Mezzo-Soprano
Jessica Rivera, Soprano
Thomas Rolf Truhitte, Tenor

2001

First Prize

John Matz, Tenor

Burak Bilgili, Bass

Christina Bouras, Soprano

James Creswell, Bass

Estelle Kruger, Soprano

Julie Makerov, Soprano

John Matz, Tenor

Mark McCrory, Bass-Baritone
Meagan Miller, Soprano
Garrett Sorenson, Tenor
Miriam Tola, Soprano

2000

First Prize

Jennifer Check, Soprano

Kristin Chavez, Mezzo-Soprano

Cynthia Jansen, Mezzo-Soprano

Kyle Ketelsen, Bass-Baritone

Lester Lynch, Baritone

Valerie MacCarthy, Soprano

Daesan No, Baritone
Bruce Sledge, Tenor
Jacqueline Venable, Soprano
Todd Willander, Tenor

1999

First Prize

Matthew Polenzani, Tenor

James Crowley, Tenor

Laura Decher, Soprano

Megan Dey-Toth, Mezzo-Soprano

Tihana Herceg, Mezzo-Soprano

Anita Johnson, Soprano

Jung-Hack Seo, Baritone
Hyang Shin, Soprano
Indra Thomas, Soprano
Thami Zungu, Bass-Baritone

1998

First Prize

Joohee Choi, Soprano

Victor Benedetti, Baritone

James Crowley, Tenor

Edyta Kulczak, Mezzo-Soprano

Malcolm MacKenzie, Baritone

Maureen Magill, Soprano

Abel Motsoadi, Bass-Baritone
Grant Rainer, Bass-Baritone
Valerian Ruminski, Bass
Wendy Waller, Soprano
Erin Wood, Soprano

1997

First Prize
Charles Castronovo, Tenor

Heather Dials, Soprano

Oziel Garza-Ornelas, Baritone

Catherine Ireland, Soprano

Hyunjoo Kwak Lee, Soprano

Ji-Yeun Cho Lee, Soprano

David Michael, Bass
Daniel Mobbs, Baritone
Charles Reid, Tenor
Andrea Trebnik, Mezzo-Soprano
David Alan Walker, Countertenor

1996

First Prize

Raul Hernandez, Tenor

Iris Marie Fairfax, Coloratura Soprano

Shane Shinuk Kim, Tenor

Hyunjoo Kwak Lee, Soprano

Daniel Mobbs, Lyric Baritone

Kelley Nassief, Soprano

John Packard, Baritone
Jessica Siena, Soprano
Camelia Voin-Ploscariu, Soprano
Yalun Zhang, Baritone

1995

First Prize

Sondra Radvanovsky, Soprano

Donald Christensen, Baritone

Michelle De Young, Mezzo-Soprano

Nmon Ford-Livene, Baritone

Oziel Garza-Ornelas, Baritone

Clare Gormley, Soprano

Taewon Yi Kim, Mezzo-Soprano

Jamie Offenbach, Bass-Baritone
Tatyana Rashkovsky, Mezzo-Soprano
Douglas Webster, Baritone

1994

First Prize

Jon Villars, Tenor

Laurel Boyd, Soprano

Karen Hale, Soprano

Misoon Kim, Mezzo-Soprano

Eleni Matos, Mezzo-Soprano

Jay Morris, Tenor

Chester Patton, Bass-Baritone

Kristi Peterson, Soprano
Megan Weston, Soprano
Xiaolu Wu, Soprano

1993

First Prize

Eileen Stremple, Soprano

Donald Christensen, Baritone

Alayne Farone, Lyric Mezzo-Soprano

Michael Lynn Galanter, Tenor

Jose Medina, Tenor

Eric Owens, Bass

Franco Pomponi, Baritone

Leann Marlene Sandel, Soprano
Rachel Sparer, Soprano
Kathryn Rose Stewart, Mezzo/Contralto
Ricardo Tamura, Tenor

1992

First Prize

Shelly Jameson, Soprano

John Atkins, Baritone

Richard Bernstein, Bass-Baritone

Shelly Jameson, Soprano

Jose Medina, Tenor

Raul Melo, Tenor

Michelle Sarkesian, Mezzo-Soprano

Todd Thomas, Baritone
Anna Vikre, Coloratura Soprano
Sylvia Wen, Soprano
Xin Wei Zhang, Mezzo-Soprano

1991

First Prize

Dong-Jian Gong, Bass

Brian Asawa, Countertenor +

David Corman, Baritone

Marianne Cornetti, Mezzo-Soprano

Eilana Lappalainen, Soprano

Michele Patzakis, Soprano

Oscar Sámano, Baritone
Kewei Wang, Baritone
Sylvia Wen, Soprano
Sun Yu, Bass-Baritone

1990

First Prize

Frederic Kalt, Tenor

Richard Bernstein, Baritone

Pauline Burke, Mezzo-Soprano

Yu Chen, Baritone

John Hancock, Baritone

Kim Josephson, Baritone

Earle Patriarco, Baritone
Michele Patzakis, Soprano
Young Ok Shin, Soprano
Sun Yu, Bass Baritone

1989

First Prize

Rosa Vento, Soprano

John Atkins, Baritone

Yu Chen, Baritone

Edward Cook, Helden Tenor

Cynthia Jacoby, Soprano

Brenda Kimberly, Lyric Spinto Soprano

Peter Loehle, Basso Cantante

David Maze, Baritone
Melody Rossi, Mezzo Soprano
Yan Yan Wang, Soprano

1988

First Prize

Angelique Burzynski, Lyric Soprano

Judy Berry, Coloratura Soprano

Mark Coles, Bass-Baritone

Keith Ikaia-Purdy, Tenor

Brenda Kimberly, Soprano

Ning Liang, Mezzo Soprano

Mi-Hae Park, Soprano
Charles Robert Stephens, Baritone
Kewei Wang, Baritone
Wade Wilson, Baritone

1987

First Prize

Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor

Judy Berry, Coloratura Soprano

Angelique Burzynski, Soprano

Debbie Cree, Mezzo-Soprano

Kathleen Cuvelier, Soprano

John Hancock, Baritone

Brian Jauhiainen, Bass

Rosa Vento, Soprano
Wade Wilson, Baritone
Annalisa Winberg, Soprano

1986

First Prize

DeLaine Morrow, Dramatic Coloratura Soprano +

Ned Barth, Baritone

Anne-Marie Bosche, Soprano

Jorge Lopez-Yanez, Tenor

Eric McCluskey, Baritone

Rebecca Russell, Mezzo-Soprano

Rebecca Sherburn, Coloratura Soprano
Michael Sylvester, Tenor
Jacob Will, Bass-Baritone
Valerie Yova, Lyric Spinto Soprano

1985

First Prize
Andrea Cawelti, Soprano

Ronald Gerard, Bass

Daniel Grimm, Tenor

Annie Kim, Soprano

Keith Olsen, Tenor

Vincent Pirillo, Tenor

Robynne Redmon, Mezzo-Soprano
Rebecca Sherburn, Coloratura Soprano
Dawn Leigh Stone, Soprano
Deborah Voigt, Soprano

1984

First Prize

Deidra Palmour, Mezzo-Soprano

Roger Andrews, Baritone

Kathryn Carpenter, Soprano

Janice Dixon, Soprano

David Downing, Bass

Gregory Hopkins, Tenor

Dawn Leigh Stone, Lyric Soprano
Jacalyn Wehmoff, Dramatic Soprano
Jonathan Dean Welch, Tenor

1983

First Prize

Ruth Ann Swenson, Soprano

Stephen Amerson, Tenor

Richard Paul Fink, Baritone

Iris Marie Fraser, Soprano

Robin Reed, Tenor

Candace Rogers, Coloratura Soprano

Carol Lynn Rohr, Soprano

Linda Sandusky, Lyric Soprano
Catherine Stoltz, Mezzo-Soprano

1982

First Prize

Eduardo Villa, Tenor

Anita Berry, Soprano

Helen Centner, Soprano

Richard Fey, Baritone

Richard Paul Fink, Bass-Baritone

Wendy Hillhouse, Mezzo-Soprano

Douglas Johnson, Tenor

Ellen Kerrigan, Soprano
Robin Reed, Tenor
Alexander Shahmatov, Bass

1981

First Prize

Connie Cloward, Soprano

Norelee Bush, Soprano

Gail Dubinbaum, Mezzo-Soprano

Thomas Hampson, Lyric Baritone

Mary Heyler, Mezzo-Soprano

Aprile Millo, Soprano

Demetra Mustafa, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Robin Reed, Tenor
Candace Rogers, Coloratura Soprano
Jonathan Dean Welch, Tenor

1980

First Prize
Aleicia Byrnes, Soprano

Patti Christopher, Lyric Soprano

Christopher Deane, Bass

Gail Dubinbaum, Mezzo-Soprano

Kathleen Fogarty, Soprano

Thomas Hampson, Lyric Baritone

Sheila Kearney, Mezzo-Soprano
Boris Martinovich, Bass
Eduardo Villa, Tenor
Jane Williams, Soprano

1979

First Prize

Lynn Schafer, Soprano

Priscilla Baskerville, Soprano

Christopher Deane, Bass-Baritone

Suzetta Glenn, Mezzo-Soprano

Robert Lopez, Bass-Baritone

William Mallory, Baritone

Demetra Mustafa, Lyric Soprano

Karen Lynn O'Meara, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Ann Marie Robertson, Soprano
Peggy Wilms, Soprano

1978

First Prize

Ralph Bassett, Bass-Baritone

Mary Abajian, Soprano

David Dunlap, Bass-Baritone

Sara Jane Ganz, Soprano

Suzetta Glenn, Mezzo-Soprano

Dennis Heath, Tenor

Timothy Mussard, Baritone
Janey Patrick, Soprano
Jane Thorngren, Soprano
Peggy Wilms, Soprano

1977

First Prize

Jane Henschel, Contralto

Carol Andrews, Mezzo-Soprano

Carol Clary, Soprano

Kimberly Coghill, Soprano

David Dunlap, Bass-Baritone

Paul Johnson, Tenor

Katherine Kennedy, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Janey Patrick, Lyric Soprano
Karen Poston, Dramatic Soprano
Kathleen Riggs, Coloratura Soprano
Teri Sinclair, Soprano
Jane Williams, Mezzo-Soprano

1976

First Prize

David Pittman-Jennings, Baritone

Susan Baraban, Soprano

Sheryn Donahue, Soprano

Sara Jane Ganz, Soprano

Shannon Goodwin, Baritone

Constance Haldaman, Soprano

Michael McClish, Lyric Baritone

Janey Patrick, Lyric Soprano
Katherine Rowland, Mezzo-Soprano
Jane Williams, Mezzo Soprano

1975

First Prize

Donna Robin, Coloratura Soprano

Sheryn Donahue, Soprano

Janis Eckhart, Lyric Soprano

Wayne Eikenberry, Baritone

Craig Fields, Baritone

Barbara McAlister, Mezzo-Contralto

Jeryl Metz, Soprano

Elaine Pavlick, Soprano
Teri Sinclair, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Zaven Tashjian, Baritone
Robert Tota, Baritone
Barbara Wilkinson, Lyric Coloratura Soprano

1974

First Prize

Sue Patchell, Soprano

Douglas Botnik, Dramatic Baritone

Kathleen Brown, Soprano

Lorna Castenada, Soprano

Shannon Goodwin, Baritone

Christina Jaqua, Mezzo-Soprano

Richard Malone, Bass-Baritone
Barbara Mcalister, Mezzo-Contralto
Thomas Moser, Tenor
David Pittman-Jennings, Baritone
La Verne Williams, Lyric Spinto Soprano

1973

First Prize

Michael McClish, High Baritone

Patricia Corbett. Soprano

Constance Haldaman, Soprano

Louis Lebherz, Bass-Baritone

Thomas Oberjat. Tenor

Roger Patterson, Tenor

Michael Rosness, Tenor
Patricia Smith, Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Val Stuart, Lyric Tenor
Betsy Taylor, Soprano
Jacqueline Volkland, Coloratura Soprano
La Verne Williams, Lyric Spinto Soprano
Karen Yarmat, Lyric Mezzo Soprano