Biographies: 2023 Finalists | 2023 Master Class Teachers | 2023 Finals Judges | 2023 Semifinals Judges
TIER I
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Camille Sherman | Mezzo-Soprano
2023 Tier I First Place & Audience Favorite
“Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini
“Composer's Aria” from Ariadne und Naxos by Richard Strauss
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Moisés Salazar | Tenor
Tier I Second Place
“Torna ai felici dì” from Le villi by Giacomo Puccini
”Nessun dorma” from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini
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Raven McMillon | Soprano
Tier I Third Place
“Caro nome” from Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
“Presentation of the Rose” from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss
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Victor Cardamone | Tenor
Tier I Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Cercherò lontana terra” from Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti
“Kuda, kuda vi udalilis” from Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Jazmine Olwalia | Mezzo-Soprano
Tier I Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“We Had One Room” from Elizabeth Cree by Kevin Puts
“O ma lyre immortelle” from Sapho by Charles Gounod
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Kayla Harriott | Soprano
Tier I Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Depuis le jour” from Louise by Gustave Charpentier
“Ach, ich liebte, war so glücklich” from Die Entführung aus dem Serail by W. A. Mozart
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Ben Reisinger | Baritone
Tier I Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Per me giunto...io morrò” from Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi
“Hai già vinta la causa” from Le nozze di Figaro by W. A. Mozart
TIER II
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Anna Kelly | Mezzo-Soprano
Tier II First Place & Audience Favorite
“Werther! Werther! Qui m’aurait dit la place” from Werther by Jules Massenet
“Wie du warst” from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss
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Hannah Cho | Soprano
Tier II Second Place
“Piangero la sorte mia” from Giulio Cesar by G.F. Handel
“Je marche sur tous les chemins” from Manon by Jules Massenet
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SeongBeom Choi | Tenor
Tier II Third Place
“A te, o cara” from I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini
“Ah! mes amis” from La fille du régiment by Gaetano Donizetti
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Ryan Blankenburg | Mezzo-Soprano
Tier II Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Oh, Those Faces!” from The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti
“Werther! Werther! Qui m’aurait dit la place” from Werther by Jules Massenet
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Demetrious Sampson | Tenor
Tier II Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Addio, fiorito asil” from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
“Kuda, kuda vi udalilis” from Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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Clara Reeves | Soprano
Tier II Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“I Want Magic!” from A Streetcar Named Desire by André Previn
“Comme autrefois” from Les pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet