![]() His honors include being named first place winner in the Camille Coloratura Competition, a semi-finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and the Grand Prize winner of the Premiere Opera Foundation + NYIOP International Vocal Competition, all in 2020. In 2018, he sang in Handel’s Giulio Cesare with the Red River Lyric Opera. In 2019, he was selected to participate in a Masterclass with Joyce DiDonato at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, and sang Vivaldi’s Montezuma with the America Baroque Opera Co. Last year Murray toured with the American Spiritual Ensemble and was a young artist at the Glimmerglass Festival. Murrah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Administration with a minor in Music from the University of Kentucky. This includes regular coaching sessions with industry professionals, roles in HGO mainstage productions, recital performances, and a variety of other concert engagements. #HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ARIADNE PROFESSIONAL#Each of the young artists in the HGO Studio has access to a learning environment that emphasizes practical experience within the professional opera world. Since its inception 43 years ago, the HGO Studio has grown into one of the most respected young artist programs in the world. “The tenacity of each of these singers in a year of such unpredictable perils has been inspiring and joyful,” says HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers. Seven young artists were able to perform from The Cullen Stage, while the two remaining artists shared their performances remotely because of last-minute travel complications. ![]() Following all safety protocols, the selected finalists who could be here had the opportunity to learn more about HGO and work with HGO music staff leading up to the Concert of Arias, where they performed two arias each, accompanied by Kirill Kuzmin, HGO principal coach. After careful consideration, HGO narrowed hundreds of applicants to nine talented finalists, who were invited to Houston for the final round of the competition. HGO partnered with companies nationwide to coordinate virtual auditions for their young artist programs and competitions. The concert was the final event in a months-long audition process, which took on a new form for the competition’s 33 rd year. Event supporters raised more than $750,000, with proceeds from the evening benefiting the organization and the Houston Grand Opera Studio. This year’s Concert of Arias is graciously chaired by HGO Board Member Sid Moorhead. I am proud of the way the HGO community came together to make this event happen.” “So much work has gone into preparing this year’s unique virtual event, from safety procedures for the competition to back-up plans for when arrangements inevitably fell through. While the 2021 competition took on a very different form, it is an honor to continue the treasured tradition that is Concert of Arias,” states HGO Studio Director Brian Speck. Each year, I am in awe of the talent they display. Because of that, it was so important to us to keep our commitment to these young artists. “The past year has been completely devastating for the artistic community. Martínez won first prize in the competition in 1994. She established this award in 2015 to identify a young singer of exceptional promise who would benefit from additional support of their continued training. Loren Meeker.įor the sixth year, Martínez, renowned soprano and HGO Studio alumna, selected a finalist to receive her Encouragement Award. Winners of the Concert of Arias were chosen by a distinguished panel of judges including HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers, HGO Artistic Advisor Ana María Martínez, and guest judge OPERA San Antonio General Director E. Details on text-to-vote can be found at HGO.org/COA. CST on Friday, Februand remain open through 11:59 p.m. All votes were discarded, and voting will reopen at 10:00 p.m. The Ana María Martínez Encouragement Award of $2,000 went to Ángel Vargasĭuring the program, the organization had a technical glitch with the text-to-vote Audience Choice Award. MurrahĢ nd Place prize of $5,000 went to Eric Taylorģ rd Place prize of $3,000 was won by Emily Treigle Instead, the competition was livestreamed on HGO’s social platforms and MarqueeTV. The evening’s host, world-renowned soprano Tamara Wilson, kept viewers apprised of all the action happening behind-the-scenes as finalists performed.ġ st Place prize of $10,000 was awarded to Key’mon W. For the first time in company history, there was no audience present as finalists performed live from the Wortham Theater Center. ![]() Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Concert of Arias, the 33 rd Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. Singers awarded top honors of 33 rd Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition ![]()
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