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June 4, 2022 10:00AM
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June 5, 2022 10:30AM
Schmidt Vocal Arts
Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is pleased to announce the first national prize in the history of the Schmidt Vocal Competition, in celebration of its 25th anniversary season. This annual event for U.S. high school students, funded by the William E. Schmidt Foundation, sees 400+ singers compete each year – this season for more than $625K in cash awards and scholarships – just at the critical point in their early careers when they begin to look toward training on a professional level. SVA will hold sixteen day-long regional competitions throughout the 2021-22 season in locations from coast to coast, and the top three winners of each – as well as from an independent, virtual cohort – will be invited to compete in the national competition, hosted by Sarasota Opera in the company’s William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre from June 3–5, 2022. Celebrity judges for the national competition will be bass-baritone Eric Owens, Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell, and soprano Tamara Wilson.
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Date
June 5, 2022 10:30AM
Location
Sarasota Opera House
Name
Master Class/Final Round/Awards Ceremony
Description
10:30am
Schmidt Vocal Arts Master Class - Three singers from the Semi-Final round will be chosen to sing in a master class with soprano Judith Haddon, soprano Dr. Katherine Jolly, and tenor Stanford Olsen.
1pm
Final Round of Schmidt Vocal Competition - up to 16 Finalists will perform on the Sarasota Opera stage and compete for cash awards, including $10,000 for First Place, $7,500 for Second Place, and $5,000 for Third Place. The Final Round will be adjudicated by celebrity judges bass-baritone Eric Owens, Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell, and soprano Tamara Wilson. An Awards Ceremony will follow after the judges deliberate.Tickets are not available online for this event. Please contact our box office to get up-to-the-minute ticket availability information.