Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is pleased to announce the fourth annual Schmidt Vocal Competition Nationals, held in partnership with Sarasota Opera. 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 $650K 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 fifteen day-long regional competitions throughout the 2024-25 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 May 30-June 1, 2025. Celebrated judges for the national competition will be mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, countertenor John Holiday (University of Maryland-College Park), and Melissa Wegner (Executive Director of the Laffont Competition/Lindemann Young Artist Program at the Metropolitan Opera.)
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Master Class/Final Round, June 1, 2025 10:30AM
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Date
June 1, 2025 10:30AM
Location
Sarasota Opera House
Name
Master Class/Final Round
Description
Sunday, June 1, 2025
10:30am
Schmidt Vocal Arts Master Class - Three singers from the Semi-Final round will be chosen to
sing in a master class with tenor William Burden (The Juilliard School/Mannes School of Music),
pianist/coach Kayo Iwama (Bard Conservatory), and mezzo-soprano Marietta Simpson (Indiana
University).
1:00pm
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 celebrated judges
mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, countertenor John Holiday (University of Maryland-College Park),
and Melissa Wegner (Executive Director of the Laffont Competition/Lindemann Young Artist
Program at the Metropolitan Opera.) An Awards Ceremony will follow after the judges
deliberate.
Tickets: Full Price $25, Student $10 (General Admission)
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