Houston Grand Opera presents Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singer. The competition is held annually to identify candidates for HGO’s internationally acclaimed young artist training program, the HGO Studio. The selected finalists will perform two arias each, competing for up to $10,000 in cash prizes.
The 2023 Concert of Arias finalists include:
- Samuel Kidd, baritone
- Ani Kushyan, mezzo-soprano
- Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano
- Emma Marhefka, soprano
- Michael McDermott, tenor
- Demetrious Sampson, Jr., tenor
- Gosh Sargsyan, bass
- Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano
Houston Grand Opera presents Concert of Arias, the 35th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singer. The competition is held annually to identify candidates for HGO’s internationally acclaimed young artist training program, the HGO Studio. The selected finalists will perform two arias each, competing for up to $10,000 in cash prizes.
The 2023 Concert of Arias finalists include:
- Samuel Kidd, baritone
- Ani Kushyan, mezzo-soprano
- Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano
- Emma Marhefka, soprano
- Michael McDermott, tenor
- Demetrious Sampson, Jr., tenor
- Gosh Sargsyan, bass
- Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano