Finalists Announced for Friday's George London Awards Competition for Singers

Tomorrow afternoon, 18 young American and Canadian opera singers will perform with pianist Craig Rutenberg before a panel of judges and an enthusiastic audience at New York's Morgan Library & Museum, hoping to win a George London Award, an honor that has been conferred upon hundreds of the best young singers since 1971.

Danielle Beckvermit, soprano

AaRon Blake, tenor

Michelle Bradley, soprano

Errin Brooks, tenor

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor

Jonas Hacker, tenor

Evanna Lai, mezzo-soprano

Will Liverman, baritone

Lauren Margison, soprano

Megan Marino, mezzo-soprano

Daniel Moody, countertenor

Andrea Núñez, soprano

Shea Owens, baritone

Cody Quattlebaum, baritone

Lara Secord-Haid, soprano

Carolyn Sproule, mezzo-soprano

Kyle van Schoonhoven, tenor

Brian Vu, baritone

The George London Foundation and George London Awards are named for the great American bass-baritone, who devoted much of his time and energy in his later years to the support and nurturing of young singers. The announcement will be made by George London's widow, Nora London, the foundation's president.

This will be the final round of the 46th annual George London Foundation Awards Competition, one of the oldest and most prestigious vocal competitions in the U.S. and Canada. The singers will be competing for a total of $75,000 in awards, including five George London Awards of $10,000 each.

This year's panel of judges included soprano Harolyn Blackwell, mezzo-soprano Rosalind Elias, former Metropolitan Opera administrator Alfred F. Hubay, George London Foundation President Nora London, mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, tenor and voice professor George Shirley, and baritone Richard Stilwell (who won a George London Award at the first competition, in 1971). The competition pianist is renowned collaborative pianist Craig Rutenberg.

Since 1971, the annual competition of The George London Foundation for Singers has been giving its George London Awards, and a total of more than $2 million, to an outstanding roster of young American and Canadian opera singers who have gone on to international stardom - the list of past winners includes Christine Brewer, Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Catherine Malfitano, James Morris, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Neil Shicoff, and Dawn Upshaw.

Friday, February 17, 2017, at 4:00 PM

Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library & Museum

225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York City

The George London Foundation for Singers Presents

The 46th Annual George London Foundation Awards Competition -

Final Round and Awards Presentation

Tickets: $25

For reservations and information, call (212) 956-2809

www.georgelondon.org