The Gerda Lissner Foundation

...encouragement and assistance to young opera artists ...

2015 PRIZE WINNERS

GENERAL DIVISION

TOP PRIZE (Liederkranz Foundation): $15,000

  • Kiri Deonarine, soprano 

TOP PRIZE (Gerda Lissner Foundation): $15,000

  • Marina Costa-Jackson, soprano
  • Reginald Smith Jr., baritone

FIRST PRIZE: $10,000

  • Michael Adams, baritone
  • J’nai Bridges, mezzo soprano
  • Jared Bybee, baritone
  • William Davenport, tenor
  • Patrick Guetti, bass
  • Sol Jin, baritone
  • John Viscardi, baritone

SECOND PRIZE: $5,000

  • Nicole Haslett, soprano
  • Szymon Komasa, baritone
  • Mingjie Lei, tenor
  • Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano
  • Megan Marino, mezzo soprano
  • Jarrett Lee Ott, baritone
  • Wei Wu, bass

THIRD PRIZE: $3,000

  • Robert Balonek, baritone
  • Martha Banks, soprano
  • Jesse Darden, tenor
  • Theo Hoffman, baritone
  • Evan Johnson, tenor
  • Alison King, soprano
  • Onay Kose, bass
  • Dogukan Kuran, baritone
  • Jamez McCorkle, tenor
  • Lauren Michelle, soprano
  • Andrew Owens, tenor
  • Mia Pafumi, soprano
  • Heather Phillips, soprano
  • Sean Michael Plumb, baritone
  • Galeano Salas, tenor

GRANT: $2,000

  • Ekaterina Bakanova, soprano
  • Ray Chenez, counter tenor
  • Kidon Choi, baritone
  • Siman Chung, counter tenor
  • Liana Guberman, soprano
  • Cecelia Hall, mezzo soprano
  • Marina Harris, soprano
  • Theo Lebow, tenor
  • Cameron McPhail, baritone
  • Felicia Moore, soprano
  • Rebecca Pedersen, soprano
  • Alexandra Schenck, mezzo soprano
  • Boya Wei, soprano

ENCOURAGEMENT: $1,000

  • Michelle Bradley, soprano
  • Christopher Colmenero, tenor
  • Joshua Dennis, tenor
  • Vanessa Isiguen, soprano
  • Maria Natale, soprano
  • Amanda Opuszynski, soprano
  • Riad Ymeri, tenor

WAGNERIAN DIVISION (Liederkranz Foundation)

THIRD PRIZE: $3,000

  • Obed Floan, tenor

GRANT: $2,000

  • Bettina v. Hindte, soprano
  • Maria Mannermaa, soprano
  • Rebecca Wilson, soprano

ENCOURAGEMENT: $1,000

  • Katrina Saporsantos, soprano