The Gerda Lissner Foundation

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

2018 LIEDER/SONG PRIZE WINNERS

FIRST PRIZE : $7,000

  • Hubert Zapiór — BARITONE 

SECOND PRIZE — Liederkranz Foundation Prize: $5,000

  • Justin Austin — BARITONE

THIRD PRIZE: $3,000

  • Dashuai Chen — TENOR

GRANT: $1,000

  • Helena Brown — SOPRANO

  • Amanda Lynn Bottoms — MEZZO SOPRANO

  • Alice Chung — MEZZO SOPRANO

  • Rebecca Farley — SOPRANO

  • Christine Lyons — SOPRANO

  • Alex Rosen — BASS

  • Xiaomeng Zhang — BARITONE

ENCOURAGEMENT: $500

  • Dominik Belavy — BARITONE 

  • Eric Finbarr Carey — TENOR 

  • Alec Carlson — TENOR 

  • Marie Engle — MEZZO SOPRANO 

  • Chonghwa Kim — BARITONE 

  • Mavroleon, Nicolette — SOPRANO 

  • Sung Shin — BARITONE 

  • William Socolof — BASS BARITONE 

  • Michael St.Peter — TENOR 

  • Alexandra Urquiola — MEZZO SOPRANO 

PANEL

JUDGING PANEL

  • Scott Barnes

  • Ken Benson

  • Gregory Downer

  • Maestro Eve Queler

  • Barbara Ann Testa

PIANIST

  • Jonathan Kelly