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2011 COMPETITION

Welcome to the 2011 Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition! We are now accepting applications. Our application form is available on the Competition section of this site, and may be submitted electronically or by snail mail.

Recanati, Italy
Auditions will take place the last week of April.

Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada
Auditions will take place on September 25 and 26.

New York City
Auditions will take place on October 27, 28 and 30. October 29 will be devoted to master classes.

We have a long and proud history in which our winners have gone on to sing title roles at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and many other major opera houses of the world.

Please read more about us in the Competition section of our website. Should you have any questions, you may call (201) 863-8724 or email us at icpainc@optonline.net.

We welcome you to join us in celebrating our 23rd year!

Music is the soil in which the spirit lives -
Ludwig van Beethoven

 

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GRAND FINALISTS

Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition, 2011

The Grand Finalists will perform for the final jury:

Sunday, October 30, 2011, 2pm, at The Liederkranz Foundation, 6 E. 87th Street, NYC

Kim In Hui, baritone, Korea

Sheri Jackson, soprano, United States

Stephanie Lessárd, soprano, Canada

Steeve Michaud, tenor, Canada

Alessandro Moccia, tenor, Italy

Mika Nisula, tenor, Finland

Naomi O’Connell, mezzo soprano, United States

Maurizio O’Reilly, tenor, Mexico

Raphaëlle Paquette, soprano, Canada

Maria Tomassi, soprano, Italy

Anna Tormela, soprano, United States

Anna Tonna, mezzo soprano, United States

Jury:

Carmela Altamura, Founder and Director, Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition

Michel Brousseau, Conductor and Artistic Director New World Philharmonic Society, Québec, Canada

Francesco Casanova, tenor, La Scala, Milan, Italy

Anton Coppola, Conductor/Composer/Director of Opera Tampa

Camille Coppola, Founder/Director, New Rochelle Opera

Lewis Ehlers, Lombardo Artists Management Associate

Stefano Koroneos, baritone, Covent Garden Opera

Roger Malouf, Metropolitan Opera assistant conductor

Accompanists:

Michael Fennelly

David Maiullo

Finals are open to the public. Suggested donation, $35, $20 for students


 

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