Houston Grand Opera Announces 2017 Semifinalists for Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has chosen the semifinalists for the 29th annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, to be presented in the Cullen Theater at the Wortham Theater Center on January 27, at 7 p.m.

A limited number of general admission tickets for the performance are available here. For the first time, the program will also be streamed live on Facebook.

This year's semifinalists are:

Sopranos: Nicolette Book, Mathilda Edge, Lauren Feider, Isabella Moore

Mezzo-sopranos: Gretchen Krupp, Siphokazi Moltena, Anne Marie Stanley

Countertenor: Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen

Tenors: Matthew Arnold, Alexander McKissick

Baritones: Jonathan Bryan, Thomas Glass, Geoffrey Hahn, Ricardo José Rivera

Bass-baritones: Nathan Milholin, Rafael Porto, Rhys Lloyd Talbot

The competition and its final round, the Concert of Arias, are held annually to identify candidates for HGO's internationally acclaimed Studio program, which nurtures young artists who have the potential for major careers in opera. Among past prize winners who are now artists on the international stage are Jamie Barton, Joyce DiDonato, Ana María Martínez, Ryan McKinny, and TaMara Wilson.