Houston Grand Opera Announces Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Finalists
Houston Grand Opera today announced the finalists for the annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, to be presented in the Cullen Theater on Thursday February 2, at 7:30p.m. This year’s finalists are:
Sopranos: Deanna Breiwick, Andrea Carroll, Natalya Romaniw, Jessica Strong.
Mezzo- Sopranos: Sarah Larsen, Sarah Mesko, Carolyn Sproule, Kate Wakefield
Tenors: Joshua Baum, Yi Li, Kevin Ray, Aleksey Sayapin
Baritone: Carlton Ford
Bass-Baritones: Jason Eck, Thomas Richards
Bass; Peixin Chen
Now in its twenty-fourth year, Concert of Arias is the final round of the annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. Each finalist will perform two arias and compete for $30,000 in cash prizes. The purpose of the competition is to identify potential candidates for HGO Studio fellowships.

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