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Home » 2017 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Arias

2017 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Arias

August 17, 2017 by Frank Finkenberg

2017 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Singers

L to R: Brianna Barnhart, Dan Marino, Clare Demer, Joseph Gouge, Emily Garcia, Kristen Fabry, Antonio Cruz, Taylor Trolia-Giron (photo by Leo Belardinelli)

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  1. Brianna Barnhart, soprano: Les oiseaux dans la charmille, from Les contes d’Hoffmann, by Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
    Olympia, a mechanical doll, sings an aria that enchants Hoffmann, despite her needing to be wound up along the way.
  2. Dan Marino, tenor: A tenor, all singers above, from Utopia, Limited, by Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
    Captain Fitzbattleaxe tells his love, Zara, that his passion is adversely affecting his singing voice.
  3. Third Place ribbon

    Clare Demer, soprano: O quante volte, from I Capuleti ed i Montecchi, by Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835)

    Juliet expresses her longing for Romeo.

  4. Joseph Gouge, tenor: Vainement ma bien-aimee, from Le roi d’Ys, by Edouard Lalo (1823–1892)
    Mylio, a young warrior, tries to convince his fiancée to join him in the wedding procession.
  5. Emily Garcia, soprano: Ach ich fühl’s, from Die Zauberflöte, by W. A. Mozart (1756–1791)
    Pamina fears that the absent Tamino does not love her.
  6. Kristen Fabry, mezzo-soprano: En vain pour éviter,from Carmen, by Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
    In the cards Carmen foresees death for both her and José.
  7. First Place ribbon

    (tie) Antonio Cruz, baritone: Come Paride vezzoso, from L’elisir d’amore, by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848).

    Sgt. Belcore is confident of success as he woos Adina, since no girl can resist the sight of a military uniform.

  8. First Place ribbon

    (tie) Taylor Trolia-Giron, soprano: Mi chiamano Mimì, from La bohème, by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924).

    Mimì describes her life as an embroidress in her tiny room overlooking the rooftops of Paris.

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