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2018 Quest for the Best Graduate Student Arias

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The Fred Fox School of Music technical staff captured all the arias on video. The top graduate student prize winners are:

RankAmountDonorWinner
First$1500OGSA in honor of Stokes TolbertOctavio Moreno
Second (tie)$1200Richard & Suzanne ClarkKaitlin Bertenshaw
Second (tie)$1200The GroundskeeperMark Hockenberry

To download any aria in a choice of video resolutions,click on its title. This takes you to the Vimeo website; then simply click on the Download button. Depending on the resolution chosen, these files may be 50MB or larger. Audio files are also available upon request to the webmaster.)

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1. Kristen Lucas, soprano: Ah, non credea mirarti

2. Brian McNiff, tenor: Una furtiva lagrima

3. Jamey Wright, soprano: Quando m’en vo’

5. Chunghee Lee, soprano: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

7. Shainy Manuel, soprano: Porgi, amor
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2018 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Student Arias

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The Fred Fox School of Music technical staff captured all the arias on video. The top undergraduate student prize winners are:
RankAmountDonorWinner
First$1000Tolbert Family, in honor of Stokes TolbertEmily Garcia
Second$750Susan & Frank Finkenberg and Patricia & Patrick SchifanoFrannie Barrows
Third$600Carolyn & Russell RussoEmma Petersen

To download any aria in a choice of video resolutions,click on its title. This takes you to the Vimeo website; then simply click on the Download button. Depending on the resolution chosen, these files may be 50MB or larger. Audio files are also available upon request to the webmaster.) Go to Graduate Arias

2. Annalisse Sauceda Garcia, soprano: Deh vieni, non tardar

3. Stephanie Swift, soprano: Mi chiamano Mimì

4. Powel Brumm, baritone: Modern Major General

5. Sara Lashbrook, soprano: Lascia ch’io pianga

7. Athena Beebe, mezzo-soprano: Smanie implacabili

8. Bridget Marlowe, soprano: Vedrai, carino

9. Brianna Barnhart, soprano: Glitter and Be Gay
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2017 Quest for the Best Graduate Arias

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2017 Quest for the Best Graduate Singers

L to R: Ariana Iniguez, Samantha Hornback, Piper Pack-Smith, Michelle Perrier, Jamey Wright, Mark Hockenberry, Kristen Lucas, Abigail Hart, Soleil Oliva. (photo by Leo Belardinelli)

Graduate HD Videos

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  1. First Place ribbon

    Ariana Iniguez, soprano: Carceleras, from Las hijas del Zebedeo, by Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909).

    This lyric love song (romanza) has been a favorite of sopranos and mezzos, both Spanish and foreign.

  2. Samantha Hornback, soprano : O luce di quest’anima, from Linda di Chamounix, by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848).

    Linda sings of her love for Carlo, the “light of her soul.”

  3. Piper Pack-Smith, mezzo-soprano : Re dell’abisso, affrettati, from Un ballo in maschera, by Giuseppi Verdi (1813–1901).

    The fortune-teller Ulrica calls upon the King of the Abyss to give her the power to see the future.

    Note: Video and audio recordings of this aria have been removed at the singer’s request.

  4. Second Place ribbon

    Michelle Perrier, soprano: Guilleaume Walzer, from Zehn Mädchen und kein Mann, by Franz von Suppé (1819–1895).

  5. Jamey Wright, 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. Third Place ribbon

    (tie) Mark Hockenberry, baritone: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, from Carmen, by Georges Bizet (1838–1875).

    In the famous Toreador Song, Escamillo conveys the excitement of the bull ring and the reward—love!

  7. Third Place ribbon

    (tie) Kristen Lucas, soprano: Glitter and Be Gay, from Candide, by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).

    Cunegonde is surviving as a courtesan. She assuages her guilt and shame by reveling in her luxurious lifestyle.

  8. Abigail Hart, soprano : Ah! Je veux vivre, from Roméo et Juliette, by Charles Gounod (1818–1893).

    When others speak of marriage, Juliet sings that she prefers to live inside her dream, in eternal spring.

  9. Soleil Oliva, soprano: Klänge der Heimat, from Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss II (1825–1899).

    Rosalinda, disguised as a Hungarian countess, sings a rousing csárdás to prove her nationality.

2017 Graduate Audio Files

2017 Quest for the Best Undergraduate Arias

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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)

Undergraduate HD Videos

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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.

2017 Undergraduate Audio Files

2016 Quest for the Best Arias and Awards

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The thirteenth annual Quest for the Best was held February 27, 2016, at Holsclaw Hall on the UA campus. Attendees heard 15 promising young singers (8 undergraduates and 7 graduate students) and enjoyed a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. The awards, determined by audience ballot, are shown below.

Graduate Awards

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Amount
 Donor Winner
$1500 OGSA in honor of Felicia Sanders May

Samantha Luna, mezzo-soprano
$1200
 OGSA

Ariana Iniguez, soprano
$900

Susan & Frank Finkenberg and
Patricia & Patrick Schifano

 Brian McNiff, tenor
$600

Judi Hasbrouck & Sid Wolitzky

Michelle Perrier, soprano

Undergraduate Awards

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Amount
 Donor Winner
$1000 OGSA Kyle DeGraff, tenor
$750 OGSA Clare Demer, soprano
$500
 Carolyn & Russ Russo Caroline Crawford, soprano (tie)
$500
 OGSA and The Swedish Award, from
Eva & Hans Bennich		 Antonio Cruz, baritone (tie)

The technical staff of the UA School of Music graciously recorded all the arias. You can listen and/or download them by clicking on the files below, shown in the order performed.

Note: Flash player is required.

 

2016 Graduate Arias

2016 Undergraduate Arias

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