Congratulations to all the singers who helped make this year’s Quest for the Best an outstanding success. Thanks to the generosity of donors and attendees we awarded $10,600 in prizes, with all  singers receiving prize money. See who won the top awards, and view (or download) all the graduate and undergraduate arias.

Graduate Student Singers

Left to right: Kristen Lucas, Brian McNiff, Jamey Wright, Mark Hockenberry, Chunghee Lee, Kaitlin Bertenshaw, Shainy Manuel, Octavio Moreno.

Undergraduate Singers

Left to right: Emma Petersen, Annalisse Sauceda Garcia, Stephanie Swift, Powel Brumm, Sara Lashbrook, Frannie Barrows, Athena Beebe, Bridget Marlowe, Brianna Barnhart, Emily Garcia.

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.
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   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.
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   (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.

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   (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