Giargiari Bel Canto Competition
Friday, September 30, 2022
- First Prize – Lydia Grindatto
- Second Prize – Benjamin Dickerson
- Audience Choice – Angel Raii Gomez
September 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM – Perelman Theater, Kimmel Cultural Campus
Pianist and music director: Danielle Orlando
JUDGES:
- Stephanie Blythe – Renowned mezzo-soprano
- Maestro Joseph Colaneri – Conductor and Music Director of the Glimmerglass Festival
- Alex Fletcher – Fletcher Artist Management
Let your voice be heard! An evening of vocal fireworks and beautifully sung arias awaits you! For over 40 years, this competition has showcased the brightest of up-and-coming opera stars. Join them for the annual favorite singing competition, where they’ll compete against each other in song. You’ll also have the opportunity to vote for your favorite singer!
At this Friday’s competition, we invite you to cast your vote after hearing our young artists sing not one, but two contrasting arias. That’s right – you will hear twelve of our Resident Artists sing two arias.
Giargiari music director and pianist Danielle Orlando shares the process behind this new format:
“This year, we’re excited to try something new with the Giargiari Competition. The artistic process for this kind of preparation has been intense and creative and also in line with many other international singing competitions. When creating the format for this year’s Giargiari Competition, we kept our audience in mind hoping to provide a deeper look into each artist’s vocalism and personality by performing a second aria.”
Singing in this year’s competition are:
- Loella Grahn
- Lydia Grindatto
- Emily Margevich
- Ethel Trujillo
- Monique Galvão
- Angel Raii Gomez
- Luke Norvell
- Shawn Roth
- Benjamin Dickerson
- Kevin Godínez
- Peter Barber
- Cumhur Görgün
PROGRAM:
Loella Grahn, soprano
Je veux vivre | Roméo et Juliette
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
Peter Barber, bass-baritone
Vecchia zimarra, senti | La bohème
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Luke Norvell, tenor
Ô Paradis | L’Africaine
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Lydia Grindatto, soprano
Donde Lieta | La bohème
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Kevin Godínez, baritone
Cento leggiadre vergini | Il Corsaro
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Angel Raii Gomez, tenor
Languir per una bella | L’italiana in Algeri
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Monique Galvão, mezzo-soprano
Canzone del velo | Don Carlo
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Shawn Roth, tenor
Durch die Wälder | Der Freischütz
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Cumhur Görgün, bass
La calunnia | Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Ethel Trujillo, soprano
Caro nome che il mio cor | Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Benjamin Dickerson, baritone
Tanzlied | Die tote Stadt
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Emily Margevich, soprano
Air des bijoux | Faust
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
INTERMISSION
Ethel Trujillo · soprano
Je suis Titania | Mignon
Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896)
Benjamin Dickerson, baritone
Nemico della patria | Andrea Chenier
Umberto Giordano (1867-1948)
Shawn Roth, tenor
La mia letizia infondere | I Lombardi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Emily Margevich, soprano
Senza Mamma | Suor Angelica
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Cumhur Görgün, bass
Come dal ciel precipita | Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Luke Norvell, tenor
Tutto parea sorridere | Il Corsaro
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Loella Grahn, soprano
O mio babbino caro | Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Angel Raii Gomez, tenor
Ah! Mes Amis | La Fille du Régiment
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Kevin Godínez, baritone
Ah, vittoria! vittoria! | Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
Monique Galvão, mezzo-soprano
Voi lo sapete, o mamma | Cavalleria Rusticana
Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Peter Barber, bass-baritone
Quand la flamme de l’amour | La Jolie Fille de Perth
Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
Lydia Grindatto, soprano
Robert, toi que j’aime | Robert le diable
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Program subject to change
Sponsors
Generously sponsored by Walter and Alice Strine, Esqs.