Canadians scoop Montreal’s Concours musical
NewsThe results are in:
First prize (C$30k)
Simone McIntosh, mezzo-soprano (Canada)
Second Prize ($C15k)
Sarah Dufresne, soprano (Canada)
Third (C$10k)
Valerie Eikhoff, soprano (Germany)
Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano (United States) won the $C30k art song award.
Simone McIntosh was the audience favorite too. Unfortunately for me she is based in San Fransisco so I probably won’t get to hear her sing much.
Wooow what a surprise! Canadians win a canadian competition
Does anyone see bias?
Bravo for the oscar of the stupidest comment of the year
1) Simone McIntosh was from very far the best in the Opera (“Aria”) final yesterday and every other decision would have been irrelevant.
2) Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano (United States) won the Song competition.
In addition Wohlgemuth got the Development Grant (50k) and the Winner’s Concert Tour (15k) & the French Art Song Award which make her, a US contestant, with 100k prizes, the absolute champion of the competition
3) For info The jury chaired by Zarin Mehta : Thomas Allen, Robert Holl, Hartmut Höll, Christine Schäfer, Adrienne Pieczonka, Richard Rozinski & Renaud Loranger.
And, by the way, it is an international competition