The annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions – Wisconsin District, will take place at 10:00 AM Saturday, November 4, 2017, at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. CAPITOL DRIVE,(Google location & PHOTOS of hall) in Brookfield, WI.
Wisconsin District
Contact:
Ms. Kathy Pyeatt, District Director
W66 N578 Madison Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Home: 414-881-8766
Email: KPYEATT@WI.RR.COM
For more information about the Wisconsin District Auditions, please visit WWW.MONCWI.ORG
Judges for November 4th:
Christopher McBeth, Artistic Director, Utah Opera
Emily Pulley, Soprano
Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director Seagle Music Colony and The American Center for New Work Development
Accompanists:
Yasuko Oura
David Sytkowski
Singers who will compete on November 4 (photos & biographical info)
Wisconsin District MONC Auditions were on Saturday Nov 4th 2017 (winners & Judges photo)
There were 6 winners who will be competing on Sunday March 25 in the Upper Midwest Regional MONC Auditions:
Christopher McBeth (judge), Ann Toomey, Aidan Smerud, Lindsay Metzger, Nathaniel Hill, Quinn Middleman, Rachel Blaustein, Emily Pulley(judge), and Darren Woods (judge).
ANN TOOMEY – soprano Chicago, IL
AIDAN SMERUD – Bass-Baritone La Crosse, WI
LINDSAY METZGER – Mezzo-Soprano Chicago, IL
NATHANIEL HILL – baritone Milwaukee, WI
QUINN MIDDLEMAN – Mezzo-Soprano Chicago, IL
RACHEL BLAUSTEIN – soprano Milwaukee, WI
Due to time constraints we will only accept the first 40 COMPLETE applications received.
Audition Information for 2016:
Saturday, October 15, 2016 10:00 AM
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, WI
SINGERS who competed on Oct 15 2016 and advanced to the Upper Midwest Regional MONC Auditons on Feb 19 2017:
Left to right:
AUSTIN SANDERS, Baritone La Crosse, WI Age 24 (Flickr photos) ( Facebook photos)
ARIANA DOUGLAS, Soprano Milwaukee WI Age 25 (Flickr photos) ( Facebook photos)
REUBEN LILLIE, Baritone Chicago Il Age 29 (Flickr photos) ( Facebook photos)
EMILY POGORELC, Soprano Philadelphia PA Age 20 (Flickr photos) ( Facebook photos) (also won People’s Choice Award)
