The Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) Auditions, Georgia District The Metropolitan Opera National Council held the Georgia District auditions on Saturday, November 21, 2015. Twenty-nine singers, ages 20 to 30, competed. The judges awarded three First Place prizes and two Encouragement Awards. Winners are pictured left to right: Stephen McCluskey, 22, bass-baritone, Encouragement Award Alan […]
Dinner honoring the MONC Georgia District Judges Opera Guild for Atlanta members gather to greet each other and the judges at the Capital City Club in Brookhaven. Before the entertainment, Opera Guild members visit over cocktails. President Bill Snyder greets Opera Guild members and introduces the evening’s live musical entertainment. Richard Clement, tenor; Rolando Salazar, piano, […]
The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Georgia District Winners November 22, 2014 Pictured left to right: Co-director Christina Howell; District winners Reginald Smith, Jr; Caitlin Andrews, Trey Smagur; Co-director Alexis Lundy The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Encouragement Award Winners Pictured eft to right: Nicholas Yaquinto, Megan Brunning, John Tibbetts
AOG members applaud the beautiful singing of soprano Elizabeth Claxton Castillo before a delicious meal with good friends at the November Judges Dinner at the Capital City Club in Brookhaven! Soprano Elizabeth Claxton Castillo with Andrew Bayles, pianist Pre-concert socialization!
A wonderful gathering of talent at the February 2014 GA District Auditions at Glenn Memorial UMC on the Emory University Campus. Pictured Left to Right: Alexis Lundy, Co-Director: Marina Harris, Megan Mashburn, & Abigail Santos Villalobos, Winners; Cynthia Shepherd, Co-Director. Cynthia Shepherd Co-Director, presents the Encouragement Award. Megan Samarin, Encouragement Award winner. Bill Snyder, President-Elect; Alexis Lundy, […]
Enjoy the photos from the Judges Dinner held at the Druid Hills Country Club the night before the January 2014 GA District Auditions . Performers Bradley Howard and friends. President Susan Sumner Oder with AOG Guild friends. AOG members enjoying the lovely evening of food, fellowship, and live musical entertainment.
Contestants gather onstage as the winners of the MONC Georgia District Auditions are announced. Pictured left to right: Alexis Lundy, Co-Director; District winners Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald, Maria Valdes, Amanda Opuszynski, Megan Brunning; Encouragement Award winners Evelyn Shreves and Kelsey Fredriksen. The crowd at the gala Judges Dinner the night before the GA District auditions enjoy […]
The contestants gather onstage at the MONC Georgia District Auditions on November 21, 2010 to await the judges’ results . A contestant poses with her parents and Randy Romig, Margaret Talmadge Howell, and Barry Schrenk of the AOG.