THE 2024 GEORGE LONDON AWARD WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED

 

Soprano Katerina Burton, Mezzo-sopranos Emily Treigle and Erin Wagner, Tenor Samuel White, and Baritones Benjamin Dickerson and Darren Drone Each Win $12,000 Top Award at the 52nd George and Nora London Foundation Competition

 

New York, NY – February 16, 2024 – The winners of the 52nd George and Nora London Foundation Competition for young American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world’s oldest and most prestigious competitions, were announced at the conclusion of the competition’s final round this evening, which took place at Gilder Lehrman Hall at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City for in-person and online audiences.

 

A total of $84,000 was given in awards, announced by George and Nora London Foundation President John Hauser. Of the singers heard over three days of semi-final rounds, 12 were selected as finalists to perform at the Morgan. Of these, six were selected as winners of George London Awards of $12,000 each. The remaining six singers were awarded George London Encouragement Awards of $2,000 each.

 

 

George and Nora London President John Hauser, fourth from right, with 2024 George London Award winners (left to right) Darren Drone, Samuel White, Benjamin Dickerson, Erin Wagner, Katerina Burton, and Emily Treigle, photo by Beth Bergman 

 

Each finalist performed one selection, and the winners were announced to the audience immediately after the judges’ deliberations. This year’s judges were soprano Harolyn Blackwell, George and Nora London Foundation President John Hauser, tenor Dimitri Pittas, and mezzo-soprano Susan Quittmeyer. Michael Fennelly was the competition’s pianist.

 

 

GEORGE LONDON AWARDS ($12,000 each):

 

#Katerina Burton, soprano (29, Ocean City, MD), who sang “Tu che le vanità” from Verdi’s Don Carlo – George London Award in memory of Leonie Rysanek, sponsored by an anonymous donor

 

#Emily Treigle, mezzo-soprano (25, New Orleans, LA), who sang “Iris, hence away” from Handel’s Semele – George London Award in memory of Norma Newton, sponsored by the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers

 

#Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano (26, El Paso, TX), who sang “Sein wir wieder gut” from Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos – George London Award in memory of Mary Palumbo, sponsored by Donald Palumbo

 

#Samuel White, tenor (31, Columbia, SC), who sang “Amfortas! Die Wunde” from Wagner’s Parsifal – George London Award in memory of Lloyd E. Rigler, sponsored by The Lloyd E. Rigler and Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, James D. Rigler, President

 

#Benjamin Dickerson, baritone (30 Burlington, VT), who sang “Nemico della patria” from Giordano’s Andrea Chénier – George London Award in memory of Lois Kirschenbaum, sponsored by the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers 

 

#Darren Drone, baritone (34, Sherwood, AR), who sang “Schicchi’s Aria” from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi – George London Award in memory of Kirsten Flagstad – sponsored by the New York Community Trust and the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers

 

 GEORGE LONDON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS ($2,000 each):

-Adia Evans, soprano (30 Baltimore, MD) – Award in memory of Jaclyn Elyn, sponsored by the estate of Mark Elyn

-Renée Richardson, soprano (31, Philadelphia, PA) – Award in memory of Nora London, sponsored by Ene Riisna

-Emily Rocha, soprano (24, Courtice, Canada) – Award in memory of Nora London, sponsored by Ene Riisna

-Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano (31, Akron, OH) – Award in memory of Herbert J. Frank – sponsored by David Shustak and the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers

-Bergsvein Toverud, tenor (26, Lenoir, NC) – Award in memory of Dr. Herbert Appel, sponsored by Susan Appel

-Ben Strong, bass-baritone (26, Indiana, PA) – Award in memory of Louis D’Angelo, sponsored by Robert Lombardo

 

 

 

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George and Nora London Foundation Competition 2024 Finalists Are Announced –

Finals To Be Livestreamed on Friday, February 16, at 4:00 pm ET

 

George and Nora London President John Hauser, third from right, with 2023 George London Award winners (left to right) Karoline Podolak, Erika Baikoff, Amber R. Monroe, Ricardo Garcia, and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen. Photo by Beth Bergman

 

 

Following is the program of the 2024 George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals, which will be streamed live from The Morgan Library Museum’s Gilder Lehrman Hall on Friday, February 16, at 4:00 pm ET on the George and Nora London Foundation website and George and Nora London Foundation YouTube channel:

 

Adia Evans, soprano                       “Dich teure Halle” from Wagner’s Tannhäuser

 

Bergsvein Toverud, tenor             “Ah! lève-toi soleil” from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette

 

Cierra Byrd, mezzo-soprano       “O ma lyre immortelle” from Gounod’s Sapho

 

Benjamin Dickerson, baritone   “Nemico della patria” from Giordano’s Andrea Chénier

 

Renée Richardson, soprano        “Embroidery Aria” from Britten’s Peter Grimes

 

Samuel White, tenor                      “Amfortas! Die Wunde!” from Wagner’s Parsifal

 

Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano     “Sein wir wieder gut” from Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos

 

Darren Drone, baritone                “Gianni Schicchi’s Aria” from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi

 

Emily Treigle, mezzo-soprano    “Iris, hence away” from Handel’s Semele

 

Emily Rocha, soprano                    “Ach, ich fühl’s” from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte

 

Katerina Burton, soprano             “Tu che le vanità” from Verdi’s Don Carlo

 

Ben Strong, bass-baritone           “Aleko’s Aria” from Rachmaninoff’s Aleko

 

Michael Fennelly, piano

 

The free livestream will be available at these pages:

George and Nora London Foundation website

George and Nora London Foundation YouTube channel