Voice
Competition Rounds Schedule
Date
Event
Venue/Location
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Artists Category
Semifinal Round
Day 1 - Morning Auditions
Opera America of New York
New York, United States
1:30 - 4:30 PM
Artists Category
Semifinal Round
Day 1 - Afternoon Auditions
Opera America of New York
New York, United States
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Artists Category
Semifinal Round
Evening Auditions
Opera America of New York
New York, United States
8:00 - 10:00 PM
Young Artists Category
Semifinal Round
Opera America of New York
New York, United States
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Artists Category
Final Round - Day 1
Evening Auditions
Gershwin Theatre of New York
New York, United States
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Artists Category
Final Round - Day 2
Morning Auditions
Gershwin Theatre of New York
New York, United States
1:30 - 3:30 PM
Young Artists Category
Final Round
Afternoon Auditions
Gershwin Theatre of New York
New York, United States
The Award Ceremony and Gala Concert
7:00 PM
Gershwin Theatre of New York
New York, United States
REPERTOIRE
VOICE
SEMIFINAL ROUND (30 competitors)
Each vocalist will perform a short recital program between 15 and 20 minutes in length. The program must include:
- An aria or a song by George Gershwin.
- 1 classical aria
- The remainder of the program will be chosen by the vocalist.
1 aria chosen from the repertoire of the Preliminary Round may be repeated in the Semifinal Round.
FINAL ROUND (10 competitors)
Each contestant will perform a recital program between 25 and 30 minutes in length. The program must include:
- An aria or a song by George Gershwin.
- 2 classical arias NOT performed in the Semifinal Round.
- The remainder of the program will be chosen by the vocalist.
The program should demonstrate the candidate’s ability to present a stylistically diverse program. Gershwin's Aria performed at the Semifinal Round may be repeated in the Final Round. Classical Aria(s) from the previous rounds may NOT be repeated in the Final Round.
SEMIFINAL ROUND
Each contestant will perform a short recital program between 10 and 15 minutes in length. The program must include:
- An aria or a song by George Gershwin.
- 1 classical aria
- The remainder of the program will be chosen by the vocalist.
Arias chosen from the repertoire of the Preliminary Round may be repeated in the Semifinal Round.
FINAL ROUND
Each contestant will perform a recital program between 15 and 20 minutes in length. The program must include:
- An aria or a song by George Gershwin.
- 1 classical arias NOT performed in the Semifinal Round.
- The remainder of the program will be chosen by the vocalist.
The program should demonstrate the candidate’s ability to present a stylistically diverse program. Gershwin's Aria performed at the Semifinal Round may be repeated in the Final Round. Classical Aria(s) from the previous rounds may NOT be repeated in the Final Round.
- "Clara's Lullaby" from Opera "Porgy and Bess"
- "Bess You Is My Woman" from Opera "Porgy and Bess"
- "I Loves You Porgy" from Opera "Porgy and Bess"
- "It Aint Necessarily So" from Opera "Porgy and Bess"
- "I Got Plenty O Nuttin" from Opera "Porgy and Bess"
- "Summertime" from Opera "Porgy and Bess"
G.Gershwin Music Competition 2017
VOICE JURY
Michael Bulychev-Okser (United States)
Competition Artistic Director & Chairman
A top prizewinner of many international competitions in USA, Italy, Andorra, Spain and Mexico, pianist Michael Bulychev-Okser was born in Moscow, Russia in a family of distinguished musicians. He composed and played music since the age of seven. Because of Michael’s early and extraordinary talent […]
Gerardo Estrada Martínez (Venezuela/Belarus)
Gerardo Estrada Martínez was born in Caracas in August, 1980. He began his musical studies learning to play the violin and percussion. As a conductor, underwent brilliant training under maestros Rodolfo Saglimbeni and Francisco Navarro Lara. He worked as a musician in various orchestras of Venezuela, and also is the founder of musical groups and ensembles playing both popular and academic music. Conductor, the founder of the Bolivarian Symphony Orchestra of the state of […]
Richard Glazier (United States)
Every artist has an epiphany. For classically-trained, award-winning pianist Richard Glazier, it happened at age nine, when he saw the film “Girl Crazy” with a score by George & Ira Gershwin. He was so excited by the music he heard, he was prompted to write a fan letter to famed lyricist Ira Gershwin. After corresponding with each other for three years, Gershwin invited his young friend, then 12, to meet him in Beverly Hills.
During their visit, Ira asked Glazier to play
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Olga Makarina (United States)
Born in Archangel, Russia, Metropolitan Opera soprano Olga Makarina, made her first New York appearances at New York City Opera as Lucia di Lammermoor and has performed there as Gilda in Rigoletto , Konstanze in Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio and Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann . Other roles in Ms Makarina’s repertoire include Ilia in Idomeneo (Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival), Violetta […]
Sergei Maasin (Estonia)
by Howard Reich Wynton Marsalis long ago established his fluency in multiple musical languages, jazz and classical chief among them. But blues, gospel, spirituals, tango, African chant and other idioms also course through Marsalis’ large works, such as the symphonic-choral “All Rise,” the sanctified “In This House, On This Morning” and the vocal-orchestral epic “Blood […]
Yana Eminova (United States/Russia)
Lyric soprano, Yana Eminova, has toured the USA, Italy, Russia, England, Japan, Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and Lithuania. Now a New York City resident, she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory with a degree in conducting and voice.
Ms. Eminova’s past appearances include Alice Tully Hall and
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David Gvinianidze (United States/Russia)
David Gvinianidze (barytone), the founder of the foundation «Talents of the World», the art- director and the author of concert programs, classical singer and concert touring singer, the adjudicator of different vocal contests and festivals, the teacher and regular member at various musical TV-programms and talk-shows of Russian and American national cable television. David was born in Georgia. Graduated with honours […]
Monique McDonald (United States)
Monique McDonald's dynamic stage presence and stunning vocal gifts have established her as one of the most beloved sopranos of our time. Her powerful and moving performances have captivated audiences and critics alike, drawing praise from The New York Times, The LA Times, and Opera News among others. She is known as one of the prominent Verdi Sopranos of her generation.
After receiving high praise for her debut performance in the title role of Tosca with Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Italy, McDonald began her
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