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Glyndebourne Opera Cup 2018: Highlights from the Semi-Finals

Hosted by Danielle de Niese and Chris Addison

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Cast

Sinéad O’Neill — Stage director

Danielle de Niese — Host

Chris Addison — Host

Elbenita Kajtazi — Soprano (26, Kosovo – 3rd Prize, Audience Prize)

Jake Muffett — Baritone (25, Great Britain)

Adriana Gonzalez — Soprano (26, Guatemala)

Gemma Ní Bhriain — Mezzo-soprano (26, Ireland)

Mirjam Mesak — Soprano (27, Estonia)

Jack Swanson — Tenor (25, USA)

Cody Quattlebaum — Bass-baritone (24, USA)

Gemma Summerfield — Soprano (27, Great Britain)

Emily Pogorelc — Soprano (21, USA – The Ginette Theano Prize for most promising talent)

Alexandra Nowakowski — Soprano (25, Poland / USA)

Charles Sy — Tenor (26, Canada)

Jorge Espino — Baritone (26, Mexico)

Aurora Marthens — Soprano (26, Finland)

Program notes

Soprano Danielle de Niese and comedian-actor Chris Addison present highlights from the semi-finals of the Glyndebourne Opera Cup! The Glyndebourne Opera Cup is a new international opera competition that will take place March 22-24, 2018. Created by the prestigious Glyndebourne opera house, the 2018 competition honors Mozart, with each singer performing some of his most famous arias! First prize winners will receive £15,000 and be guaranteed a role within five years at one of the world's top opera houses.

Photo: © Sam Shaw

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