{"id":2572,"date":"2023-09-22T00:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T00:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/?page_id=2572"},"modified":"2023-09-25T00:18:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T00:18:53","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||3px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many thanks to you and your whole team for the work you do.\u00a0 These singers\u2019 lives are forever changed because of it.\u00a0 &#8211;<br \/><u>Melissa Wegner, Executive Director, Metropolitan Opera National Council Laffont Competition<\/u><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; 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header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . .the work of [the San Miguel MetOpera Trust] is important, as it is helping the most promising young Mexican singers to become recognized and valued on a worldwide level.\u00a0 They become a key ingredient in the promotion and dissemination of the arts of Mexico on national and international levels, hence communicating to the world the depth of talent that exists in our country.\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alonso Escalante, Director, Opera de Bellas Artes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of the world\u2019s future operatic talent resides in Mexico, so for me to be able to participate in the discovery and training of these young artists in your Prelude to New Orleans coaching program is a service to the art form I love.\u00a0 It\u2019s my tremendous joy to be able to share my accumulated knowledge &amp; experience with the next generation.\u00a0 &#8211;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Sylvester, Associate Professor of Voice, Wichita State University, KS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I teach every year in the Prelude to New Orleans program, knowing I have a very good chance of encountering singers who have:\u00a0 raw talent, heart, courage, discipline, ambition, and the humility\/willingness to be open to what we can give them.\u00a0 When I encounter talent with these ingredients, my ability to share what I know comes alive.\u00a0 Prelude give me that opportunity, in abundance, every time. &#8211;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ted Taylor, retired faculty member, Mannes School of Music &amp; Yale University; independent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voice coach based in NYC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been clear to our students and faculty that when the very best of both cultures, that of Mexico and that of the United States, work together, the results are exceptional.\u00a0 Before our partnership with the San Miguel MetOpera Trust, we did not understand how to prepare our students adequately for competitions at an international level.\u00a0 The outstanding group of North American and Mexican maestros you created have shown us the way to change that.\u00a0 Last year [2021], for the first time, four of our graduates went on to postgrad studies in the USA.\u00a0 &#8211;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maestro Joaquin Cruz, Director of Cultural Activities, University of the Americas\/Puebla<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was invited in 2021 to give a masterclass to the finalists of the [San Miguel MetOpera Trust\u2019s Laffont Competition Mexico District], and so, have been able to work with them first-hand.\u00a0 I can say with confidence that the training and support the Trust provides can make the difference between a talented singer and an accomplished artist, &#8211; one who might well take her\/his place on the world\u2019s greatest opera stages.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been thrilled by the\u00a0Mexican\u00a0operatic\u00a0talent that\u00a0you have regularly brought to\u00a0my\u00a0attention<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Thank you, San Miguel MetOpera Trust and Joan Mitchell in particular, for your commitment to our shared opera culture and to the advancement of so many extremely gifted Mexican artists<\/span><b>.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your work is worth supporting in every way. &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter Mark, Artistic Director Emeritus, Virginia Opera; <\/span><a href=\"about:blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.operavoiceboywork.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unforgettable opera productions of the highest quality do not require huge financial investments.\u00a0 What is required is that opera speak the truth and that this truth comes from deep in the hearts of all those involved. \u00a0 Today\u2019s performance [2022-23 SMMT Winners\u2019 Concert, March, 2023] reaffirmed for me that only the sky is the limit for our art form.\u00a0 Thank you, Maestros Conde and Sarre, for your commitment, your discipline, your dedication.\u00a0 Thank you, sopranos Dulce Guadarrama and Cristina Nakad, for your passion, your talent.\u00a0 Thank you, San Miguel MetOpera Trust and Joan Mitchell, for your commitment to our culture and to our Mexican artists. &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maestra Maria Katzarava, Director, Estudio de opera de Bellas Artes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; 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body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many thanks to you and your whole team for the work you do. These singers\u2019 lives are forever changed because of it. &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Melissa Wegner, Executive Director, Metropolitan Opera National Council Laffont Competition<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thank you, Joan [president, San Miguel MetOpera Trust], for the professionalism and dedication you bring to the Laffont Competition process, and for your exemplary support of these young singers in the competitions and beyond. Your sincere and focused work is amazing. You truly are a role model for presenting the [Laffont Competition] with grace, dignity, and honor.-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Carol Domina, Trustee and Managing Director, The Metropolitan Opera<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . .the work of [the San Miguel MetOpera Trust] is important, as it is helping the most promising young Mexican singers to become recognized and valued on a worldwide level.\u00a0 They become a key ingredient in the promotion and dissemination of the arts of Mexico on national and international levels, hence communicating to the world the depth of talent that exists in our country. &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alonso Escalante, Director, Opera de Bellas Artes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much of the world\u2019s future operatic talent resides in Mexico, so for me to be able to participate in the discovery and training of these young artists in your Prelude to New Orleans coaching program is a service to the art form I love.\u00a0 It\u2019s my tremendous joy to be able to share my accumulated knowledge &amp; experience with the next generation.\u00a0 &#8211;<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Sylvester, Associate Professor of Voice, Wichita State University, KS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I teach every year in the Prelude to New Orleans program, knowing I have a very good chance of encountering singers who have:\u00a0 raw talent, heart, courage, discipline, ambition, and the humility\/willingness to be open to what we can give them.\u00a0 When I encounter talent with these ingredients, my ability to share what I know comes alive.\u00a0 Prelude give me that opportunity, in abundance, every time.\u00a0 &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ted Taylor, retired faculty member, Mannes School of Music &amp; Yale University; independent <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voice coach based in NYC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been clear to our students and faculty that when the very best of both cultures, that of Mexico and that of the United States, work together, the results are exceptional.\u00a0 Before our partnership with the San Miguel MetOpera Trust, we did not understand how to prepare our students adequately for competitions at an international level.\u00a0 The outstanding group of North American and Mexican maestros you created have shown us the way to change that.\u00a0 Last year [2021], for the first time, four of our graduates went on to postgrad studies in the USA.-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maestro Joaquin Cruz, Director of Cultural Activities, University of the Americas\/Puebla<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was invited in 2021 to give a masterclass to the finalists of the [San Miguel MetOpera Trust\u2019s Laffont Competition Mexico District], and so, have been able to work with them first-hand.\u00a0 I can say with confidence that the training and support the Trust provides can make the difference between a talented singer and an accomplished artist, &#8211; one who might well take her\/his place on the world\u2019s greatest opera stages.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been thrilled by the\u00a0Mexican\u00a0operatic\u00a0talent that\u00a0you have regularly brought to\u00a0my\u00a0attention<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Thank you, San Miguel MetOpera Trust and Joan Mitchell in particular, for your commitment to our shared opera culture and to the advancement of so many extremely gifted Mexican artists<\/span><b>.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your work is worth supporting in every way. &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter Mark, Artistic Director Emeritus, Virginia Opera; <\/span><a href=\"about:blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.operavoiceboywork.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OPERA INDUSTRY:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unforgettable opera productions of the highest quality do not require huge financial investments.\u00a0 What is required is that opera speak the truth and that this truth comes from deep in the hearts of all those involved. \u00a0 Today\u2019s performance [2022-23 SMMT Winners\u2019 Concert, March, 2023] reaffirmed for me that only the sky is the limit for our art form.\u00a0 Thank you, Maestros Conde and Sarre, for your commitment, your discipline, your dedication.\u00a0 Thank you, sopranos Dulce Guadarrama and Cristina Nakad, for your passion, your talent.\u00a0 Thank you, San Miguel MetOpera Trust and Joan Mitchell, for your commitment to our culture and to our Mexican artists.-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maestra Maria Katzarava, Director, Estudio de Opera de Bellas Artes<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for including me in the volunteer group.\u00a0 I was very impressed with all the care and attention to every detail of a very complicated audition process.\u00a0 How lucky I was to be there!\u00a0 What a wonderful group of talented and passionate singers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luisa Field, 2022 Competition volunteer; great-grand niece of Gaetano Merola, founder of the San Francisco Opera<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR COMPETITION VOLUNTEERS:&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the entire team for a wonderful opportunity to support young talent in San Miguel de Allende.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephanie Hough, 2022 Competition volunteer, SMA Baroque Music Festival executive<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR COMPETITION VOLUNTEERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday\u2019s concert was a showcase of the miracles you and your team are accomplishing with our fabulous Mexican singers.\u00a0 The singers I spoke to afterward each spoke about how much they had grown during the week of rehearsals.\u00a0 We look forward to future involvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carla Carlsen, San Miguel de Allende opera enthusiast &amp; opera singer parent<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must be very proud of the progress made with the auditions over the last [five] years, and deservedly so.\u00a0 So much talent needs to be supported and recognized by the community in which it lives.\u00a0 You are doing an incredibly good job, and I congratulate and commend you for the great success that it has become. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connie\u00a0 Calaway,\u00a0 retired\u00a0 Houston Grand Opera leadership volunteer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Opera was a sensation, the young singers marvelous, and the event a pure delight.\u00a0 Bravo to all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franceen Fuger, San Miguel MetOpera Trust sponsor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . . .I have talked to many people who say the Winners\u2019 Concert was one of the best music events of the year [in San Miguel de Allende].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joan Duke, San Miguel MetOpera Trust program patron.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concert was fabulous.\u00a0 Our guests\u2019 comments:\u00a0 It was far beyond my expectations.\u00a0 What amazing young people.\u00a0 As good as anything we have heard at the Met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katherine Ortega, San Miguel MetOpera Trust program patron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . . a fantastic concert at the Convento de San Francisco yesterday; incredible singing, dedication, joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blanche Carragher, San Miguel MetOpera Trust friend<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 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2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concert was a marvelous affair!\u00a0 A tremendous success!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicole Mills, San Miguel MetOpera Trust program patron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am thrilled these young people are receiving the coaching, training, exposure, prize money and a chance to advance based on merit.\u00a0 It would not happen without the unstinting effort of the San Miguel MetOpera Trust.\u00a0 Thank you, Joan, for everything you do, for your resolve, your humor, your unflappability in this challenging task you have assumed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heather Hanley, San Miguel MetOpera music community patron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of including Mexico in the MetOpera auditions is extraordinary all by itself.\u00a0 Now that we can see the astonishing success so many of the singers have achieved, it is clear the project is brilliant and heartwarming.\u00a0 I congratulate Joan Mitchell and her team for supporting young singers and bringing exceptional opera to San Miguel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Susan Page, Director Emerita, San Miguel Writers\u2019 Conference<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; 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2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations on an elegant and beautifully executed program!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ted Taylor, NYC based voice coach &amp; SMMT Prelude to New Orleans maestro<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday\u2019s concert was a showcase of the miracles you and your team are accomplishing with our fabulous Mexican singers.\u00a0 The singers I spoke to afterward each spoke about how much they had grown during the week of rehearsals.\u00a0 We look forward to future involvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carla Carlsen, San Miguel de Allende opera enthusiast &amp; opera singer parent<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You must be very proud of the progress made with the auditions over the last [five] years, and deservedly so.\u00a0 So much talent needs to be supported and recognized by the community in which it lives.\u00a0 You are doing an incredibly good job, and I congratulate and commend you for the great success that it has become.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connie\u00a0 Calaway,\u00a0 retired\u00a0 Houston Grand Opera leadership volunteer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Opera was a sensation, the young singers marvelous, and the event a pure delight.\u00a0 Bravo to all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Franceen Fuger, San Miguel MetOpera Trust sponsor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . . .I have talked to many people who say the Winners\u2019 Concert was one of the best music events of the year [in San Miguel de Allende].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joan Duke, San Miguel MetOpera Trust program patron.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concert was fabulous.\u00a0 Our guests\u2019 comments:\u00a0 It was far beyond my expectations.\u00a0 What amazing young people.\u00a0 As good as anything we have heard at the Met.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katherine Ortega, San Miguel MetOpera Trust program patron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. . . a fantastic concert at the Convento de San Francisco yesterday; incredible singing, dedication, joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blanche Carragher, San Miguel MetOpera Trust friend<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you SO VERY MUCH for today\u2019s concert.\u00a0 it was radiantly beautiful, as were the young people making their voices heard.\u00a0 You speak eloquently and beautifully about the work of this cause, and Mike and I are so grateful for your leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marjorie Pope, San Miguel MetOpera Trust sponsor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; 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body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concert was a marvelous affair!\u00a0 A tremendous success!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicole Mills, San Miguel MetOpera Trust program patron<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=&#8221;FROM OUR 2022 &#038; 2023 WINNERS\u2019 CONCERT AUDIENCE MEMBERS:&#8221; arrows_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; dot_nav_custom_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#a0bbd3&#8243; 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