{"id":82,"date":"2020-09-02T00:08:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T00:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2020-09-30T20:45:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T20:45:02","slug":"audition-winners-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/audition-winners-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Audition Winners 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Our Guides&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;36px||0px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||60px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#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 custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Our Guides Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|23px|0px||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Team Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong><u>Audition Winners <br \/><\/u><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ed4441&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; max_width=&#8221;150px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2018 Inaugural Season Audition Winners:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Guides Grid&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; max_width=&#8221;1512px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|40px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Efrain Corralejo&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-18-at-7.44.02-PM.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.6)&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tenor<\/p>\n<p>Efrain Corralejo received his degree in opera performance from the <em>Escuela Superior de Musica del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes<\/em>, Mexico City, in 2020. He is also a graduate of the Studio of Artistic Excellence of Maestro Francisco Araiza in the <em>Conservatorio nacional de musica.<\/em>\u00a0 He currently studies on full scholarship in the Opera Studio of the Mexican national opera company, Bellas Artes (EOBA).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#efrain&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Full Biography&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#e02b20&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Denis Velez&#8221; image=&#8221;http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/denis-736&#215;1024.jpg&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The winners went on to the Gulf Coast Region auditions in New Orleans in January 2019.\u00a0 A total of 7 singers received recognition there, the majority (4) were our Mexican singers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yunuet Laguna<\/strong> took second prize and was invited to join the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera <\/p>\n<p><strong>Efrain Corralejo, Denis Velez and Gamaliel Reynoso<\/strong> received career encouragement awards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ms. Velez<\/strong> was invited to join the Ryan Opera Center, young artist program of the Lyric Opera of Chicago <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Offers&#8221; module_id=&#8221;efrain&#8221; module_class=&#8221;popup&#8221; 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da_popup_slug=&#8221;yunuet&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; locked=&#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;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WTO2020_Yunuet-Laguna_101-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1840 aligncenter size-large\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/>Yunuet Laguna, Soprano<\/p>\n<p>Education\/Training<\/p>\n<p>Yunuet Laguna, born in Zacatecas, received her degree in opera performance from the <em>Conservatorio nacional de musica<\/em> in Mexico City.\u00a0 She has participated in masterclasses with Denyce Graves, Renee Fleming, Maestro Marco Armiliato and tenor Francisco Araiza, and received a full scholarship in 2018 to attend the Instituto de Bel Canto opera workshop in San Miguel de Allende, MX.\u00a0 In 2019 she became the first Mexican soprano in history to be invited into the Lindemann Young Artist Development program at the Metropolitan Opera and is currently in her second year of the program.\u00a0 In 2020 she was one of 15 Filene Artists, selected to participate in the Wolf Trap Opera\u2019s summer program for young singers.<\/p>\n<p>Career<\/p>\n<p>In 2018\u00a0 Ms. Laguna was the soprano soloist in the Mozart Requiem, with Chorale San Miguel in San Miguel de Allende, MX, and was also a soloist with the Toluca Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mexiquense Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of Zacatecas.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019 she made her United States solo debut with the Houston Symphony Orchestra in their Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, then made her New York City debut in the MetOpera Lindemann Patrons Concert at the Juilliard School.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 she performed with the New Jersey Symphony in multiple performances across that state, including at the New Jersey Performing arts Center in Newark. She appeared as Mimi, in Puccini\u2019s La Boheme, in a remote video production by the Wolf Trap Opera.<\/p>\n<p>Awards<\/p>\n<p>2018\u00a0 Finalist, Sinaloa International Vocal Competition, Culiacan, MX<\/p>\n<p>2018\u00a0 Winner, MetOpera National Council (MONC) Mexico District auditions<\/p>\n<p>2019\u00a0 Second place, Gulf Coast Region auditions, MetOpera National Council<\/p>\n<p>2019\u00a0 Recipient, Ana Maria Martinez Award\/Scholarship, Houston Grand Opera Competition<\/p>\n<p>2019\u00a0 First place in the Opera Index competition.<\/p>\n<p>2019\u00a0 Winner, tenth annual Hildegard Behrens Foundation award<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Offers&#8221; module_id=&#8221;gamaliel&#8221; module_class=&#8221;popup&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;110px||110px|&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;on&#8221; da_popup_slug=&#8221;gamaliel&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; locked=&#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;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-18-at-7.50.28-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1166 aligncenter size-full\" width=\"428\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-18-at-7.50.28-PM.png 428w, http:\/\/conchstyle.com\/opera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-18-at-7.50.28-PM-179x300.png 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/>Gamaliel Reynoso, Countertenor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>Education\/Training<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Originally from Toluca, Gamaliel Reynoso received his degree in opera performance from the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Conservatorio nacional de musica<\/em> in Mexico City, and studied in intensive courses in Baroque opera interpretation in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In 2019 he became the first countertenor ever invited to study in the Opera Studio of<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the Mexican national opera company, Bellas Artes.\u00a0 He completes his second year there in \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 December, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><u>Career<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He has performed in Mexico, Spain, Italy, France and the United States.\u00a0 In 2018 &amp; 2019 he was a soloist in the Mozart Requiem with Chorale San Miguel in San Miguel de Allende, MX.\u00a0 In 2020 \u00a0\u00a0 he performed lead roles in the very first Mexican performances of <em>L\u2019incoronazione di Poppea,<\/em> in Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, GTO, and will soon make his solo debut on the stage of \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, in W.A. 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