{"id":18482,"date":"2021-11-08T14:52:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T19:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=18482"},"modified":"2021-11-08T15:04:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T20:04:49","slug":"transylvania-to-host-met-opera-competition-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/11\/transylvania-to-host-met-opera-competition-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania to host Metropolitan Opera competition Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera-810x608.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera-730x548.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/transylvania_mfa-opera.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nineteen aspiring opera stars will visit Transylvania University&#8217;s campus Saturday for a chance to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/operalex.org\/\">OperaLex<\/a>, the Kentucky District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (previously called the National Council Auditions) will begin at 11 a.m. in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center&#8217;s Haggin Auditorium off Fourth Street. Admission is free and no tickets are required (visitors must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;After hosting the virtual competition last year, we are thrilled to present a day of live, in-person singing on the campus of Transylvania,&#8221; said Cacey Nardolillo, director of <a href=\"http:\/\/kymet.org\/\">Kentucky District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition<\/a>. &#8220;This competition is a wonderful opportunity to hear the future stars of opera.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contestants will compete for more than $4,000 in prize money and a chance to advance the Central Region competition in Chicago and qualify for the Grand Finals at the Metropolitan Opera on May 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s panel of judges includes Kristin Cowdin, president and artist manager for Sempre Artists; Kathleen Kelly, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music coach and conductor; and soprano Karen Slack, artistic adviser with the Portland Opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals-810x517.jpg\" alt=\"people on stage\" class=\"wp-image-18490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals-810x517.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals-350x223.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals-730x466.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/met-finals.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption>Grand finals at the Met (photo: Fay Fox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nineteen aspiring opera stars will visit Transylvania&#8217;s campus Saturday for a chance to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":18483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1303,18253,11597,17654,14116,1969","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[786],"feeds":[],"class_list":["post-18482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-opera"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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