Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/04/24
1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY 14604-2599
Categories
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music has named the ten exceptional singing actors who will compete for a top prize of $25,000 in the final round of the 26th annual Lenya Competition, the internationally renowned theatrical singing contest. The finals are set to take place on Saturday, May 4 at 1:00 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall.
The final round will be judged by a panel of esteemed artists including world-renowned soprano and Assistant Professor of Voice at Eastman Nicole Cabell, Jeanine Tesori, and Tazewell Thompson.
An evening performance of Competition alumni prizewinners will take place at 8:00 p.m. in Kilbourn Hall on May 4, featuring Eastman alum Analisa Leaming ’07E, among others.
Ranging in age from 26 to 33, the Finalists in the 2024 Lenya Competition are:
- Kendra Dyck (Toronto, Ontario)
- Christian Mark Gibbs (New York, NY)
- Ta’Nika Gibson (Springfield, MA) — studied at Eastman
- Queen Hezumuryango (Bujumbura, Burundi)
- Rebekah Howell (Nashville, TN)
- Ana Karneža (Ptujska Gora, Slovenia)
- Kaileigh Riess (Foxborough, MA)
- Joseph Sacchi (Salem, OR)
- Logan Wagner (Villa Hills, KY)
- Jason Zacher (Livingston, NJ)
Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information, please visit: www.esm.rochester.edu
