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Soma International Foundation Inc.
Mission Statement
Soma International Foundation
Testimonials
Aria Competitions
The Fifteenth : 2020
Our 2020 Judges
Dr. Blas Canedo-González
Dr. Eiki Isomura
Dr. Jammieca Mott
Our 2020 Accompanists
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestra Bethany Self
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
The Fourteenth : 2019
Our 2019 Judges
Dr. Stephen Dubberly
Dr. Isabelle Ganz
Maestra Alison Greene
Our 2019 Accompanists
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestra Bethany Self
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
Our 2019 Semi-Finalists
Our 2019 Guest Artists
Our 2019 Finalists
Our 2019 Winners
2019 First Place Winner & Audience Choice Award : Mariya Kaganskaya
2019 Second Place Winner & Audience Choice Award : Jason Choi
2019 Third Place Winner : Yulan Piao
2019 Audience Choice Award Winner : Yi Wang
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Ekaterina Kim
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Brandon Scott Russell
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Jaeyeon Kim
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Hao Hu
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Bronwyn White
The Thirteenth : 2018
Our 2018 Judges
Maestra Darlene James Clark
Dr. Isabelle Ganz
Dr. Michael Jones
Our 2018 Accompanists
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestra Bethany Self
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
Our 2018 Semi-Finalists
Our 2018 Guest Artists
Our 2018 Finalists
Our 2018 Winners
2018 First Place Winner : Teresa Castillo
2018 Second Place Winner : Adrian Sanchez
2018 Third Place Winner : Anne Marie Stanley
2018 First Place Audience Choice Award : Haley Sicking
2018 Second Place Audience Choice Award : Mariya Kanganskaya
2018 Third Place Audience Choice Award : Dorian McCall
2018 Pavel Lisitsian Award : Daewon Seo
2018 Finalist Award : Fred C. VanNess
2018 Finalist Award : Banlingyu Ban
2018 Finalist Award : Brandon Morales
Our 2018 Photo Gallery
The Twelfth : 2017
Our 2017 Judges
Dr. Héctor Agüero
Darlene James Clark
Anne Heath~Welch
Our 2017 Accompanists
Dr. Yi-Chiu Rachel Chow
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
Our 2017 Semi-finalists
Our 2017 Finalists
2017 Guest Artists
Our 2017 Winners
2017 First Place & First Choice Audience Awards : Evan Kardon
2017 Second Place : Sylvia D’Eramo
2017 Third Place : Amber R. Monroe
2017 Second Audience Choice Award : Schyler Vargas
2017 Third Audience Choice Award : Brittany Jones
2017 Pavel Lisitsian Award Winner : Andrew Wannigman
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Rainelle Krause
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Sam Jew Kim
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Marisan Corsino
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Seunghee Lee
The Eleventh : 2016
Our 2016 Judges
Anne Heath-Welch
Jeffrey Goldberg
Rob Seible
Our 2016 Accompanists
Janice Fehlauer
Andreea Muţ
Teruhiko Toda
Our 2016 Semi-Finalists
Our 2016 Finalists
Our 2016 Winners
2016 First Place : Robyn Marie Lamp
Second Place : Raehann Bryce-Davis
Third Place : Kisma Jordan
Audience Choice Award : Jon Janacek
Finalist : Daewon Seo
Finalist : Nereida García
Finalist : Blas Canedo
Finalist : Claudia Chapa
Finalist : HeeWoo Kim
Finalist : Michael Hewitt
Our 2016 Guest Artists
Our 2016 Photo Gallery
The Tenth : 2015
Our 2015 Judges
Craig Bohmler
Stephen Dubberly
Anne Heath-Welch
Our 2015 Accompanists
Our 2015 Semi-Finalists
Our 2015 Finalists
Our 2015 Winners
2015 First Place & Audience Choice : Colleen Daly
Second Place : Courtney Miller
Third Place : Kimberly Giordano
Finalist : Bille Bruley
Finalist : Agostina Migoni
Finalist : Blas Canedo
Finalist : Rebecca Wilson
Finalist : Nan Qin
Finalist : Kaitlyn Stobbe
Finalist : Jubal Joslyn
Our 2015 Guest Artists
2015 Photo Gallery
The Ninth : 2014
Our 2014 Judges
Héctor Agüero
Kelli Estes
Peter Randsman
Our 2014 Accompanists
Our 2014 Semi-Finalists
Our 2014 Finalists
Our 2014 Winners
2014 First Place : Amanda Kingston
Second Place : Elena Galván
Third Place : Annamarie Zmolek
Audience Choice : Mary Beth Nelson
Audience Choice : Natalie Cummings
Audience Choice : Robyn Marie Lamp
Our 2014 Guest Artists
2014 Photo Gallery
The Eighth : 2013
Our 2013 Judges
Layna Chianakas
Debra Dickinson
Stephen Dubberly
Our 2013 Accompanists
Janice Fehlauer
Teruhiko Toda
Our 2013 Semi-Finalists
Our 2013 Finalists
Our 2013 Winners
2013 First Place : Alisa White
Second Place : Robert E. Cardwell
Third Place : Alejandro Magallón
Audience Choice : Jennifer Juilfs
Audience Choice : Agostina Migoni
Audience Choice : Kaitlyn Stobbe
Our 2013 Guests Artists
2013 Photo Gallery
The Seventh : 2012
Our 2012 Judges
Kay Griffel
Kelly Kaduce
Leon P. Turner
Our 2012 Semi-Finalists
Our 2012 Finalists
The 2012 Winners
2012 First Place : Seong Ae Park
Second Place : Heather Engebretsen
Third Place : Dana Pundt
Audience Choice : Shea Owens
2012 Guest Artists
2012 Photo Gallery
The Sixth : 2011
Our 2011 Judges
Héctor Agüero
Denyce Graves
Leon P. Turner
Our 2011 Semi-Finalists
Our 2011 Finalists
The 2011 Winners
2011 First Place : Jennifer Youngs
Second Place : Michelle Bradley
Third Place : Elizabeth Baldwin
2011 Photo Gallery
The Fifth : 2010
Our 2010 Judges
Mary Jane Johnson
Orival Bento-Gonçalves
William Buhidar
The 2010 Finalists
The 2010 Winners
2010 First Place : Amanda Grooms
Second Place : Hee-Pyoung Oh
Third Place : Dee Donasco
Audience Choice : Rebecca Heath
The Fourth : 2009
2009 First Place : Jessica Julin
Second Place : Brent Reilly Turner
Third Place : Kevin Rybowicz
Audience Choice : Andrew Darling
2009 Guest Artists
The Third : 2008
2008 First Place : Jacqueline Noparstak
Second Place : Nathaniel Peake
Third Place : Brian B. Carter
The Second : 2007
2007 First Place : Courtney Ames
Second Place : Ashlyn Rust
Third Place : Yoon-Sang Lee
The First : 2006
2006 First Place : Dalma Boronkai
Second Place : Leah Knight
Third Place : Marie Elise Thomas
2006 Photo Gallery
Events
Concerto d’Amore
Manon Lescaut
Musical Masquerade
Puccini Potpourri Gala
Benvenuti! An Evening of Neapolitan Songs
La Traviata by Verdi
Denyce Graves
The Salon Concert with Ms. Denyce
Photo Gallery
The Heath Sisters
An Evening of Opera for Lovers
A Festive Evening of Opera & Song
Photo Gallery
An Evening of Arias
Photo Gallery
About Us
Links of Interest
Contact Us!
You Can Help!
Soma International Foundation Inc.
Opportunities for the next generation of opera singers
Mission Statement
Soma International Foundation
Testimonials
Aria Competitions
The Fifteenth : 2020
Our 2020 Judges
Dr. Blas Canedo-González
Dr. Eiki Isomura
Dr. Jammieca Mott
Our 2020 Accompanists
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestra Bethany Self
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
The Fourteenth : 2019
Our 2019 Judges
Dr. Stephen Dubberly
Dr. Isabelle Ganz
Maestra Alison Greene
Our 2019 Accompanists
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestra Bethany Self
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
Our 2019 Semi-Finalists
Our 2019 Guest Artists
Our 2019 Finalists
Our 2019 Winners
2019 First Place Winner & Audience Choice Award : Mariya Kaganskaya
2019 Second Place Winner & Audience Choice Award : Jason Choi
2019 Third Place Winner : Yulan Piao
2019 Audience Choice Award Winner : Yi Wang
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Ekaterina Kim
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Brandon Scott Russell
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Jaeyeon Kim
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Hao Hu
2019 Finalist Award Winner : Bronwyn White
The Thirteenth : 2018
Our 2018 Judges
Maestra Darlene James Clark
Dr. Isabelle Ganz
Dr. Michael Jones
Our 2018 Accompanists
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestra Bethany Self
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
Our 2018 Semi-Finalists
Our 2018 Guest Artists
Our 2018 Finalists
Our 2018 Winners
2018 First Place Winner : Teresa Castillo
2018 Second Place Winner : Adrian Sanchez
2018 Third Place Winner : Anne Marie Stanley
2018 First Place Audience Choice Award : Haley Sicking
2018 Second Place Audience Choice Award : Mariya Kanganskaya
2018 Third Place Audience Choice Award : Dorian McCall
2018 Pavel Lisitsian Award : Daewon Seo
2018 Finalist Award : Fred C. VanNess
2018 Finalist Award : Banlingyu Ban
2018 Finalist Award : Brandon Morales
Our 2018 Photo Gallery
The Twelfth : 2017
Our 2017 Judges
Dr. Héctor Agüero
Darlene James Clark
Anne Heath~Welch
Our 2017 Accompanists
Dr. Yi-Chiu Rachel Chow
Dr. Janice Fehlauer
Maestro Teruhiko Toda
Our 2017 Semi-finalists
Our 2017 Finalists
2017 Guest Artists
Our 2017 Winners
2017 First Place & First Choice Audience Awards : Evan Kardon
2017 Second Place : Sylvia D’Eramo
2017 Third Place : Amber R. Monroe
2017 Second Audience Choice Award : Schyler Vargas
2017 Third Audience Choice Award : Brittany Jones
2017 Pavel Lisitsian Award Winner : Andrew Wannigman
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Rainelle Krause
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Sam Jew Kim
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Marisan Corsino
2017 Award Winning Finalist : Seunghee Lee
The Eleventh : 2016
Our 2016 Judges
Anne Heath-Welch
Jeffrey Goldberg
Rob Seible
Our 2016 Accompanists
Janice Fehlauer
Andreea Muţ
Teruhiko Toda
Our 2016 Semi-Finalists
Our 2016 Finalists
Our 2016 Winners
2016 First Place : Robyn Marie Lamp
Second Place : Raehann Bryce-Davis
Third Place : Kisma Jordan
Audience Choice Award : Jon Janacek
Finalist : Daewon Seo
Finalist : Nereida García
Finalist : Blas Canedo
Finalist : Claudia Chapa
Finalist : HeeWoo Kim
Finalist : Michael Hewitt
Our 2016 Guest Artists
Our 2016 Photo Gallery
The Tenth : 2015
Our 2015 Judges
Craig Bohmler
Stephen Dubberly
Anne Heath-Welch
Our 2015 Accompanists
Our 2015 Semi-Finalists
Our 2015 Finalists
Our 2015 Winners
2015 First Place & Audience Choice : Colleen Daly
Second Place : Courtney Miller
Third Place : Kimberly Giordano
Finalist : Bille Bruley
Finalist : Agostina Migoni
Finalist : Blas Canedo
Finalist : Rebecca Wilson
Finalist : Nan Qin
Finalist : Kaitlyn Stobbe
Finalist : Jubal Joslyn
Our 2015 Guest Artists
2015 Photo Gallery
The Ninth : 2014
Our 2014 Judges
Héctor Agüero
Kelli Estes
Peter Randsman
Our 2014 Accompanists
Our 2014 Semi-Finalists
Our 2014 Finalists
Our 2014 Winners
2014 First Place : Amanda Kingston
Second Place : Elena Galván
Third Place : Annamarie Zmolek
Audience Choice : Mary Beth Nelson
Audience Choice : Natalie Cummings
Audience Choice : Robyn Marie Lamp
Our 2014 Guest Artists
2014 Photo Gallery
The Eighth : 2013
Our 2013 Judges
Layna Chianakas
Debra Dickinson
Stephen Dubberly
Our 2013 Accompanists
Janice Fehlauer
Teruhiko Toda
Our 2013 Semi-Finalists
Our 2013 Finalists
Our 2013 Winners
2013 First Place : Alisa White
Second Place : Robert E. Cardwell
Third Place : Alejandro Magallón
Audience Choice : Jennifer Juilfs
Audience Choice : Agostina Migoni
Audience Choice : Kaitlyn Stobbe
Our 2013 Guests Artists
2013 Photo Gallery
The Seventh : 2012
Our 2012 Judges
Kay Griffel
Kelly Kaduce
Leon P. Turner
Our 2012 Semi-Finalists
Our 2012 Finalists
The 2012 Winners
2012 First Place : Seong Ae Park
Second Place : Heather Engebretsen
Third Place : Dana Pundt
Audience Choice : Shea Owens
2012 Guest Artists
2012 Photo Gallery
The Sixth : 2011
Our 2011 Judges
Héctor Agüero
Denyce Graves
Leon P. Turner
Our 2011 Semi-Finalists
Our 2011 Finalists
The 2011 Winners
2011 First Place : Jennifer Youngs
Second Place : Michelle Bradley
Third Place : Elizabeth Baldwin
2011 Photo Gallery
The Fifth : 2010
Our 2010 Judges
Mary Jane Johnson
Orival Bento-Gonçalves
William Buhidar
The 2010 Finalists
The 2010 Winners
2010 First Place : Amanda Grooms
Second Place : Hee-Pyoung Oh
Third Place : Dee Donasco
Audience Choice : Rebecca Heath
The Fourth : 2009
2009 First Place : Jessica Julin
Second Place : Brent Reilly Turner
Third Place : Kevin Rybowicz
Audience Choice : Andrew Darling
2009 Guest Artists
The Third : 2008
2008 First Place : Jacqueline Noparstak
Second Place : Nathaniel Peake
Third Place : Brian B. Carter
The Second : 2007
2007 First Place : Courtney Ames
Second Place : Ashlyn Rust
Third Place : Yoon-Sang Lee
The First : 2006
2006 First Place : Dalma Boronkai
Second Place : Leah Knight
Third Place : Marie Elise Thomas
2006 Photo Gallery
Events
Concerto d’Amore
Manon Lescaut
Musical Masquerade
Puccini Potpourri Gala
Benvenuti! An Evening of Neapolitan Songs
La Traviata by Verdi
Denyce Graves
The Salon Concert with Ms. Denyce
Photo Gallery
The Heath Sisters
An Evening of Opera for Lovers
A Festive Evening of Opera & Song
Photo Gallery
An Evening of Arias
Photo Gallery
About Us
Links of Interest
Contact Us!
You Can Help!
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