{"id":4819,"date":"2016-06-16T21:45:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somainfo.org\/?page_id=4819"},"modified":"2016-07-28T17:32:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T17:32:24","slug":"our-2016-semi-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=4819","title":{"rendered":"Our 2016 Semi-Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Our Eleventh Lois Alba Aria Competition brought to our attention 37 young, talented and inspired singers.\u00a0 Many of them were new to us and others were singers we have heard before.\u00a0\u00a0 Our competition is a real testament that opera singers are constantly learning, growing and fine tuning their artistry.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our 2016 Semi-Finalists<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"> Sydney Anderson, Soprano of Houston, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvxkr7U6ohQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christine sings <em>Stride la vampa<\/em> from Verdi&#8217;s Il TROVATORE. On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Christine Phares, Mezzo-soprano of Corinth, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Gillian Watson, Soprano of Austin, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_nDk-ANpX0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Catherine sings <em>O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn<\/em> from Mozart&#8217;s Der ZOBERFL\u00d6TE.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Catherine Goode, Soprano of Friendswood, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4962\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cristina.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4962\" class=\" wp-image-4962\" title=\"Cristina B Sanchez\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cristina-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cristina-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cristina-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cristina Bakhoum Sanchez<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Cristina Bakhoum Sanchez, Mezzo-soprano of Houston, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Agostina Migoni, Soprano of Plano, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EjTcR-YW8ig\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Michael sings <em>O du mein holder Abendstern<\/em> from Wagner&#8217;s\u00a0 TANNHAUSER.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestra Andreea Mu\u0163.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Michael Hewitt, Baritone of Houston, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b0FpBm-zAJc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brittany sings <em>Lia&#8217;s Aria<\/em> from Debussy&#8217;s L&#8217;ENFANT PRODIGUE. On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Brittany Jones, Soprano of Denton, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Andrea Mouton, Soprano of Broussard, Louisiana<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i5cushc4z-g\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jon sings <em>Mein Lieber Schwan<\/em> from Wagner&#8217;s LOHENGRIN.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9kjFty59LQ\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jon sings <em>O paradis sorti de l&#8217;onde<\/em> from Meyerbeer&#8217;s\u00a0 L&#8217;AFRICAINE.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Jon Janacek, Tenor of Houston, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IP3QxbbfW0U\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Suzanne sings <em>Der H\u00f6lle Rache<\/em> from Mozart&#8217;s\u00a0 Der ZUBERFL\u00d6TE.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Suzanne Gregory, Soprano of Houston, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Farah Padamsee, Mezzo-soprano of Lewisville, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Keely Bosworth Borland, Soprano of Greenbelt, Maryland<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zq8XgSztsms\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nereida sings <em>Stridono lass\u00f9<\/em> from Leoncavallo&#8217;s I PAGLIACCI.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Nereida Garc\u00eda, Soprano of Richardson, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4yhAKgqzO9g\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christopher sings <em>En fermant les yeux<\/em> from Massenet&#8217;s\u00a0 MANON.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestra Andreea Mu\u0163.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cES4Y3fD9fI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christopher sings <em>Nessun dorma<\/em> from Puccini&#8217;s\u00a0 TURANDOT.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestra Andreea Mu\u0163.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Christopher Oglesby, Tenor of Denton, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Joann Martinson, Soprano of Greensboro, North Carolina<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LBy0bxmhLIk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tiffany sings <em>My man&#8217;s gone now<\/em> from Gershwin&#8217;s PORGY and BESS.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Tiffany Uzoize, Soprano of Atlanta, Georgia<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4963\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raehann1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4963\" class=\" wp-image-4963\" title=\"Raehann Bryce-Davis\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Raehann1-804x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"473\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raehann Bryce-Davis<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Raehann Bryce-Davis, Mezzo-soprano of Keene, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4960\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Blas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4960\" class=\" wp-image-4960\" title=\"Blas Canedo\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Blas-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Blas-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Blas-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blas Canedo<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gzw-bjn5bSs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Blas sings Nemico della patria from Giordano&#8217;s\u00a0 ANDREA CHENIER.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9moL1EHZ-A\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Blas sings O vin, dissipe la tristesse from Thomas&#8217;s\u00a0 HAMLET.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Blas Canedo, Baritone of Crosby, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4964\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Seunghee-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4964\" class=\" wp-image-4964\" title=\"Seunghee Lee\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Seunghee-2-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Seunghee-2-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Seunghee-2-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seunghee Lee Photo by Gwen Juarez<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpKyqrwDVd4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seunghee sings <em>La calunia<\/em> from Mozart&#8217;s\u00a0 Il BARBIERE di SIVIGLIA. On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ptQ1YbFBlsw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seunghee sings <em>In diesen heil&#8217;gen hallen<\/em> from Mozart&#8217;s\u00a0 Der ZAUBERFL\u00d6TE.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Seunghee Lee, Bass-baritone of Austin, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4965\" style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lindsay.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4965\" class=\" wp-image-4965\" title=\"Lindsay Barche\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lindsay-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lindsay-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Lindsay-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lindsay Barche<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Lindsay Barche, Soprano of Chicago, Illinois<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4966\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rainelle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4966\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4966\" title=\"Rainelle Krause\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rainelle-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rainelle-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rainelle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Rainelle-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rainelle Krause with Maestra Andreea Mu\u0163 on the piano<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lof7bx8DJ2U\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rainelle sings <em>The Presentation of the Rose from Strauss&#8217;<\/em>\u00a0 Der ROSENKAVALIER.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Andreea Mu\u0163.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rainelle Krause, Soprano of Fort Worth, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4971\" style=\"width: 321px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dayoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4971\" class=\" wp-image-4971\" title=\"Dayoon Song\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Dayoon-804x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dayoon Song<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Dayoon Song, Soprano of Austin, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4958\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Christopher-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4958\" class=\" wp-image-4958\" title=\"Christopher Besch\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Christopher-2-804x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Besch<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Christopher Besch, Bass-baritone of Houston, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4967\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Uram.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4967\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4967\" title=\"Uram Park\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Uram-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Uram-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Uram-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Uram-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uram Park with Maestra Janice Fehlauer on the piano<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Uram Park, Baritone of Carrollton, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4968\" style=\"width: 549px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Claudia-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4968\" class=\" wp-image-4968\" title=\"Claudia Chapa\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Claudia-2-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Claudia-2-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Claudia-2-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Claudia Chapa<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Claudia Chapa, Mezzo-soprano of Austin, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4969\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janani.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4969\" class=\" wp-image-4969\" title=\"Janani Sridhar\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janani-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janani-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Janani-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janani Sridhar with Maestra Janice Fehlauer on the piano<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Janani Sridhar, Soprano of New London, Connecticut<\/span><\/h5>\n<div id=\"attachment_4970\" style=\"width: 408px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kisma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4970\" class=\" wp-image-4970\" title=\"Kisma Jordan\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kisma-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kisma-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Kisma-300x235.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kisma Jordan<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Kisma Jordan, Soprano of Detroit, Michigan<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Christine Browning, Soprano of New York, New York<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLmt1K9SMIs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Daewon sings <em>Di provenza<\/em> from Verdi&#8217;s\u00a0 La TRAVIATA.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, he was accompanied by Maestro Teruhiko Toda.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Daewon Seo, Baritone of Austin, Texas<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/te9rA04178I\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paige sings <em>Morr\u00f2, ma prima in grazia<\/em> from Verdi&#8217;s Un BALLO in MASCHERA. On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X8VkW3vLaVk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paige sings <em>Song to the moon<\/em> from Dvorak&#8217;s RUSALKA.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Paige Patrick, Soprano of Richmond, California<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ft5aYRfrr1o\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lara Lynn sings <em>E strano&#8230;sempre libera<\/em> from Verdi&#8217;s La TRAVIATA.\u00a0 On June 4, 2016, she was accompanied by Maestra Janice Fehlauer.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Lara Lynn McGill, Soprano of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Heewoo Kim, Soprano of Granada Hills, California<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Robyn Marie Lamp, Soprano of Fernandina Beach, Florida<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Daniel Bates, Tenor of Elmira, New York<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Ashley Becker, of New York, New York<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Diane Kalinowski, Soprano of Meadville, Pennsylvania<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/b32d676b-c797-392d-8c44-81d853a1c5dc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4820\" title=\"b32d676b-c797-392d-8c44-81d853a1c5dc\" src=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/b32d676b-c797-392d-8c44-81d853a1c5dc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/b32d676b-c797-392d-8c44-81d853a1c5dc.jpg 140w, https:\/\/soma-info.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/b32d676b-c797-392d-8c44-81d853a1c5dc-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a title=\"Our 2016 Finalists\" href=\"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/?page_id=4827\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Meet Our 2016 Finalists<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Eleventh Lois Alba Aria Competition brought to our attention 37 young, talented and inspired singers.\u00a0 Many of them were new to us and others were singers we have heard before.\u00a0\u00a0 Our competition is a real testament that opera singers are constantly learning, growing and fine tuning their artistry.\u00a0 Our 2016 Semi-Finalists Sydney Anderson, Soprano [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4663,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4819","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4819"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4959,"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4819\/revisions\/4959"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soma-info.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}