Winners of the district audition advance to the Northwest Regional Competition in January at the University of Washington in Seattle. Livingston Friedley also noted that ISU's choral and vocal programs, although relatively small, are also well respected by peer institutions, and that was helpful in landing ISU as the audition site.Īlthough the audition is in the Metropolitan Opera's Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana district, organizers hope to attract singers from Utah, Oregon, Alaska and Western Canada. People coming to this audition, including the international judges, are going to be floored by our facility.” We are lucky to have this world-class venue. "Its acoustics are unbelievable and everybody who performs there can't believe it is here in Pocatello. "Probably the most important reason we were considered a viable site is the Stephens Performing Arts Center, in my opinion, the premier performing venue in the Northwest," Livingston Friedley said. Idaho State University was able to land the auditions primarily because of the quality of the Jensen Grand Concert Hall as a singing venue and the reputation of its choral programs. "This is the first time a music competition of this magnitude has been hosted in Pocatello, and we are delighted that the Metropolitan Opera has granted us permission to host the district-level round." "This is such an great opportunity for the University and the community and our two students," said Diana Livingston Friedley, ISU professor of voice and audition director.
This is the first time these auditions, for the Metropolitan Opera's Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana District, have been held in Idaho.Īmong the singers competing to go on to the Metropolitan Opera regional auditions are two current Idaho State University students, senior performing arts major Teaira Burge, a coloratura soprano, and senior performing arts major Jared Johnson, a baritone. 29, beginning at 1 p.m., in the Joseph C. The auditions, open to public, will be held Saturday, Oct. Opera is alive, well and growing in Southeast Idaho, and Idaho State University has scored a cultural coup by landing a Metropolitan Opera National Council district audition, which is the a preliminary tryout for the most prestigious opera company in the United States.
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