The winners of the National Opera Associatlon’s 2024-2025 Opera Production Competition have been announced and the Manhattan School of Music’s production of Dvorak’s Rusalka, conducted by Kelly Kuo, was given 1st place in Division VIII (highest budget production involving graduate students).
Kelly Kuo, Conductor
John De Los Santos, Director
Michael Ruiz-del-Vizio, Scenic Designer
Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer
Ron Collins, Lighting Designer
Loren Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer
Shawn Duan, Projection Designer
Joshua Larrinaga-Yocum, Props Supervisor
Lauren Linsey, Production Stage Manager
Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductoe and Chorus Master
Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist
Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist
Djordje Nesic, Vocal Coach/Pianist
Williams Hobbs, Czech Diction Coach