Butler Opera International Competition

As part of the Butler Opera Center, the Butler Opera International Competition (BOIC) promotes the center’s mission of crafting the next generation of opera professionals. The competition’s judging panel unites the most influential experts in opera, representing many of the world’s leading opera companies and training institutions. Made possible by the support of Dr. Ernest and Mrs. Sarah Butler, over $35,000 in prize money and awards will be presented at this year’s competition. 

FEATURING ARIAS FROM* 
Rigoletto
Don Giovanni
Le nozze di Figaro
Così fan tutte 
Eugene Onegin
La Bohème 
Tosca
Die Fledermaus
Fire Shut Up In My Bones 
The Turn of the Screw
Tristan und Isolde
Samson et Dalila

and many more...
 

SEMIFINALISTS

Gabrielle Beteag, mezzo soprano
Jade Xijin Chen, soprano
Misael Corralejo-Garcia, tenor
Julia Ernst, soprano
Lin Fan, bass baritone
Natasha Isabella Gesto, soprano
Christopher Gray, bass baritone
Christina Grohowski, mezzo soprano
Sunghoon Han, bass baritone
Shyheim Selvan Hinnant, bass baritone
Minki Hong, baritone
Xinshu Li, soprano 
Kameron Lopreore, tenor
Lindsay Martin, mezzo soprano
Tessa Mcqueen, soprano
Lauren Mimouni, soprano
Sophia Pelekasis, mezzo soprano
Lauren Randolph, mezzo soprano
Camila Romero-Cruz, soprano
Demetrious Sampson Jr., tenor
Rachel Schlesinger, soprano
Matthew Sink, tenor
Anna Thompson, soprano
Yihe Wang, baritone

PIANISTS
James Maverick
Nino Sanikidze

Learn more about the competition on the Butler Opera Center website.

*Aria selection for this concert is contingent on which singers advance to the final round. Some operas on this list may not be represented.