Nadine Sierra

Nadine Sierra is an American operatic soprano. On February 21, 2009, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Finals in New York.^[1] A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she trained The Mannes College of Music and Marilyn Horne's Music Academy of the West, where she the youngest person ever to receive the Marilyn Horne Foundation Award.^[2][3] She became a Young Artist with the Palm Beach Opera when she was 14 and made her operatic debut there two years later as the Sandman in Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.^[4] She also appeared on the National Public Radio program From the Top when she was 15 performing "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi.^[5]

She was invited back to From the Top in 2010, a show taped in Burlington, Vermont, with commentary by Marilyn Horne. She appeared at the Supreme Court in May 2009 where she sang solo and with Thomas Hampson in the Justices Chambers. In 2009 she competed in Helsinki, Finland, in the Mirjam Helin International Competition where she was awarded second place. She had her debut concert in Helsinki, Finland in 2009. In October 2009 she performed in the Marilyn Horne Mediterranean Cruise taking place in Italy, Croatia, Turkey and Greece. In March 2010 she performed at the Musashino Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Awards

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	Sierra at the National Society For Arts and Letters Vocal Competition

Nadine Sierra has been awarded the following awards and scholarships:

• National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Miami, Florida – Vocal Silver Award 2006
• Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, West Palm Beach, FL – First Place Junior Division 2007
• The Marilyn Horne Foundation Awards Competition, Santa Barbara, CA – First Place Award 2007
• National Society For Arts and Letters Vocal Competition, Bloomington, Indiana – Second Place Award 2008
• The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, New York, NY – Grand Finalist Winner 2009
• Florida Grand Opera Competition, Miami, FL – Junior Division First Place Award 2009
• Licia Albanese Puccini International Competition, New York, NY – Third Place Award 2009
• Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition, New York, NY – First Place 2010
• Richard Tucker Foundation, New York, NY – 2010 Sara Tucker Study Award Winner
• George London Foundation Competition, New York, NY – First Place 2010
• Loren Zachary Foundation International Competition, Los Angeles, CA – First Place 2010

References

1. ^ Metropolitan Opera, List of National Council Winners
2. ^ Stewart, Henry, "The Next Ones: Nadine Sierra (soprano)", The L Magazine, September 2, 2009
3. ^ Smith, Steve, "The On Wings of Song Series Shows a Fledgling's Flights", The New York Times, November 13, 2007
4. ^ Schultz, Alexandra, "Portrait of the Artists: Meet three unique talents defining the face of the South Florida cultural scene", Boca Raton Magazine, November 2008
5. ^ NPR From the Top, Green Room: Congratulations Met Council Auditions Winner Nadine Sierra

• http://liciaalbanesepuccinifind.org/pastwinners/2009html
• http://liciaalbanesepuccinifind.org/pastwinners_photo.html
• Barbara McCormick, "National Society of Arts and letters hosts music fundraiser", The Boca Raton Tribune,May 26, 2010
• Nick Romeo, "A Young Soprano's Journey to Victory at the Met", Classical singer Magazine, December 2009 issue
• http://www.ypo-miami.org/VoiceCompetition/tabid/63/default.aspx
• http://gerdalissner.org/awards.html
• http://georgelondon.org/2010CompetitionWinnerCircle
• http://richardtucker.org/index.htmlSaraTuckerstudygrants2010
• Karen Wada, "Soprano Nadine Sierra wins top prize in national vocal competition", Los Angeles Times, Arts, May 24, 2010

External links

• Marilyn Horne Foundation, Biography: Nadine Sierra
• Mallozzi, Vincent M., "Young Singers Await Their Big Moment at the Met", The New York Times, February 21, 2009

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