FULL Kurt Weill Foundation’s LENYA COMPETITION FINALS Rochester NY 2024
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Kurt Weill Foundation’s LENYA COMPETITION FINALS
- Composer: various
- Libretto: various
- Venue & Opera Company: Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, New York State
- Recorded: May 4, 2024
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Kaileigh Riess, Logan Wagner, Queen Hezumuryango, Joseph Sacchi, Ana Karneža, Ta'Nika Gibson, Jason Zacher, Rebekah Howell, Christian Mark Gibbs, Kendra Dyck
- Conductor:
- Orchestra: Lyndon Meyer, Shane Schag, PIANO
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Format: DVD
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
A singing competition unlike any other — in which acting counts as much as vocal talent.
The 2024 Lenya Competition Finals showcased ten exceptional singing actors in Rochester, NY’s Kilbourn Hall on 4 May 2024, each vying for a top prize of $25,000. This year’s finalists, representing four countries, show they can “do it all” by presenting four contrasting theatrical songs and arias. The jury for the finals included 2005 Cardiff Singer of the World and Lenya Competition prizewinner, Nicole Cabell, two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway and opera composer Jeanine Tesori, and acclaimed stage director and playwright, Tazewell Thompson.
0:00 – Introduction
0:21 – Kaileigh Riess
15:29 – Logan Wagner
30:32 – Queen Hezumuryango
46:03 – Joseph Sacchi
59:27 – Ana Karneža
1:13:38 – Ta’Nika Gibson
1:26:37 – Jason Zacher
1:40:23 – Rebekah Howell
1:56:17 – Christian Mark Gibbs
2:09:52 – Kendra Dyck
2:25:10 – Awards of the 2024 Lenya Competition