13895 Wagner News 174 - Wagner Society of England

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WAGNER SOCIETY BAYREUTH BURSARY 2013 AUDITIONS Royal Academy of Music, 10th June 2012 Andrea Buchanan Photography by John W Rogers: jw.rogers@virgin.net The Bayreuth Bursary audition day is always a good-humoured event, as we do our best to put nervous young artists at their ease. With twenty candidates to accompany and adjudicate it is also a very full day for judges and pianists alike. Richard Black and Kelvin Lim did a sterling job, each accompanying his allocated singer in the audition room whilst the other worked with his singer in the rehearsal room. They worked in a non-stop sequence (apart from a few coffee and meal breaks) which filled a long day, during which the singers clearly appreciated the help which they received from both of these very accomplished musicians. Kelvin Lim working with Bayreuth Bursary candidate Susan Parkes (soprano) Judges Ludmilla Andrews, David Edwards and Malcolm Rivers (photo: left) awarded places in the December 1st final to Rhonda Browne (mezzo), Anando Mukherjee (tenor), Ben Woodward (pianist) and Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz (soprano). They also awarded a place in the final to Oliver Hunt (bass) who had come along to be evaluated for some financial assistance from the Wagner Society, and had previously indicated that he did not yet feel ready to audition for the Bayreuth Bursary. In the event, the judges were sufficiently impressed to offer him a place in the Bursary finals in addition to some coaching to help him find an appropriate piece. He is also reported as singing an excellent Hunding in Fulham Opera’s Walküre and will sing Fasolt in their forthcoming production of Rheingold. In the event Oliver accepted the offer and so he will participate in the finals. Two finalists from last year: Simon Lobelson (bass) and Justine Viani (mezzo) re-applied but were not required to audition as the judges were already aware of their capabilities. – 32 –
Richard Black accompanying Helen Gregory (mezzo-soprano) Jon Valendar (tenor) Frances Prelan (soprano) The final competition will be held on the afternoon of Sunday December 1st at the London Welsh Centre. Further details will appear in the October issue of Wagner News. This year the format will differ from previous competitions in that finalists will sing their solo pieces and then perform in staged scenes devised and directed by David Edwards and Malcolm Rivers, accompanied on the piano by finalist Ben Woodward. This once again promises to be a great day. – 33 –
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