Biographies: 2026 Finalists | 2026 Master Class Teachers, Pianists, & Judges
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Christopher Gray | Bass-Baritone
First Place
“Madamina, il catalogo è questo" from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tiffany Choe | Soprano
Second Place & Audience Favorite
“Un bel di, vedremo” from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
“Pace, pace mio Dio” from La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi
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Dominic Townsend | Baritone
Third Place
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Sam Dhobhany | Bass-Baritone
Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge” from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
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Giorgi Guliashvili | Tenor
Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Fra poco a me ricovero” from Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
“Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis” from Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Ariana Maubach | Mezzo-Soprano
Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
“Près des remparts de Séville” from Carmen by Georges Bizet
“Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini
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Rachel Schlesinger | Soprano
Bonnie Bell Encouragement Award
"Egli non riede ancora...Non so le tetre immagini" from Il corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi