(Originally posted October 24, 2007)
And so we have the semifinalists - not 12 as planned but 16 since the field was so tight and the time constraints on preparing the orchestra for the semifinal concert on Friday was the only reason we did not have more. This was the toughest race yet and demonstrates the very high and even standard we reached in this the 20th anniversary year. And below you have the happy 16 who go through to the next round. Below them you will find the list in alphabetical order of last name.
Krenare Gashi, Soprano, Kosovo-Albanian Age 22
Daveda Karanas, Mezzo, USA, 28
Christiane Karg, Soprano, Germany 27
Sung-Kon Kim, Baritone, Korea, 32
Takesha Kizart, Soprano, USA, 30
Alexander Lewis, Baritone, Australia, 24
Vuyani Mlinde, Bass-Baritone, South Africa, 27
Julia Novikova, Soprano, Russia, 24
Kristine Opolais, Soprano, Latvia, 27
Lee Poulis, Baritone, USA, 27
Fernando Javier Rado, Bass, Argentina, 21
Marina Rebeka, Soprano, Latvia, 27
Yasuko Sato, Soprano, Japan, 29
Diego Torre, Tenor, Mexico, 27
Yali Wang, Soprano, China, 26
Anita Watson, Soprano, Australia, 27
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