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Utah District winner Rebecca Pedersen advances to Metropolitan Opera National Council Finals

Utah District winner Rebecca Pedersen is one of 10 singers who are advancing to the 2013 Metropolitan Opera National Council Finals, to be held March 10:

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The finalists are:

MATTHEW ANCHEL

- Bass Eastern Region

MICHAEL BRANDENBURG

- Tenor Central Region

BRANDON CEDEL

- Bass-Baritone Middle Atlantic Region

TRACY COX

- Soprano Western Region

SYDNEY MANCASOLA

- Soprano New England Region

MUSA NGQUNGWANA

- Bass-Baritone Middle Atlantic Region

RICHARD OLLARSABA

- Bass-Baritone Upper Midwest Region

REBECCA PEDERSEN

- Soprano Rocky Mountain Region

THOMAS RICHARDS

- Bass-Baritone Central Region

EFRAÍN SOLÍS

- Baritone Western Region

The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions have helped launch the careers of some of today's greatest singers, including Stephanie Blythe, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Ben Heppner, Patricia Racette, Samuel Ramey, Deborah Voigt and Frederica von Stade.

This year's finalists of this nationwide competition will perform on the Met stage, accompanied by the Met Orchestra, conducted by Marco Armiliato.

Former MONC winner and Met star Sondra Radvanovsky will be the host and guest artist.

Winners will be announced after the concert.

Thanks to Cathy Reese Newton for alerting me to this.



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