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Declan Thieses Declan Thies is a seventeen year old singer, pianist, saxophonist, and student at Tarpon Springs High School. His passion for music began at

Sarah Wilke “I am Sarah Wilke, a 16-year-old junior in high school. I have been taking lessons with Melody Aristo for four years now. She

Helena Peterson Helena Peterson is 17 years old, a junior in high school, and attends St. Johs River State College as a dual enrollment student.

Guillermo Lopez, tenorLyric tenor Guillermo Lopez has been hailed as one of the promising voices in Mexico and theUS. He participated as a soloist in

Gregory Sheppard Jeremiah Abiah Nia Drummond Teresa Ancaya Maestro Mark Sforzini and St. Pete Opera in collaboration with the Woodson African American Museum of Florida

    Patrick McNally is thrilled to get back to performing music for live audiences and is always excited to bring new works to life

Sarah Langdon, is a young woman with a goal. Having earned an Honorable Mention in the 2021 competition, she continued her studies and we are proud

Soprano Kaia Owens, is 17 years old and attends Tampa Preparatory School as a Junior. She studies voice with Dr. Jon Bassett from Florida College. Kaia

Addyson Reese is a sophomore at Palm Harbor University High School. She studies voice with Miss Roseann Tota. Addyson enjoys singing as an ensemble member

The Metropolitan Opera production Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl  had a St. Pete Opera competition winner featured in the cast.  Ronnita Miller, who

Mezzo-soprano Emily Heumann is gaining recognition for her “credible” storytelling (Orlando Sentinel), and “delicious vocals” (Arts and Culture Texas Magazine). Recent appearances include Alto Soloist

From Palm Beach County, FL, Eric Luis Viñas, baritone, has been performing for well over a decade. Both at the Miami Music Festival in Miami,

American Tenor Eric Ferring, a native of Dubuque, Iowa, graduated magna cum laude from Drake University in 2014 with his Bachelor of Music in Vocal

Eleomar Cuello Calles was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1994 and graduated from the Academy of the National Lyric Theater of Cuba in 2013, where

Sahara is currently in 11th grade at the Pinellas County center for the Arts at Gibbs High school as a Musical theatre major. She is

Kaia, a sophomore at Tampa Preparatory School, has loved music since her days in the cradle. She started taking voice lessons at the age of

Isabella, a senior at The Academy of the Holy Names, has studied voice under the direction of Ruthie Vaughn Nelson for five years. She has

Mark your Calendars…February 27, 2021 In 2021 the St. Petersburg Opera Guild will celebrate our 50th anniversary of supporting young artists, through our Annual Vocal

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by Addie Appelbaum, SPOG Vice President – Programs St. Pete Opera Jan 2010 Cosi fan Tutte When Mozart and his librettist Lorenzo da Ponte decided

World Opera Day is celebrated on 25 October, the birthday of Georges Bizet and Johann Strauss II, composers of possibly the world’s most famous opera

  So much thanks to the Saint Petersburg Opera Guild for the amazing performance opportunity and the chance for scholarship. I am incredibly grateful for

Mariya Kaganskaya 1st Place Winner College/Young Professionals Competition 2019 Winning first place in last year’s St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition was a fantastic honor for

Emily Heumann 3rd Place Winner College & Young Professional Opera Competition 2019 My participation in the 2019 St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition was a wonderful

Third place winner Leigh Ives will attend University of Florida as a Music Ed major. She won many scholarships! Honorable Mention Lindsay Van Allen will

First place winner Victoria Huerta appeared in The Leopold School Virtual Recital in May 2020:

Updates 2016 Youth competition One of our winners Sarah Rose Johnson just completed her freshman year at Mannes School of Music and is a young

Adriana Ferrarese Kings Theatre 1785 This is Addie Appelbaum, SPOG Vice-President of Programming. Although we are in the midst of the Chinese COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic,

The young voices soared! It was a wonderful event on February 15th when St. Petersburg Opera Guild’ in conjunction with St. Petersburg Opera, celebrated the

Since 1973, the St. Petersburg Opera Guild has presented an annual award to honor individuals for their contributions to the cultural life of our community.

Here are photos of the 2019 competition. The winners are listed below. Victoria Huerta –1st place Leigh Ives-2nd place Kamryn Jones-3rd place Isabella Ruano-honorable mention

First Place Maiya Kaganskaya from Miami Second Place Laura Leon from Mimai Third Place Emily Heumann form Ocala Honorable Mention Jordan Campbell of St. Petersburg

Here’s a video posted by Rebecca Turngren!
Sul fin d’un soffio etesio – Falstaff
The Black Swan – The Medium
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