2000 Finalists

First Place Winner
Sandra Piques Eddy
Second Place Winner
Alison M. Tupay
Third Place Winners
Jodi Frisbie
Harold Gray Meers

Finalists
Christie Allen
Saundra DeAthos
Noune Karapetian
Melissa Manseau
Yeghish Manucharyan
Katherine Rohrer

The first place award this year was given in memory of Dr. Rudolf Toch (1919-1999)

These singers appeared in the Finals Audition Concert on the stage of Jordan Hall on Sunday afternoon, February 13, 2000. They werejudged by Maestro Giovanni Reggioli, representing the Metropolitan Opera.

The first place prize is $4,000 ($3200 from the Patrons of New England and $800: The Mrs. Edgar Tobin Award).

The second place prize is $3,500 ($2,900 from the Patrons of New England and $600 from the Metropolitan Opera National Council).

The third place prize is $3,000 (each winner is awarded $3,000 —$2,600 from the Patrons of New England and $400 from the Metropolitan Opera National Council).

All non-placing finalists received a stipend of $1,000.

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