The Mobile Opera Guild presents:

The 41st Annual Rose Palmai-Tenser Vocal Competition
Semi-Final and Final Rounds

The competition is now closed.

REQUIREMENTS

• The competition is open to all singers who are between the ages of 20 and 30 as of May 20, 2007, and are legal residents of the United States.
  
• All applications must include a recent audio recording (CD preferred) of two (2) arias in contrasting styles.
  
• The top 20 singers will be invited to the Semi-Final Round based on the adjudication of an audio recording of two (2) contrasting styles.
  
• During the Semi-Final and Final Rounds, May 21st and 22nd, singers will be required to present four (4) arias of contrasting styles.
  
• Arias must be presented in the original language and the original key signature.
  
• A non-refundable application fee of $50.00 is required of all applicants.
  
• Must be registered 1 hour prior to the beginning of the competition

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 1, 2007.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Former first place winners of the Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition are not eligible to compete.
  
• Having performed a major role or being currently under contract in a major role with Mobile Opera, Inc. disqualifies an applicant from competition.
  
• All contestants will be given consideration for casting in future Mobile Opera productions as well as for the companies represented by the panel of judges.
  
• During the Semi-Final Round, the contestants will perform two of their four arias. The first will be selected by the contestant with the second selected by the panel of judges.
  
• During the Final Round, the contestants will perform two of their four arias. The two arias will be selected by the panel of judges.
  
• The Rose Palmai-Tenser Competition Committee will provide an accompanist to the semi-final and final contestants for an additional, non-refundable fee of $25.00. The $25.00 fee will include a 15 minute rehearsal during the Semi-Final and Final Rounds. This fee is due upon acceptance to the competition.
  
• The Rose Palmai-Tenser Competition Committee reserves the right to disqualify contestants for any misrepresentation on the application or resume.
  
• Incomplete applications will not be processed and applications or parts of applications will not be accepted by fax or e-mail.
  
• Audio materials become the property of the Rose Palmai-Tenser Committee and may be used to promote the competition.

Please complete the application and send it along with the following materials:

1. your resume and narrative biography
   
2. a recent recording of 2 contrasting arias
   
3. a photo suitable for publicity purposes (8x10)
   
4. proof of age (copy of driver’s license or birth certificate)
   
5. typed list of four arias you will present for the Semi-Final and Final Rounds (if advanced)
   
6. your payment in the form of Certified Check or Money Order made payable to “Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition”

Please contact us:
The Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition
Dorothy Morrison
757 Oak Bluff Drive
Daphne, Alabama 36526
Home - 251-621-0831
Cell - 251-367-6161
Fax - 251-621-0831
granauntdd@mchsi.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR COMPETITORS!
OUR 2006 ROSE PALMAI-TENSER SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!

First Place
Rose Palmai-Tenser Award - $3,500.00
Olga Chemisheva, Soprano, Sunnyvale, CA
($2,000 cash and $1500 performance contract with Mobile Opera)

Second Place
Mobile Opera Guild Award - $2,000.00
Arthur Espirtu, Tenor, Pittsburgh, PA

Third Place
Mac Barton Greer Award - $1,000.00
Susan Ruggiero Mezzadri, Soprano, Hattiesburg, MS

Fourth Place
Robert and Margaret Adams Award - $500.00
Lillian Roberts, Soprano, North Bergen, NJ

Fifth Place
Frances B. Bridgeman Award - $500.00
Elizabeth Baldwin, Soprano, Bloomington, IL

Sixth Place
Helen Jemison Van Aken Award - $200.00
Jennifer Goode-Cooper, Soprano, Memphis, TN

Honorary Award
Rose Palmai-Tenser Advisory Board - $100.00
Claire Molloy, Soprano, New York, NY

Honorary Award
Rose Palmai-Tenser Advisory Board - $100.00
Emily Douglass, Soprano, Knoxville, TN

Honorary Award
Rose Palmai-Tenser Advisory Board - $100.00
Ebony Preston Oya, Soprano, Baton Rouge, LA

Honorary Award
Rose Palmai-Tenser Advisory Board - $100.00
Natalie Bergeron, Soprano, Cordova, TN

Competition Judges
Michael Ching, Memphis, TN
Kyle Marrero, Pensacola, FL
Patrick Hansen, Miami, FL

Susan Berson Gardberg Award
$500.00 - Olivia Mudreac, Piano, Mary G. Montgomery High School

2007 Judges
Dennis Hanthorn - The Atlanta Opera
Robert Lyall - The New Orleans Opera
Willie Anthony Waters - Connecticut Opera

THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 1, 2007.
Download Application form here. (pdf format)

For additional information, call the Mobile Opera office at 251-432-6772;
or go to the Mobile Opera website at www.MobileOpera.org.