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Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus Vocal Competition

2010 Semi-Finals:
Saturday, March 27
10:30am – 5:30pm
Free admission

2010 Finals:
Sunday, March 28
2:00pm – 5:30pm
Admission: $10 (free to 2009-2010 Opera Columbus subscribers)
Tickets available at the door.

Semi-Finals and Finals will be held in Weigel Hall, on the campus of The Ohio State University.

The Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus Vocal Competition attracts artists and international attention. Former winners include internationally renowned superstar Denyce Graves and Metropolitan Opera artists Dina Kuznetsova, Richard Paul Fink, Susan Foster, Lucas Meachem and Alyson Cambridge.

Catch tomorrow’s opera stars today!

Awards:
1st Prize $3,000
2nd Prize $2,500
3rd Prize: $2,000
4th Prize: $1,000
Finalist: $750
Merle McInturff Award (Audience Choice) $500
Irma M. Cooper Award for Diction $200
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