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20th November 2009

Guildhall Aria Prize

Daniel was awarded joint First prize in the Guildhall Aria Prize this week after successfully getting through to the final.

This autumn the School introduced a brand new vocal competition, open to senior vocal students on the School's undergraduate and postgraduate vocal studies programmes. Candidates will perform two opera arias with piano accompaniment in front of a panel of judges.

PANEL:

Della Jones
Linnhe Robertson (Head of Vocal Studies)

Each finalist has prepared four arias in at least three languages. Each finalist will sing an aria of his/her choice and the panel will then pick one further aria to be performed. The finalists do not know in advance which aria the panel will choose.

Di tanti palpiti Tancredi - Rossini
I know a bank A Midsummer Night's Dream - Britten
Vergnügte Ruh Cantata 170 - J S Bach
Venga pur Mitridiate - Mozart

Daniel Keating-Roberts - countertenor
Berrak Dyer - Piano

Link to Guildhall

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