The Naumburg Competition
The other night, I did something new. I attended a vocal competition. Anywhere else, perhaps, such an event might be more trial than pleasure, but the prestige of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation International Vocal Competition in Concert Repertoire - not an annual event - draws very capable contestants. Aspirants submit audition CDs, and from these, this year, forty-odd were chosen. In two previous rounds, all but four singers were eliminated. These four were the finalists who sang at Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday night. The singing was excellent throughout, and even the accompanists were remarkable - I thought of them rather as pianists. More on that later. The event itself was curious.
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