Fredonia alumna and soprano Danielle Beckvermit was named a Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals, representing the Eastern Region.
This is the second consecutive year a Fredonia School of Music graduate has reached the Grand Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council competition. Alumnus Kyle van Schoonhoven was a winner in the 2017 Grand Finals.
Ms. Beckvermit, a 2015 Fredonia School of Music graduate with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Performance, performed at the semi-finals Sunday, April 22, at Lincoln Center in New York City, and was named one of nine singers to compete on Sunday, April 29, in the Grand Finals Concert for cash prizes.
Beckvermit earned her master’s degree in 2017 at Mannes School of Music-The New School in New York City, where she continues as a professional studies student. She will make her Carnegie Hall mainstage debut in May as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s “Requiem” with The Cecilia Chorus of New York, and then head to Crested Butte, Colo., to perform the role of Alice in a production of “Falstaff.” Beckvermit’s next move is to Minneapolis, Minn., where she will be a Resident Artist at Minnesota Opera.
The Finalists performing at Lincoln Center at the Grand Finals will be accompanied by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The host for the event is opera singer Joyce DiDonato.
Additional finalists include Ashley Dixon, mezzo-soprano, Northwest Region; Jessica Faselt, soprano, Upper Midwest Region; Megan Grey, mezzo-soprano, Upper Midwest Region; Gretchen Krupp, mezzo-soprano, Central Region; Madison Leonard, soprano, Middle Atlantic Region; Emily Misch, soprano, Eastern Region; Carlos Santelli, tenor, Western Region, and Hongni Wu, mezzo-soprano, Eastern Region.
