Join us for a Post Party celebrating the Opening Night of Carmen! October 4,
Get carried away by the opera then get on your feet to dance the habanera with music by Julio and Cesar!
Signature Cocktail thanks to Seven Three Distilling.
Passed hors d’oeuvres by Ralph Brennan’s Catering.
Tickets to this festive occasion are $35 per person. Tickets to the opera start at $30 and opera tickets are required to attend this special event.
The Wood Operatic Advancement Grant (the “WOAG”), a branch of the New Orleans Opera Association’s Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition (the “Wood Competition”), provides financial assistance to the winners of the Wood Competition to help them in pursuit of their career in the performance area of opera while studying in college or post-graduate studies. The WOAG was the idea of Phyllis Treigle, the Vocal Music Chair at the New Orleans Center of Creative Arts and set in
The Grant is open only to winners (first, second, or honorable mention) of the Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition.
The purpose to which the grant will be applied is for expenses relating to the pursuit of the Wood Competition winners’ career in opera performance whether in college or post-graduate studies.
Expenses may include (but are not limited to) travel and related expenses for auditions, coaching, out-of-town studies, performances, college/post-college expenses, meals, or any and all expenses related in pursuit of their degree or career in opera performance.
The WOAG is solely for the purpose of promoting up-and-coming opera performers.
A team (chosen by the Director of the WOAG) from the New Orleans Opera Association (the “Team”) will decide recipient(s) of The Grant. The Team will announce the recipient(s) shortly after applications are reviewed and decisions made by the Team.
Any misrepresentation on the application or abuse of stipulation during funding period is cause for disqualification without benefit of appeal.
For more information please contact:
If given this grant, you will need to submit a follow-up brief email to the Founder and Director of The Grant on how the grant empowered you to pursue your operatic vocal career. Your email will be used by the New Orleans Opera Association/Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition.
You may contact Ms. Wood at (504) 931-3608 with any questions.
The competition is presented by the New Orleans Opera Association, a collaborative effort with Loyola University New Orleans College of Music and Fine Arts and Preparatory Program, Tulane University, Newcomb Department of Music, and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in honor of Donald W. Wood, Sr.
Special thanks to Sponsors Lily and Brian Monk, and Wood Competition Director Debby Hirsch Wood and to patrons Nina and Larry Pugh, Penny and Al Baumer, and Susan and Vern Raburn.
The Wood Competition is open to all Louisiana high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
FIRST PLACE FEMALE
Abigail Victoria Roques
Sophomore, Pensacola Christian School (Slidell, Louisiana), Teacher: Joy Meade
SECOND PLACE FEMALE
Olivia Belle Gray
Junior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (New Orleans, Louisiana), Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
FIRST PLACE MALE
Rafael Jose Rovelo
Senior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (New Orleans, Louisiana), Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
SECOND PLACE MALE
William Nicholas Dopp
Senior, Loranger High (Loranger, Louisiana), Teacher: Steven Rushing
HONORABLE MENTION FEMALE
Madeleine Eugenie Cucullu
Junior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (New Orleans, Louisiana), Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
HONORABLE MENTION MALE
Conrad J. Alleman, II
Senior, Hahnville High School, (Boutte, Louisiana), Teacher Craig Matherne
FIRST PLACE FEMALE
Victoria Elizabeth Richard, Senior, Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts, Opelousas, Louisiana
Teacher: Corliss Smith
SECOND PLACE FEMALE
Sarah-Katherine McCallum, Sophomore, Cedar Creek School, Ruston, Louisiana
Teachers: Claire Vangelisti, Cindy Hockenjos
FIRST PLACE MALE
William Nicholas Dopp, Junior, Loranger High School, Loranger, Louisiana
Teacher: Brent Goodrich Smith
SECOND PLACE MALE
Andrew David Aceves, Sophomore, St. Paul’s School, Covington, Louisiana
Teacher: Gail Adams
HONORABLE MENTION
Madeleine Eugenie Cucullu, Sophomore, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
FIRST PLACE FEMALE
Emily Sheets, Senior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
FIRST PLACE MALE
Ryan Reynolds, Senior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
SECOND PLACE FEMALE
Imani Sarai Francis, Senior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
SECOND PLACE MALE
Eddie Falshaw, Junior, Holy Cross/New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Teacher: Lauren Gisclair
HONORABLE MENTION
Lindsey Reynolds, Senior, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Teacher: Phyllis Treigle
Now is your chance to be a supernumerary (like a TV extra, but in OPERA!) in arguably the most famous opera ever, Carmen! The New Orleans Opera Association wants to put YOU on the Mahalia Jackson Theater’s stage as a seductive soldier, tantalizing toreador, and sanguine Sevillian.
For costume purposes, we are looking for “super” men with a 44″chest / 38″ waist or smaller. No singing or speaking is required. Rehearsals start September 16th with performances on October 4th and 6th. Please contact Emily Barber at emilyxbarber@gmail.com for more information. We look forward to you joining us on Carmen!
The Sylvain Society hosted a Summer Seersucker Brunch to celebrate the opening of the 2019-2020 opera season on August 11, 2019. Guest speaker, General and Artistic Director, Robert Lyall shared insights about the new season and other exciting events on the horizon.
We think this was the first of many Summer Seersucker Brunches.
Thanks to everyone that attended and thank you Sylvain Society!
Are you interested in joining the Sylvain Society? Click here!
The Sylvain Society is hosting a Summer Seersucker Brunch to celebrate the opening of the 2019-2020 opera season. Guest speaker, General and Artistic Director, Robert Lyall will share insights about the new season and other exciting events on the horizon.
Grab your seersucker and join us at Ralph’s on the Park!
(Seating is limited)
