2022-23 District Winners:
Rachel Bargn and Midori Marsh (Midori was a Semi-Finalist)
Encouragement Awards:
Opera Omaha Guild Encouragement Award: Jaime Webb
Friends of Opera Encouragement Award: Rachel Fitzgerald
District Encouragement Awards: Yonathan Astarte and Katharine Burns
2021-22 Nebraska District Winners:
Hallie Schmidt and Krista Hastings (Pictured Left to Right)
Encouragement Awards:
Opera Omaha Guild award: Arieh Sacke
Friends of Opera award: Grace Heldridge
District Award: Matthew Harris
Hallie Schmidt and Krista Hastings (Pictured Left to Right)
Encouragement Awards:
Opera Omaha Guild award: Arieh Sacke
Friends of Opera award: Grace Heldridge
District Award: Matthew Harris
2020/21 Nebraska District Winners:
Jazmine Otwalia (Ms. Otwalia also won the Upper Midwest Region)
Gabrielle Gilliam
Edwin Joseph
Evan Lazdowski (Mr. Lazdowski was awarded an encouragement award at the Upper Midwest Region)
Encouragement Awards:
Rosario Armas
Gabrielle Clutter
Elizabeth Fischer
Gretchen Pille
Awards Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZny8cIbX4
Jazmine Otwalia (Ms. Otwalia also won the Upper Midwest Region)
Gabrielle Gilliam
Edwin Joseph
Evan Lazdowski (Mr. Lazdowski was awarded an encouragement award at the Upper Midwest Region)
Encouragement Awards:
Rosario Armas
Gabrielle Clutter
Elizabeth Fischer
Gretchen Pille
Awards Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAZny8cIbX4
2019/20 Nebraska District Winner:
Samantha Lax, New Jersey
Special awards were also given to:
Abby Roth received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Matthew Hrdlicka received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Matthew Hrdlicka received the Gary Jones Memorial award.
Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor received the William D. Stibor Memorial award.
2018/19 Nebraska District Winner:
Jose Moldonado Los Angelos, CA
Special awards were also given to:
Wesley Frye received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Melanie Ashkar received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Erin Bryan received the Gary Jones Memorial award.
Victoria Handford received the William D. Stibor Memorial award.
Jose Moldonado Los Angelos, CA
Special awards were also given to:
Wesley Frye received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Melanie Ashkar received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Erin Bryan received the Gary Jones Memorial award.
Victoria Handford received the William D. Stibor Memorial award.
2017/18 Nebraska District Winner:
Thaddeus Ennen Buffalo Center, IA
Brian Jeffers Omaha, NE
Jessica Johnson Brock Omaha, NE
Special awards were also given to:
Kate Johnson received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Gretchen Pille received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Reno Wilson received the Gary Jones Memorial award.
Sebastian Sorensen received the William D. Stibor Memorial award.
Thaddeus Ennen Buffalo Center, IA
Brian Jeffers Omaha, NE
Jessica Johnson Brock Omaha, NE
Special awards were also given to:
Kate Johnson received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Gretchen Pille received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Reno Wilson received the Gary Jones Memorial award.
Sebastian Sorensen received the William D. Stibor Memorial award.
2016 Audition Winners: Kelsey, Matthew, and Helen
2016 NE District Winners:
Helen Zhibing Huang
Kelsey Park
Matthew Clegg
Special awards were also given to:
Kate Johnson received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Timothy Madden received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Rocky Sellers received the Gary Jones Memorial award, given by Mary J. Hewitt
Kaitlin Zardetto received the William D. Stibor Memorial award
Helen Zhibing Huang
Kelsey Park
Matthew Clegg
Special awards were also given to:
Kate Johnson received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Timothy Madden received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Rocky Sellers received the Gary Jones Memorial award, given by Mary J. Hewitt
Kaitlin Zardetto received the William D. Stibor Memorial award
2015 NE District Winner:
Lauren McAllister
Special awards were also given to:
Opera Omaha Guild Award Winner: Kayla Wilkins
Friends of Opera Award Winner: Jesse Wohlman
Gary Jones Memorial Winner: Jon Suek
William Stibor Memorial Winner: Joanna Mackley
Special Harrower Award presented by Judge Carroll Freeman: Gavin Rasmussen
Lauren McAllister
Special awards were also given to:
Opera Omaha Guild Award Winner: Kayla Wilkins
Friends of Opera Award Winner: Jesse Wohlman
Gary Jones Memorial Winner: Jon Suek
William Stibor Memorial Winner: Joanna Mackley
Special Harrower Award presented by Judge Carroll Freeman: Gavin Rasmussen
2014 NE District Winners:
Caroline Kouma and Kayla Wilkens
Special awards were also given to:
Karina Brazas received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Kendall Reimer received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Catherine Bobst received the Gary Jones Memorial award, given by Mary J. Hewitt
Gavin Rasmussen received the William D. Stibor Memorial award, give by the NE District Auditions Committee.
Caroline Kouma and Kayla Wilkens
Special awards were also given to:
Karina Brazas received the Opera Omaha Guild award.
Kendall Reimer received the Lincoln Friends of Opera award.
Catherine Bobst received the Gary Jones Memorial award, given by Mary J. Hewitt
Gavin Rasmussen received the William D. Stibor Memorial award, give by the NE District Auditions Committee.
2013 NE District Winner:
Karina Brazas
Special awards were also given to:
Eric Ferring, Caroline Kouma, Nathaniel Sullivan, and Lauren Turner!
Karina Brazas
Special awards were also given to:
Eric Ferring, Caroline Kouma, Nathaniel Sullivan, and Lauren Turner!