Rising Stars
April 16-18, 2025
COMPETITION
Semi-Finals: April 16 at 3 pm
Finals: April 17 at 3 pm
SEASON FINALE CONCERT
April 18 at 7 pm
Featuring IAN CAMPBELL
as Master of Ceremonies
VBHS Performing Arts Center
1707 16th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
THE FUTURE OF OPERA!
See them now before they become big stars. You can say, “I knew them when they got their start!”
We invite the world’s top young rising opera singers to compete for major cash prizes, and we cast many of them in our operas and concerts.
Come to some, or all of it!
There are Two Competition Rounds:
Semi-Finals: April 16 at 3 pm
Finals: April 17 at 3 pm
The Judges make their decisions the evening of April 17, and they keep it a secret until the Awards Concert on April 18!
The Awards Concert is April 18 at 7 pm with Master of Ceremonies Ian Campbell. All of the competitors sing a full concert for our Vero Beach Opera audience. The winners and encouragement awards are announced at the very end!
First Prize is $10,000, Second Prize is $5,000 and Third Prize is $3,000. These are provided by The Kleinschmidt Family Foundation.
The remaining Singers all receive Cash Encouragement Awards which are provided by The Sergio Franchi Music Foundation, the Louis L. Lawson Legacy Fund, In Memory of Sofia Blanchard, Tommy and Simonetta Steyer, In Memory of Henri Lemoine, andthe Windsor Foundation.
VBHS Performing Arts Center
1707 16th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960
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