2009 Opera Idol™ Cincinnati
The 2009 Opera Idol™ Winner is Margaret Russo!
The Finalists: Phillip Jennings, Daniel Moody, Margaret Russo, Quarndra Ryan, Steven Shafer, and Jenny Smith
Can’t remember the aria or song your favorite contestant sang? Take a look at the songlist.
Videos of our 6 finalists.
Congratulations to all who auditioned for Opera Idol™ Cincinnati. Below you will find a list of the 10 semi-finalists:
- Krystina Booker, Wilberforce, Ohio
- Phillip Jennings, Oxford, Ohio
- Alex Kozlovsky, West Chester, Ohio
- Daniel Moody, Moscow, Ohio
- Jesse Ragland, downtown Cincinnati, Ohio
- Margaret Russo, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Quarndra Ryan, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Steven Shafer, Cincinnati , Ohio
- Jenny Smith, West Chester, Ohio
- Molly Stehn, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Pictures from the Opera Idol™ Concert on June 24, 2009.
Note to Auditionees: Thank you for auditioning! We heard many excellent singers on Saturday, June 6. And this made choosing just 10 very difficult. Please keep in mind that even if your name doesn’t appear above, we encourage you to keep singing, and we thank you for sharing your voice.
A big thank you to all of the singers who auditioned for Opera Idol™ Cincinnati! We had a tremendous response, with more than 160 singers from Greater Cincinnati auditioning for our judges. Contestants started lining up on the steps of Music Hall at 7:30 AM on Saturday!
Check out some of the media coverage:
WCPO- Channel 9
Cincinnati Enquirer
For more information call (513) 768-5578 or email info@cincinnatiopera.org
WCPO-Channel 9 is the official media sponsor of Opera Idol™,
with additional support provided by an anonymous donor and Joan Rieveschl.
