The Rochester International Vocal Competition winners have gone on to perform at the highest level worldwide, including appearances at the Metropolitan Opera and companies in Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, and across Europe. Click on the links below to view the websites of past contestants and their many accomplishments.
2024
First Prize
Cody Bowers, countertenor
Second Prize | Audience Favorite
Suzanne Burgess, soprano
Second Prize
Logan Wagner, tenor
Emerging Artist Prize
Maggie Reneé, mezzo-soprano
2023
First Prize
Gabrielle Barkidjija, mezzo-soprano
First Prize
Jason Zacher, bass-baritone
Second Prize
Magdalena Kuzma, soprano
Third Prize
Lisa Marie Rogali, mezzo-soprano
Emerging Artist
Sarah Fleiss, soprano
2022
First Prize
Shannon Keegan, mezzo-soprano
Second Prize
Kyle van Schoonhoven, tenor
Third Prize
Nicholas Huff, tenor
Honorable Mention
Eric Delagrange, bass
Encouragement Award
Emma Grace Wade, soprano
2021
First Prize
Allison Gish, mezzo-soprano
Second Prize
Keymon Murrah, countertenor
Third Prize
David Walton, tenor
2020
First Prize
Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano
Second Prize | Audience Favorite Prize
Mary Beth Nelson, mezzo-soprano
Third Prize
Kyle Sangez Tingzon, countertenor
2019
First Prize
Maire Carmack, mezzo-soprano
Second Prize
Emilie Faiella, Soprano
Third Prize
Aaron Crouch, Tenor
Fourth Prize | Audience Favorite
Keely Futterer, Soprano
2018
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Jorell Williams, baritone
Second Prize
Christine Lyons, soprano
Third Prize
Keely Futterer, soprano
Third Prize
Tobias Greenhalgh, baritone
2017
First Prize
Megan Barrera, soprano
Second Prize
Gillian Cotter, mezzo-soprano
Third Prize
Daniel Moody, countertenor
Fourth Prize | Audience Favorite
Junhan Choi, baritone
2016
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Madeline Cain, soprano
Second Prize
Dana Varga, soprano
Third Prize
Joshua Bouillon, tenor
Fourth Prize
Keith Brown, baritone
2015
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Laura Strickling, soprano
Second Prize
Magdalena Wor, mezzo-soprano
Third Prize
Rebecca Witty, soprano
Fourth Prize
Madeline Cain, soprano
Fourth Prize
Rhys Talbot, baritone
2014
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Kimberly Sogioka, mezzo-soprano
Second Prize
Eric Jurenas, countertenor
Third Prize
Maria Fasciano-Di Carlo, soprano
Fourth Prize
Tatiana Poletskaya, soprano
2013
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Viktor Antipenko, tenor
Second Prize
Kimberly Sogioka, mezzo soprano
Third Prize
Pablo Bustos, tenor
Fourth Prize
Thomas Lehman, baritone
2012
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Nicholas Pallesen, baritone
Second Prize
Alisa Peterson, soprano
Third Prize
Antoni Mendezona, soprano
Audience Favorite
Marc-Antoine D’Aragon, baritone
2011
First Prize
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Second Prize
Vira Slywotzky, soprano
Third Prize
Tyler Wayne Smith, countertenor
Audience Favorite
Jackline Madegwa, soprano
Honorable Mention
Blake Friedman, tenor
2010
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Jonathan Beyer, baritone
Second Prize
Toby Newman, mezzo-soprano
Third Prize
Claire Shackleton, mezzo-soprano
2009
First Prize
Jacqueline Noparstak, soprano
Second Prize | Audience Favorite
Evan T. Jones, baritone
Third Prize
Elena O’Connor, soprano
2008
First Prize
Ina Woods, soprano
Second Prize
Colin Porter, baritone
Third Prize
Sei Hee, soprano
Audience Favorite
Jennifer Gliere, soprano
2007
First Prize | Audience Favorite
Andrew Bawden, baritone
Second Prize
Rebecca Paul, soprano
Third Prize
Min Jin, tenor
The Rochester International Vocal Competition winners receive cash prizes, performance opportunities, and are heard by world-class judges.