The final concert of the program took place last night in the Helmut List Saal. This was the final round of the Meistersinger Competition. The ten finalists and two alternates had been chosen a few weeks earlier in a preliminary round. The level of singing was very high and each performer was impressive. There were two basses, one tenor, one mezzo and six sopranos. The ultimate winner was a young spinto, Natalie Aroyan, who sang Veri's "Surta `e la notte...Ernani involami". Not only did she win first place from the panel of distinguished judges, but she also garnered the Audience Favorite Award. It's nice when there is unanimity of opinion in these matters. The orchestra, under the direction of Edoardo Müller, opened the concert with Rossini's Overture to "La gazza ladra", superbly done, and ended with the Liszt tone poem "Les Préludes". It was a thrilling, memorable performance. It made me sad to realize that this fine ensemble would be dispersed to the four corners of the globe after this concert.
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