Met National Council Auditions: Grand Finals
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What a wonderful afternoon! What a great thing to see young singers singing their hearts out and all that talent onstage. I was 4/4 with my picks. Only unsure about the fifth winner, who turned out to be tenor Joseph Dennis. And thanks to my friend Gerald Martin Moore I got to meet some of the amazing winners afterwards in the reception. These were my predictions during intermission. I was 4/4. Unsure about the final winner. The amazing Reginald Smith, whose voice really shook the rafters. Elegant French mezzo soprano Virginie Verrez Amazing bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee