The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for

Opera Singers Holds its Final Round on Friday, February 17,

2023, at The Morgan Library and Museum for In-Person and

Online Audiences
George London Foundation for Singers Becomes
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​George and Nora London Foundation for Singers
George London Foundation for Singers Presents

Raehann Bryce-Davis, Mezzo-Soprano with Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Piano

​Sunday, October 2, 2022, at 4 pm at The Morgan Library and Museum
The George London Foundation for Singers Presents
“Nora London – A Celebration” Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 4 pm
​at The Morgan Library & Museum
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Admission is free with advance reservation, and the event will be livestreamed on the George London Foundation website
Nora E. London

January 8, 1924 – June 23, 2022
The George London Foundation for Singers announces with sorrow that Nora E. London passed away on June 23, 2022, at the age of 98. Born Nora Schapiro on January 8, 1924, in Berlin, she was raised in Europe, coming to the United States at the beginning of World War II. She was married to world-renowned bass-baritone George London from 1954 to 1985, the year of his death. Since that time, she had been President of the George London Foundation for Singers, which her husband established in 1971.
 
“Our mother had a grand passion for opera that was matched by her deep knowledge of the art,” said Marina London, Vice President of the George London Foundation. “She kept the Foundation going after the death of George London, and helped two generations of opera singers through its many activities. She was the matriarch of our family and in many ways of the opera world. We will continue the work of the Foundation in her honor.”
 
She is survived by her children, Marina London, Marc London, Andrew Garvin and Philip Garvin, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
 
The goal of the George London Foundation, the support and nurturing of young singers, was an abiding interest of both George and Nora London. “Remembering his difficult road to success, George wanted to devise a way to make the road a little easier for future generations of singers,” Nora London said. Since 1971, the annual competition of The George London Foundation for Singers has given more than 300 awards, and a total of more than $2 million, to an outstanding roster of young American and Canadian opera singers who have gone on to international stardom – the list of past winners includes Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Catherine Malfitano, James Morris, Eric Owens, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Neil Shicoff, and Dawn Upshaw. 
 
The George London Foundation Recital Series, which began at the Morgan in 1995, was established to give grantees exposure and experience, and, in many cases, a New York recital debut. And since 2010, the foundation has sponsored a program which gives scholarships to selected vocal students in the pre-college programs of The Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music.
www.georgelondon.org.
 
 
June 23, 2022

The George London Foundation for Singers 2022-23 Season:
Raehann Bryce-Davis and Benjamin Taylor in Recital, and the 51st George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian Opera Singers

The George London Foundation awards top prizes to five exceptional aspiring opera singers
THE 2022 GEORGE LONDON AWARD WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
Mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, Tenor Eric Ferring, and Baritones Blake Denson,
Erik Grendahl, and Timothy Murray Each Win $10,000 Top Award
at the 50th George London Foundation Competition
Susanna Phillips Will Host  50th George London Foundation Competition.
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​Final Round Will Be Livestreamed
Friday, February 25, 2022, from The Morgan Library and Museum 
​The 50th George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian Opera Singers Final Round Will Be Livestreamed on Friday, February 25, 2022, from The Morgan Library and Museum.
​The livestream will be available to the public free of charge
George London Foundation for Singers Announces Events for the 2021-22 Season
at The Morgan Library & Museum
The 50th Annual George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian Opera Singers Has Been Postponed until 2022
The 50th Annual George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian Opera Singers Has Been Rescheduled to Take Place in April 2021 – Application Deadline Is Now April 5
THE 2020 GEORGE LONDON AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED

THE 2020 GEORGE LONDON AWARD FINALS TAKE PLACE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 The 49th Annual George London Foundation Competition for Opera Singers Final Round and Awards Announcement Is a Public Event at The Morgan Library & Museum’s Gilder Lehrman Hall
The panel of judges includes Harolyn Blackwell, Susan Quittmeyer, Lenore Rosenberg, Richard Stillwell, John Hauser, and Nora London.

GEORGE LONDON FOUNDATION 2019‐20 SEASON ANNOUNCED!
2019 GEORGE LONDON AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Samantha Gossard, mezzo-soprano (30, Sidney, OH), who sang “Connais‐tu le pays” from Massenet’s  Mignon George London Award sponsored by Sarah Billinghurst Solomon, The Miriam and Arthur  Diamond Charitable Trust and Barbara Brookes  
Rebecca Pedersen, soprano (27, Salem, UT), who sang “Dich teure Halle” from Wagner’s Tannhäuser –  George London Award in memory of Leonie Rysanek sponsored by an anonymous donor 
Carolyn Sproule, mezzo‐soprano (30, Montréal, Canada), who sang “Deh! Proteggimi o Dio” from  Bellini’s Norma – George London Award for a Canadian singer, sponsored by Mrs. Walter J. Laughery  
Charles Sy, tenor (27, Toronto, Canada), who sang “Ich baue ganz” from Mozart’s Die Entführung aus  dem Serail – George London Award in memory of Lloyd E. Rigler and Lawrence E. Deutsch, sponsored by  The Lloyd E. Rigler – Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, James D. Rigler, President  
Kyle van Schoonhoven, tenor (30, Lockport, NY), who sang “Mein Lieber Schwan” from Wagner’s  Lohengrin – George London Award in memory of Kirsten Flagstad, sponsored in part by the New York  Community Trust

2019 GEORGE LONDON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS ($1,000 each)   
Amanda Lynn Bottoms, mezzo‐soprano (27, Cheektowaga, NY), who sang “Charlotte’s Letter Scene”  from Massenet’s Werther – Award sponsored by Meche Kroop  
Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano (27, Lincoln, MA), who sang “E strano…Sempre libera” from Verdi’s La  Traviata – Award sponsored by Donald Palumbo  
Ron Dukes, bass (24, Indianapolis, IN), who sang “Vous qui faites l’endormie” from Gounod’s Faust –  Award in memory of Louis D’Angelo, sponsored by Robert Lombardo 
Vartan Gabrielian, bass‐baritone (25, Toronto, Canada), who sang “Quand la flamme de l’amour” from  Bizet’s La jolie fille de Perth – Award in memory of Jaclyn Rendall Elyn, sponsored by Mark Elyn  
Shannon Jennings, soprano (30, Orlando, FL), who sang “Stridono lassù” from Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci –  Award sponsored by the George London Foundation  
Elizabeth Reiter, soprano (33, Chicago, IL), who sang “No word from Tom” from Stravinsky’s The Rake’s  Progress – Award sponsored by The Henry and Dianna Asher Family Charitable Fund  
Olivia Smith, soprano (20, Kelowna, BC, Canada), who sang “Deh vieni non tardar” from Mozart’s Le  Nozze di Figaro ‐ Award in memory of Jaclyn Rendall Elyn, sponsored by Mark Elyn  
Matthew Swensen, tenor (26, Rochester, NY), who sang “Ecco ridente in cielo” from Rossini’s Il Barbiere  di Siviglia – Award in memory of Irwin Scherzer, sponsored by The Irwin S. Scherzer Foundation  
Joseph Tancredi, tenor (21, Bayville, NY), who sang “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” from Lehár’s Das Land  des Lächelns – Award in memory of Alfred Hubay, sponsored by the George London Foundation 
Polixeni Tsiouvaras, mezzo‐soprano (23, Santa Barbara, CA), who sang “Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio”  from Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi – Award in memory of Alan M. Ades, sponsored by Joan Taub Ades  
Matthew White, tenor (27, New Market, VA), who sang “O paradis” from Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine –  Award in memory of Herbert J. Frank, sponsored by David Shustak 
 
2019 Judges: soprano Harolyn Blackwell, George London Foundation Executive  Director John Hauser, George London Foundation President Nora London, and tenor and voice professor  George Shirley.
2019 Competition pianist: David Holkeboer.  
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