George and Nora London Foundation Presents Lindsay Kate Brown, Mezzo-Soprano, Performing "Serenading the Hours: A Day to Night Recital"
Sunday, October 22, 2023, at The Morgan Library and Museum
Sunday, October 22, 2023, at The Morgan Library and Museum
George and Nora London Foundation for Singers 2023-24 Season:
Lindsay Kate Brown and Blake Denson in Recital,
and the 52nd George and Nora London Foundation Competition
Lindsay Kate Brown and Blake Denson in Recital,
and the 52nd George and Nora London Foundation Competition
George and Nora London Foundation for Singers Presents
Benjamin Taylor, Baritone, in Recital with Katelan Terrell, Piano, Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 4 pm at The Morgan Library and Museum
Benjamin Taylor, Baritone, in Recital with Katelan Terrell, Piano, Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 4 pm at The Morgan Library and Museum
THE 2023 GEORGE LONDON AWARD WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
Sopranos Erika Baikoff, Amber R. Monroe, and Karoline Podolak; countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen; and tenor Ricardo Garcia Each Win $12,000 Top Award at the 51 st George and Nora London Foundation Competition
Sopranos Erika Baikoff, Amber R. Monroe, and Karoline Podolak; countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen; and tenor Ricardo Garcia Each Win $12,000 Top Award at the 51 st George and Nora London Foundation Competition
George London Foundation for Singers Becomes
George and Nora London Foundation for Singers
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
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
Admission is free with advance reservation, and the event will be livestreamed on the George London Foundation website
“Nora London – A Celebration” Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 4 pm
at The Morgan Library & Museum
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
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
“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
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.
Final Round Will Be Livestreamed
Friday, February 25, 2022, from The Morgan Library and Museum
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
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
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