SFO Emerging Stars 2019

Here are the nominees for this year's emerging stars at the San Francisco Opera:

• Golda Schultz (soprano) Clara in It's a Wonderful Life (didn't see this cast).  Met 2017, Salzburg.
  

• J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano) Carmen in Carmen. Last year Girls of the Golden West

• Daniel Johansson (tenor)  Matteo in Arabella (debut).

• Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) Rusalka in Rusalka.  I missed this.

• Christina Gansch (soprano) Dorinda in Orlando (debut).

• WINNER!  Andriana Chuchman (soprano) Mary Hatch in It's a Wonderful Life. Met 2014

• Hye Jung Lee  (soprano) The Fiakermilli in Arabella.

• Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano) Orlando in Orlando.  Met 2007.

I was most impressed by our mezzos J'Nai and Sasha, but everyone loved Christina.   Vote here.