Out of nine (9) finalists, four (4) singers were awarded the Grand Prize at the 2005 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, held on March 20, 2005, Sunday at 3pm at Lincoln Center in New York (conducted by Patrick Summers, hosted by Susan Graham):

Jordan Bisch, Bass, 23 (Tri-State)
Susanna Philipps, Soprano, 23 (Mid-South)
Rodell Aure Rosel, Tenor, 29 (Western)
Lisette Oropesa, Soprano, 21 (Gulf Coast)

FYI
For a complete information about the program, including list of guest artists and judges, please scroll to the previous journal entry.