First Place Award to Include Placement with Opera Carolina Production
James Meena, General Director & Principal Conductor of Opera Carolina, has generously offered to hire the first-place winner of the Jensen Foundation Voice Competition to perform with Opera Carolina. After the 2005 competition, Mr. Meena began working with the winners to schedule appropriate roles with Opera Carolina within three years of the competition.
The Jensen Foundation is thrilled at the opportunity Opera Carolina is providing for our singers. We are grateful to Mr. Meena and Opera Carolina for their gracious consideration of the Jensen Foundation.
Founded in 1948 as the Charlotte Opera Association by a small group of volunteers, Opera Carolina today is the largest professional opera company in the Carolinas with an operating budget of over $2.6 million. The mission of Opera Carolina is to inspire and entertain the region's diverse community through the presentation of excellent Opera, Operetta, Music Theater, and Education & Outreach programs that elevate the quality of life in the Carolinas. Opera Carolina is a community resource with a commitment to artistic excellence and community service.
