On Feb. 7,聽Chelsea Rus聽was named the winner of the inaugural Wirth Vocal Prize. According to the Schulich School of Music鈥檚 website, the $25,000 prize is given to 鈥渁n exceptional voice student鈥� in recognition of outstanding accomplishment as a singer and significant promise for an international career.鈥� Pretty heady stuff for any young singer 鈥� but especially so for Rus, who had never even heard an opera until her first year of college in 2009 back home in Abbotsford, B.C.
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Published on: 19 Feb 2016
British Columbian soprano Chelsea Rus was named the winner of the 2016 Wirth Vocal Prize in the inaugural edition of the competition held Sunday, February 7聽in Tanna Schulich Hall. 聽Ms. Rus performed a program that included works聽by Puccini, Massenet, and Strauss. 聽She聽is a master's student in the studio聽聽of Joanne Kolomyjec.
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Published on: 8 Feb 2016
