MusicalAmerica - 2021 Musical America Awards

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ANNUAL AWARDS

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	*Announcing ...* 2021 AWARD WINNERS

Artists of the Year: Agents of Change

Jamie Barton | Julia Bullock | Beth Morrison

	Jamie Barton Today, Barton has left that self-effacing Southern girl behind. A steady stream of successes, like winning Cardiff Singer of the World and becoming a regular presence at major opera houses, has given her a platform. Now, Barton uses her visibility to speak out about things that matter to her.

Julia Bullock

Smart, savvy, and with her velvety soprano shot through with steel, Julia Bullock is one of the most dramatically electrifying and vocally arresting singers on today’s operatic stages. She’s also a self-avowed “activist” whose first public performance was singing a slave song with her sister in front of her home church’s all-white congregation in an historically segregated suburb of St. Louis, Missouri.

	Beth Morrison The list of creators with whom Morrison has worked speaks to the sureness of her instinct. Composers with proven track records has burnished their reputations with works produced by Beth Morrison Projects. More importantly, a new generation of operatic creators has flourished under her watch.

Recording Artist of the Year

Igor Levit On the evidence of his recordings for Sony, Levit’s business is to make music that is honest, direct, and visceral, whether the works at hand are knotty and complex or tranquil and expansive. His playing, though often tender and emotional, is never syrupy.

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