George and Nora London Foundation for Singers

Date: February 7, 2015 / Author: admin

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“The annual [George London Foundation] competition continues to be conducted with dignity, class and an aura of discovery by London’s widow, Nora, whose abiding respect for singers, love of the singing voice and admiration for her husband’s incomparable career pervade the whole valuable enterprise.” -MusicalAmerica.com

The George and Nora London Foundation for Singers has been honoring, supporting, and presenting the finest young opera singers in the U.S. and Canada for more than four decades.

Since 1971, the annual competition of the George London Foundation for Singers has given its George London Awards, and a total of more than $2 million, to an outstanding roster of young American and Canadian opera singers who have gone on to international stardom – the list of past winners includes Christine Brewer, Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Catherine Malfitano, James Morris, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Neil Shicoff, and Dawn Upshaw.

The recital series began at the Morgan Library & Museum in 1995 as a way to give grantees exposure and experience, and, in many cases, a New York debut. Each season consists of three recitals featuring recent award winners sometimes paired with a well-known international artist – often a past George London Award winner.

In September 2022, the foundation was renamed the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers to honor equally the work of Nora London, who ran the foundation as its president from 1985 until 2022.

Latest News

George and Nora London Foundation Presents Benjamin Taylor, Baritone, in Recital on April 16, 2023 – Press release
The 2023 George London Award Winners Are Announced – Press release
George and Nora London Foundation Competition 2023, Public Final Round February 17 – Press release
George London Foundation for Singers Becomes the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers – Press release
George London Foundation Presents Raehann Bryce-Davis, Mezzo-Soprano, in Recital, October 2, 2022 – Press release
George London Foundation Presents “Nora London – A Celebration” on September 18, 2022, at The Morgan – Press release
Nora E. London, January 8, 1924 – June 23, 2022 – Press release
George London Foundation 2022-23 Season: Raehann Bryce-Davis, Benjamin Taylor, and the 51st Annual Competition – Press release
George London Foundation Presents Aaron Blake, Tenor, in Recital, April 24, 3033 – Press release
Read about the 2022 George London Foundation Competition on Seen and Heard International, OperaWire, Slipped Disc, and Musical America
The 2022 George London Award Winners Are Announced – Press release
Susanna Phillips To Host The 50th George London Foundation Competition Final Round – Livestream on Feb. 25, 2022 – Press release
George London Foundation for Singers Announces Events for 2021-22 Season at The Morgan Library & Museum – Press release
Update: The 50th Annual George London Foundation Competition Is Postponed to 2022 – Press release
Listen to “The George London Competition 2020 Winners and More” episode of WQXR’s “Young Artists Showcase,” July 15, 2020
The George London Foundation Recital by Rihab Chaieb and Lawson Anderson scheduled for April 19, 2020, at The Morgan Library and Museum has been cancelled. All public events at the Morgan have been suspended through April 30. For more information, ticketholders can email or call the George London Foundation: 646-461-3578, info@georgelondon.org.
Read about 2020 George London Award winner Anne Maguire, “Opera singer hits ‘highest of highs, lowest of lows’ during pandemic” – Camas-Washougal Post-Record, April 2, 2020
“Remembering George London’s life and legacy on the 100th anniversary of his birth” – Read the article on Seen and Heard International
Read about the 2020 George London Foundation Competition on Voce di Meche, OperaWire, Seen and Heard International, and Musical America
The 2020 George London Award Winners Are Announced – Press release
The 2020 George London Awards Finals Take Place February 21 at The Morgan – Press release
Read about the recital by Latonia Moore and Ryan Speedo Green in Voce di Meche and Opera News
Latonia Moore and Ryan Speedo Green Open George London Foundation 2019-20 Season on Oct. 20, 2019 – Press release
George London Foundation for Singers 2019-20 Season Is Announced – Press release
Read about the George London recital by Julie Adams & Emily D’Angelo in Seen and Heard International and Voce di Meche
Julie Adams & Emily D’Angelo Conclude the Season’s George London Foundation Recital Series on May 5, 2019 – Press release
Read about the George London recital by Anthony Dean Griffey & Amy Owens in OperaWire, Voce di Meche, and The New York Times,
Read about the George London Foundation Competition on New York Classical Review, Seen and Heard International, and Musical America
Winners of the 2019 George London Awards are Announced – Press release
Anthony Dean Griffey & Amy Owens Join for a George London Foundation Recital March 24, 2019 – Press release
Who Will Win a 2019 George London Award? The 48th George London Foundation Competition Finals – February 22, 2019 – Press release
Read about the George London recital by Michelle Bradley & Will Liverman in OperaWire, Seen and Heard International, and Opera News
Michelle Bradley & Will Liverman Open the George London Foundation’s 2018-19 Season on Dec. 2, 2018 – Press release
Listen to 2018 George London Award winners Rihab Chaieb and Lawson Anderson on WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase
George London Foundation for Singers Announces 2018-19 Season of Events – Press release
Read coverage of 2018 George London Award winners in The New York Times, Seen and Heard International, New York Classical Review, and Voce di Meche
Winners of the 2018 George London Awards Are Announced – Press release