Opera students hit a high note in recent performances. Doctoral student Heather Hawk took first place in the Dallas Opera Guild’s 24th annual Vocal Competition in March. She has performed in Handel’s Alcina in the title role and was selected to sing in a concert at UNT featuring the music of composer Jake Heggie, artist-in-residence for UNT’s Institute for the Advancement of the Arts for the 2010-11 academic year.

Opera students and faculty members also appeared in the annual gala concert for the Center for Contemporary Opera in New York City, one of the leading organizations for new opera in the United States. They performed selections from Heggie’s Again, Dead Man Walking, Moby-Dick and Three Decembers.