Get to know La traviata’s award-winning cast

Joo Won Kang as Dandini in 2019's Cinderella. © Sunny Marini.

Seattle Opera’s upcoming La traviata features a star-studded, international cast with impressive resumes. Learn more about recent awards won by our singers, and be sure not to miss your chance to hear them in action when La traviata opens in May!

Vuvu Mpofu (Violetta)†

John Christie Award, 2019

The John Christie Award is an annual scholarship awarded since 1965 by the Worshipful Company of Musicians to fund private study for promising young singers.

Mané Galoyan (Violetta)†

Second prize, Zarzuela Prize, and Prize of the Audience, Operalia 2021

Operalia is one of the world’s most prestigious singing competitions, attracting hundreds of international applicants each year.

Dominick Chenes (Alfredo)

Second prize, Gerda Lissner Competition 2013

Since 2010, the International Voice Competition sponsored by the Gerda Lissner Foundation has sought to provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in their careers.

Dominick Chenes as Pinkerton with Yasko Sato as Cio-Cio-San in 2017's Madame Butterfly. © Jacob Lucas.

Duke Kim (Alfredo)†

Second prize, Operalia 2022

Operalia is one of the world’s most prestigious singing competitions, attracting hundreds of international applicants each year.

Michael Chioldi (Germont)

Southwest winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions 1995

The Metropolitan Opera’s annual singing competition, started in 1954 and now known as the Laffont Competition, is designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in the development of their careers.

Michael Chioldi as Marcello in 2021's La Bohème. © Sunny Marini.

Joo Won Kang (Germont)

First prize, McCammon Voice Competition 2014

The McCammon Voice Competition is a prestigious showcase of young singers hosted biannually by Fort Worth Opera.

Joo Won Kang as Dandini in 2019's Cinderella. © Philip Newton.

† = Seattle Opera debut

La traviata runs May 6–21 at McCaw Hall. Tickets and info at seattleopera.org/traviata.