Maestro
"James K. McCully served
as judge of the Metropolitan Opera National Council
Auditions. The other judges on that occasion were Bernard
LeFort, Artistic Director of the Paris Opera. The winner,
now Metropolitan Opera soprano Jan Grissom, studied with
Elena Nikolaidi."
Dr. Leland Fox, OPERA
JOURNAL, editor
The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
"I have been asked by James K. McCully to provide a letter
confirming his participation as a judge of the National
Opera Association Vocal Competition. Mr. McCully shared
responsibilities of adjudication with me and with Miss Irma
Cooper of the American Institute of Musical Studies." (The
winner, now Metropolitan Opera soprano Dana Beth Miller)
George Shirley
The Metropolitan Opera, International Artist |