Tenor
Bryan Hymel has joined a rather distinguished group of singers in
receiving the eighth annual Beverly Sills Artist Award for young
singers. Overseen by the Metropolitan Opera, named for the famed
vocalist/arts administrator, funded by an endowment gift from the late
Agnes Varis, the $50,000 award is for singers between ages 25 and 40 who
are considered "extraordinarily gifted" and have already sung a major
role at the Met.
Hymel made his house debut earlier this season, a last-minute replacement for Marcello Giordani singing Aeneas in Berlioz's Les Troyens. Ultimately,
he took over the full run (including the HD broadcast), when Giordani
decided to "retire" the role from his repertoire. It was a stroke of
luck for Hymel, and his debut was a triumph.
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