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April 29, 2015 – Soprano Diane Kalinowski, who teaches voice at Allegheny College, was awarded three of the top 10 prizes at the 27th annual vocal competition held by the Annapolis Opera on April 25 and 26. Kalinowski advanced through a field of 30 semifinalists and eight finalists to win the Marie E. Crump Memorial Award, the Director/Conductor Grand Prize Winner Award and the Victoria Waidner and Felix Rosario Memorial Audience Choice Award.

Last fall Kalinowski was one of only five sopranos worldwide selected to compete in the finals for the 2014 Elizabeth Connell Prize in Sydney, Australia. She won a spot in the final five after her performance in the competition’s semifinals, which were held at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

Kalinowski is also the 2014 winner of the American Opera Idol Award from Connecticut Concert Opera, a winner of the Alfredo Silipigni Vocal Competition at the New Jersey State Opera and a grand prize winner of the Rochester Lyric Opera LaDue Professional Recital Competition.

A native of Cochranton, she began her study of voice with Vicki Jamison, instructor of music at Allegheny College, and continues to coach with Vicki Jamison and Professor Emeritus of Music Ward Jamison.

She received her master’s of music in opera from the University of Kansas while singing as a soprano apprentice with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and received her bachelor’s of music in vocal performance from Mercyhurst University.

Kalinowski has been a voice instructor at Allegheny College since 2011.