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Luana DeVol
Luana DeVol (born 1943 in San Mateo, California) is an American operatic soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Ortrud in April 2007 in Wagner's "Lohengrin". The production was broadcast internationally on April 29, 2007. She was named "Singer of the Year" in 1997 and 2000 by the German opera magazine "Opernwelt".
Early life and education.
DeVol graduated from Capuchino High School in San Bruno, California, where she grew up, and attended the College of San
Klaudia Taev Competition
The Klaudia Taev Competition is a competition for young opera singers. It is a main event of the Pärnu Opera Music Festival PromFest. The Competition has been named after a local legendary singing teacher Klaudia Taev. The first Competition was held in year 1996 and since 2001 it takes place biannually.
Among others Barbara Hendricks, Edda Moser, Dolora Zajick, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Ileana Cotrubas, Karan Armstrong, Luana DeVol, Sergei Leiferkus and Irina Arkhipova have been the jury members of the