{"id":16802,"date":"2014-07-31T14:57:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T04:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=16802"},"modified":"2014-07-31T14:57:34","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T04:57:34","slug":"16802","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=16802","title":{"rendered":"IFAC Singing Competition Announces Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16803\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Untitled6-219x240.png\" width=\"219\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five finalists have been selected from eleven semi-finalists to compete in this year\u2019s IFAC Australian Singing Competition.<\/p>\n<p>The finalists who are all under 26, are sopranos Kate Amos and Anna Voshege form Victoria, from Western Australia, sopranos Samantha Clarke and Corinne Cowling and New Zealand soprano Isabella Moore.<\/p>\n<p>The five finalists will compete in the Finals Concert accompanied by the Australian Opera &amp; Ballet Orchestra conducted by Maestro Johannes Fritzsch. 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