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The University's Opera Theater was awarded first prize by the National Opera Association for its May 2003 production of Mozart's Don Giovanni.
Judges, who called the production "professional," praised the all-student orchestra and commented on the outstanding singing and acting of the principle players. PSU previously won a first prize in 2000 for its production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.
Video entries came from across the United States and judging was based on categories that included size of the university opera program, cost of sets and costumes, and the number of students versus professional guest artists in the cast and orchestra. PSU's Don Giovanni featured an all-student cast and orchestra and was sung in Italian. The production included Ruth Dobson, director of the PSU Opera Theater program, Keith Clark, conductor of the PSU Orchestra; and Sherrill Milnes, Metropolitan Opera baritone and artistic consultant to the production.
