Death by Aria

Death By Aria is an elimination-based vocal competition for opera singers from all over the USA who come to Utah each summer to perform operas and receive training with Utah Lyric Opera. The competition is an audience participation event, designed to encourage singers to find ways to appeal to the non-opera goer. Judges from all walks of life (EXCEPT MUSIC), and the audience will advance or reject singers as they perform opera arias in 3 rounds of elimination. The last one standing takes home cash and prizes, while the rest suffer death by aria.