Indiana University soprano Kiri Deonarine won the Tri-State Regional Round of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions on Sunday at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, beating a field that included two University of Kentucky singers.

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Mezzo-soprano Andrea Trusty of Ezel, Ky., who advanced out of the Kentucky District auditions in November, finished in third place and won $500.

UK soprano Amanda Balltrip and countertenor Chris Conley competed but did not finish in the money.

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Deonarine is the daughter of acclaimed baritone Kim Josephson. She will compete in the national semi-finals at the Metropolitan Opera Feb. 15. Winners in that round will advance to the national finals, a public concert Feb. 22 in which judges will award up to five singers $15,000 each. The Enquirer link above includes video from the competition.