<p>[Metropolitan</a> Opera Winners Named](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/arts/music/24arts-WINNERSNAMED_BRF.html?ref=arts]Metropolitan”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/arts/music/24arts-WINNERSNAMED_BRF.html?ref=arts)</p>
<p>[Young</a> Singers Await Their Big Moment at the Met](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/nyregion/22sing.html?ref=nyregion]Young”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/nyregion/22sing.html?ref=nyregion)</p>
<p>[Costanzo</a> '04 wins Metropolitan Opera competition - The Daily Princetonian](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/02/27/22920/]Costanzo”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/02/27/22920/)</p>
<p>Anthony Costanzo 04 can sing as high as many women can and do it much, much better than most people.</p>
<p>Costanzo, a countertenor, took a major step toward an opera career when he was selected last Sunday as one of the four winners of the 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Costanzo, who was a semifinalist in the 2008 competition, was chosen based on his performance in the Grand Finals Concert, in which he was accompanied by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.</p>
<p>You work really hard on these arias, and to think of performing them with the orchestra on that stage, its a dream come true, Costanzo said. I was just thrilled and honored to be chosen and excited to connect Princeton to the arts. (continued)</p>
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<p>Those interested in the arts at Princeton can find more information at the following site:</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> - Lewis Center for the Arts](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/arts/index.xml]Welcome”>Lewis Center for the Arts - Princeton in service of the imagination)</p>