Nicholas Newton wins 2025 Marian Anderson Vocal Award

Washington National Opera has bestowed upon Nicholas Newton the 2025 Marian Anderson Vocal Award, named for the groundbreaking African American contralto. This award recognizes a young American singer in opera, oratorio, or recital repertory and is given annually by the Kennedy Center, offering its winner a cash prize, a residency at Washington’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and a recital presented by Washington National Opera.