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Thank you to everyone who voted. The poll has closed and you've chosen soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, from New York's Metropolitan Opera, as your favorite singer in Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' opera sing-off! Wendy will receive a special Cruise Critic Members' Choice Award.
Who did the judges choose? Click here to watch video footage of the onboard awards ceremony as well as performances from all rounds of the competition!
And remember: You can enter to win prizes through 5 p.m. EST on November 7; click here for info.
Betty Allison
Soprano
Canadian Opera Company
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Wendy Bryn Harmer
Soprano
The Metropolitan Opera
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Maria Virginia Savastano*
Soprano
Opera National de Paris
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* Did not perform in all rounds due to laryngitis
The poll has closed and you've chosen soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, from New York's Metropolitan Opera, as your favorite singer in Hapag-Lloyd Cruises' opera sing-off! Wendy will receive a special Cruise Critic Members' Choice Award.
Have you entered to enter win classical music prizes, including backstage opera house tours, tickets to concert performances and DVD's? These drawings are open to legal residents of the U.S., U.K. and Canada (except for Quebec province) through 5 p.m. EST on November 7.
The onboard competition, called Stella Maris (Latin for "Stars of the High Seas"), showcased young stars on the rise from opera houses in New York, Toronto, Hamburg, Dresden, Zurich, London, Milan and Paris. The cruise on Europa, which is celebrating its 10th birthday, departed from Venice on October 25 and ended in Barcelona on November 4; the sailing (like many on Europa) was bilingual (German/English) to ensure English-speaking passengers feel comfortable from the moment they step onboard.
The young artists performed on stage in front of 400 guests, and an internationally acknowledged professional judging panel for prizes (the competition's creative director is award-winning Canadian tenor Michael Schade). After every audition, the judging panel and guests voted. At the end of the multi-night competition, three winners were announced at a gala concert and awarded prizes.
Thank you to everyone who voted. The 
