1936-37
Monte Carlo Ballet; Rethberg and Pinza; National Symphony
1937-38
Salzburg Opera; National Symphony; Cigna; Nathan Milstein, violinist;
Luboshutz & Nemenoff, duo pianists
1938-39 ($6,900)
Kirsten Flagstad, soprano; John Charles Thomas, baritone; Argentinita,
Spanish dancer; Rudolph Serkin, pianist
1939-40
($5,500)
Cincinnati Symphony; Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo; Erica Morina,
violinist
1940-41
Cleveland Symphony; The Original Don Cossacks; Novotna & Carron,
vocal duo; Alec Templeton, pianist
1941-42
($5,450)
Melchior & Lehmann, vocal duo; National Symphony;
Joseph Szigeti, volinist; Hortense Monath, pianist
1942-43
($4,500)
Cleveland Symphony; Philadelphia Opera; Shaw & Braggiotti,
duo pianists
1943-44
($5,000)
Cleveland Symphony; Gladys Swarthout, soprano; Arthur
Rubinstein, pianist
1944-45
New York City Opera Company; Cleveland Symphony; Ezio Pinza, basso;
Blanche Thebom, mezzo soprano
1945-46
($7,250)
Markova-Dolin Ballet; Jan Peerce,tenor; National Symphony;
Eleanor Steber, soprano; Luboshutz & Nemenoff, duo
pianists
1946-47
National Male Quartet; Isaac Stern, violinist; Metropolitan
Artists Ensemble; Alexander Brailowsky, pianist; San
Francisco Symphony
1947-48
($6,350)
Claudio Arrau, pianist; Jussi Bjoerling, tenor;
Draper & Adler; Minneapolis Symphony
1948-49
($8,300)
Florence Quartararo, soprano; Indianapolis Symphony;
Thomas & Swarthout, vocal duo; Benno Moiseivistch,
pianist
1949-50 ($8,500)
Robert Merrill, baritone; Iva Kitchell, satirist;
Isaac Stern, violinist; Heidt & Conley, vocal
duo; St. Louis Symphony
1950-51
($7,650)
Astrid Varnay, soprano; Gregor Piatigorsky, cellist;
Houston Symphony; James Melton, tenor
1951-52
($7,450)
Der Fledermaus Light Opera; Mimi Benzell, soprano; Ferrante
& Teicher, duo pianists; Pittsburgh Symphony
1952-53
($11,250)
Indianapolis Symphony Ballet; Theatre Festival of Song; Vienna
Boys Choir; Jerome Hines, basso; National Operatic Sextet
1953-54
($10,450)
Detroit Symphony; Immortal Musicals; Gina Bauchauer, pianist;
Roberta Peters, soprano; Ana Maria Spanish Ballet;
Marais & Miranda, balladeers
1954-55
($7,000)
Leonard Warren; Nathan Milstein; St. Louis Symphony; American
Piano Trio
1955-56
($6,400)
Rise Stevens, Jacob Lateiner; Houston Symphony
1956-57
($5,250)
Joseph Schuster; Ferrante & Teicher, pianists; Robert
Founseville; Pittsburgh Symphony
1957-58 ($5,100)
Nadine Conner, soprano; Pittsburgh Sympbony; Aaron Rosand
1958-59
($9,900)
Richard Tucker, tenor; Robert Shaw Chorale; Minneapolis
Symphony; Jorge Bolet, pianlst
1959-60 ($9,250)
Blanche Thebom, mezzo-soprano; Zino Francescatti, violinist;
Pittsburgh Symphony; Theodore Lettvin (w/Pittsburgh); Claude
Frank
1960-61
($9,350)
Gina Bauchauer, pianist; Detroit Symphony; Cesare Siepi, basso;
Joann Freeman, Rosa Savoia, John Alexander, Val Patacchl (SSO
& opera)
1961-62
($8,150)
Jean Madeira, contralto; National Symphony; Jorge Bolet,
pianist; William Alton; William Masselos
1962-63
($8,100)
Jennie Tourel, mezzo soprano; Ruggerio Ricci, violinist;
Minneapolis Symphony; Augustus Anievas, Marguerite Willauer
("Tosca"); Lilian Kallir
1963-64
($9,000)
Jan Peerce, tenor; Byron Janis, pianist; Detroit
Symphony; Julian Olevsky
1964-65
($11,100)
Lorin Hollande, pianist; Tossy Spivakovsky, violinist;
Houston Symphony; John Alexander, Clifford Harvuot ("Rigolelto");
Leonard Pennario, pianist
1965-66
($9,250)
Phyllis Curtin, soprano; Ozan Marsh, pianist;
Minneapolis Symphony; Morley Meredith, baritone; Ivan
Davis
1966-67
($9,000)
Beverly Wolff, mezzo soprano; St. Louis Symphony; Claudio
Arrau, pianist; Susan Stan
1967-68
($8,900)
Mildred Miller, mezzo soprano; New Orleans Philharmonlc;
Guiomar Novaes, pianist
1968-69
(12,500)
Atlanta Symphony, Mary Costa, soprano; Robert Merrill,
baritone; Edward Vito, harpist
