Canadian soprano Andriana Chuchman, who made her Company debut as Mary Hatch in Jake Heggie’s It’s a Wonderful Life last fall, was named “2019 Emerging Star of the Year” based on a popular vote conducted online at sfopera.com from July 9–July 31, 2019. As winner of the competition, now in its fourth year, Chuchman receives a $10,000 cash prize.