Viveka Saravanan

• 2024 YoungArts National Award Winner
• 1st Place Winner of NATS Cal-Western 2024: Classical Division
• 1st Place Winner of the Southern California Schmidt Vocal Competition.
• 1st Place Winner of NATS-LA 2023: Classical Division
• Co-Program Director of OCSA's CS Music High School Showcase Team.
• 1st Place Winner of the Butler University Vocal Competition 2023.
• Top Prize & 1st place winner of the 2022 International Grande Music Competition.
• Finalist and Winner of the "Most Promising Sophomore" award of the Schmidt Vocal Competition 2022.
• Chosen to perform in Yamaha's 2023 US National Highlight Concert.
• Semi-Finalist of The Music Center's Spotlight Competition 2023.
• Semi-Finalist of OC Register's Artist of the Year.
• Finalist of the Schmidt Vocal Competition 2023.
• Special Recognition Award winner of Pacific Symphony's Opera Focus 2023.
• One of the select few chosen by NATS-LA to perform in the Winter Symposium Masterclass for world-renowned mezzo-soprano, Susan Graham.
• 3rd place winner of the 2023 Grand Prix International Finals.
• 1st place winner of the 2023 Grand Prix International Semi-Finals.
• Completion of Certificate of Merit Level 10 Voice Exam and Panel Award Winner.
• Completion of Certificate of Merit Level 10 Piano Exam.
• 2nd place winner of the American Protégé International Vocal Competition 2022.
• Winner of the 2022 CS Music Summer Feedback Competition.
• Grand Prize Winner of the 2021 MSMU Competition.
• NATS National Round Semi-Finalist 2022: Classical Division.
• CS Music Competition Semi-Finalist 2022: Classical Division.
• 1st place winner of NATS Cal-Western 2021: Classical
• 2nd place winner of NATS Cal-Western 2022: Classical
• 1st place winner of the 2022 Southern California Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition.
• 1st place winner of MTAC VOCE 2021 Regionals.
• 1st place winner of MTAC VOCE 2022 Regionals.
• 1st place alternate winner of MTAC VOCE 2022 State.
• 1st place winner of the 2022 Fullerton College Classical Vocal Competition.
• 1st place winner of the 2022 Vo-Cal Competition: Classical Division.
• 2nd place winner of 2022 South Coast Singer's Stars of Tomorrow Competition: Classical Division.
• 3rd place winner of 2023 South Coast Singer's Stars of Tomorrow Competition: Classical Division.
• 2nd place winner of NATS-LA 2021: Classical Division
• 2nd place winner of NATS-LA 2022: Classical Division
• 2nd place winner of NATS-LA 2022: Musical Theatre Division.
• 2nd place winner of the 2022 Grand Prix International Semi-Finals.
• Honorable Mention in the American Virtuoso International Music Competition 2022.
• Merit award winner of The Music Center’s Spotlight Competition 2022.
• Merit award winner of Pacific Symphony's Opera Focus Competition 2022.
• Honorable Mention in the 2022 Vo-Cal Competition: Musical Theater Division.
• Hal Leonard Vocal Competition 2022: Art Song Division Finalist
• Hal Leonard Vocal Competition 2022: Musical Theater Division Finalist
• Performed for renowned soprano Milena Kitic, on behalf of OCSA's Classical Voice Conservatory.
• Performed for renowned baritone Matthew Worth, on behalf of OCSA's Classical Voice Conservatory.

Viveka Saravanan is a sophomore at Northwestern University pursuing a double major in Voice & Opera Performance and Music Education with a minor in Arts Administration. A soprano, she studies voice under the expertise of Pamela Hinchman and has over 10 years of performance experience. Viveka has won several competitions including YoungArts, OC Register’s Artist of the Year, International Grande, Mount Saint Mary's University (MSMU) competition for solo voice, MTAC VOCE, Southern California Philharmonic Young Artist Concerto Competition, NATS Cal-Western, American Protégé, Vo-Cal, and Schmidt Vocal Competition. In addition, Viveka has also sung in masterclasses for world-renowned singers including mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, soprano Deborah Voigt, and soprano Cecilia Violetta López. Viveka was selected and attended Summer Intensive ArtsBridge: ArtSong, the Washington National Opera (WNO) Institute, Schmidt Vocal Intensive, and most recently La Musica Lirica. She has also served as co-program director of the Orange County School of the Arts’ CS Music Showcase Team since 2021 and was recently featured in the Fall 2022 issue of the Classical Singer magazine. She has also served as assistant conductor of the Orange County School of the Arts’ (OCSA) Concert Choir from 2023-2024. At Northwestern, Saravanan is a member of the Renaissance Singers, and the renowned South Asian acapella group Brown Sugar. Saravanan was a part of OCSA’s production of Die Fledermaus as Rosalinda, The Impresario as Madame Herz, and Northwestern University Opera Theater’s production of Die Fledermaus as Adele, Albert Herring as Cis, L’incoronazione di Poppea as Amore (cover), and La Musica Lirica’s production of L’elisir d’amore as Adina (cover).