A total of $70,000 is being shared by 10 young American recipients of this year's annual grants from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation.
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The Richard Tucker Award of $25,000 goes to opera singer-soprano Renee Fleming. Grants of $5,000 each were awarded to sopranos Ruth Ann Swenson and Angela Randell; mezzo-sopranos Susan Graham, Emily Manhart, Camellia Johnson and Denyce Graves; bass-baritone Alan J. Held; tenor John T. Keyes and baritone Mark Oswald. The 15-year-old foundation also funds several young artist programs around the country.