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LOS ANGELES — An American soprano singer and a Ukrainian pianist have won top honors at a competition that combines elements of “American Idol” and classical music.
Leah Crocetto, 29, a first-year fellow with the San Francisco opera, won the $50,000 first prize in the vocal portion of the third annual Jose Iturbi International Music Competition at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Dmitri Levkovich, also 29, won the $50,000 first prize in the piano competition. He also won a separate $3,000 award known as the Spanish prize. The Associated Press
