The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts andWashington National Opera (WNO) today announced that countertenor John Holiday isthe 2017 winner of the Marian Anderson Vocal Award. The Award, which honorstrailblazing contralto Marian Anderson’s personal and humanitarian achievements,celebrates excellence in performance by recognizing a young American singer who hasachieved initial professional success in the vocal arts and who exhibits promise for asignificant career. In addition to receiving a $10,000 cash prize, Holiday will perform arecital on Thursday, February 15, 2018 in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater and willestablish an educational residency at the opera workshop program of Washington’sDuke Ellington School of the Arts.