Pop Star to Opera Star (U.S. TV series)

Following the cancellation of the British version, Pop Star to Opera Star launched in the United States by the middle of 2016.
In November 2018, the U.S. version was renewed for a fourth season. The producers hope to make season 5.
==Format==
Just like the British version, the American version features members of the pop music community finding new talent in opera. The contestants have to perform with one of the two kinds of microphones: a headset mic, or the operatic mic similar to what you see in performances by operatic groups like The Three Tenors. Each contestant is accompanied by a 40-piece symphony orchestra under the direction of an unknown person. The performances are done live, for which the contestants hope to impress the public, who decides which singer stays in the competition. Each performance is shown both live on television and in front of a live studio audience. The two singers with the fewest public votes are in the bottom two and get the chance to sing again, however their previous performance are "forgiven and forgotten" and the judges vote based on their sing-off performance who should stay and go. During season 1, if the judges vote went to a tie, it would go down to the public vote. Starting from season 2 however, the head judge decides who stays in the competition after the sing off, if it's a tie. However, if the judges vote against the contestant to stay in the competition they will be eliminated. A proportion of the revenue from the telephone votes is donated to a local charity.
==Judges and presenters==
Once the show had been announced, there was a lot of speculation over who would be part of the judging panel. However, it was later confirmed that the judges would be Australian-American soprano Mary-Jean O'Doherty Basmadjian and America's Got Talent 2008 winner Neal E. Boyd, who would mentor the contestants. Canadian-American multigenre singer Rufus Wainwright was also confirmed to be a judge critic, who would judge each contestant's performances only and not mentor the acts. All the judges critique each performance. Mark S. Doss replaced Boyd starting from season 2.
O'Doherty and Doss mentor the acts, training the pop stars in the art of opera singing; bringing them out their comfort zone and training them to sing in an operatic voice.
After season 1, it was confirmed that Neal E. Boyd would not be returning as a judge and would instead be replaced by Mark S. Doss.
==Season 1 (2016)==
The first season began on September 23, 2016 and ended on October 28.
===Contestants===
Name 	Solo/Group/Band 	Status
Nick Fradiani 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 1)
Cassadee Pope 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 2)
Rod Michael 	Soloist/B3 	Eliminated (Week 3)
Jordan Smith 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 4)
Tessanne Chin 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 5)
Adrienne Bailon	Soloist/The Cheetah Girls	Third place (Week 5)
Naturi Naughton	Soloist/3LW 	Runner-up (Week 6)
Gregory Raposo 	Soloist/Dream Street 	Winner (Week 6)
===Episodes===
;Week 1 (September 23, 2016)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Rod Michael 	"La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto 	Safe
2 	Tessanne Chin 	"Der Hölle Rache" from The Magic Flute 	Safe
3 	Nick Fradiani 	"Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore 	Eliminated
4 	Adrienne Bailon	"Habanera" from Carmen 	Safe
5 	Jordan Smith 	"Non più andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro 	Safe
6 	Cassadee Pope 	"Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" from Samson and Delilah	Bottom two
7 	Gregory Raposo 	"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville 	Fan favorite
8 	Naturi Naughton	"Lascia ch'io pianga" from Rinaldo 	Safe
;Week 2 (September 30, 2016)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Rod Michael 	"Madamina, il catalogo è questo" from Don Giovanni	Bottom two
2 	Tessanne Chin 	"Quando me'n vo'" from La bohème 	Safe
3 	Adrienne Bailon	"Frühlingsstimmen" by Bertha Schwarz 	Safe
4 	Jordan Smith 	"Nessun dorma" from Turandot 	Safe
5 	Cassadee Pope 	"Casta Diva" from Norma 	Eliminated
6 	Gregory Raposo 	"È la solita storia del pastore" from L'arlesiana 	Safe
7 	Naturi Naughton	"Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly 	Fan favorite
;Week 3 (October 7, 2016)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Tessanne Chin 	"La mamma morta" from Andrea Chénier 	Safe
2 	Rod Michael 	"E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca 	Eliminated
3 	Adrienne Bailon	"Ombra mai fu" from Serse 	Safe
4 	Jordan Smith 	"Ch'ella mi creda" from La fanciulla del West	Bottom two
5 	Gregory Raposo 	"No puede ser" from La tabernera del puerto 	Safe
6 	Naturi Naughton	"Sombre forêt" from William Tell 	Fan favorite
;Week 4 (October 14, 2016)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Naturi Naughton	"Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!" from Il curioso indiscreto	Fan favorite
2 	Jordan Smith 	"Ella giammai m'amò" from Don Carlos 	Eliminated
3 	Tessanne Chin 	"Mein Herr Marquis" from Die Fledermaus 	Safe
4 	Gregory Raposo 	"Va tacito e nascosto" from Giulio Cesare 	Safe
5 	Adrienne Bailon	"Popoli di Tessaglia!" by Aloysia Weber 	Bottom two
;Week 5 (Semi-Final - October 21, 2016)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Tessanne Chin 	"Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from The Tales of Hoffmann	Eliminated
2 	Gregory Raposo 	"Amor, vida de mi vida" from Maravilla 	Safe
3 	Adrienne Bailon	"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi 	3rd place
4 	Naturi Naughton	"Oh, Had I Jubal's Lyre" from Joshua 	Fan favorite
;Week 6 (Final - October 28, 2016)
Order	Artist 	Song
1 	Gregory Raposo 	"O du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhäuser
2 	Naturi Naughton 	"Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot
3 	Gregory Raposo & Neal E. Boyd 	"Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci
4 	Naturi Naughton & Mary-Jean O'Doherty 	"Duo des fleurs" from Lakmé
5 	Gregory Raposo, Neal E. Boyd, Naturi Naughton, Mary-Jean O'Doherty	"Coro di Zingari" from Il trovatore
Final Duel
Artist 	Result
Naturi Naughton	Runner-up
Gregory Raposo 	Winner
===Ratings===
Pop Star to Opera Star 2016 consolidated viewership and adjusted position
Episode 	Original airdate 	Timeslot 	Viewers(millions)	Share	Night Rank
"Week 1" 	September 23, 2016	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 2" 	September 30, 2016	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 3" 	October 7, 2016 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 4" 	October 14, 2016 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 5 (Semi-Final)"	October 21, 2016 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Season Finale" 	October 28, 2016 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
==Season 2 (2017)==
The second season began on August 11, 2017 and ended on September 15. This was also the first season for which fellow judge Neal E. Boyd was replaced by someone else on the judging panel, and that replacement was baritone Mark S. Doss.
===Contestants===
Name 	Solo/Group/Band 	Status
Jermaine Paul 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 1)
Chloe Kohanski 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 2)
Sunshine Becker	Soloist/Furthur 	Eliminated (Week 3)
Tate Stevens 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 4)
Frankie Ballard	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 5)
Brenda Bennett 	Soloist/Vanity 6 	Third place (Week 5)
Ashley Roberts 	Soloist/The Pussycat Dolls	Runner-up (Week 6)
Chris Syler 	Soloist 	Winner (Week 6)
===Episodes===
;Week 1 (August 11, 2017)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Ashley Roberts 	"Je veux vivre" from Roméo et Juliette 	Safe
2 	Chris Syler 	"La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto 	Fan favorite
3 	Sunshine Becker	"Tu che le vanità" from Don Carlos 	Safe
4 	Jermaine Paul 	"O du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhäuser 	Eliminated
5 	Tate Stevens 	"Amor, vida de mi vida" from Maravilla 	Safe
6 	Chloe Kohanski 	"La mamma morta" from Andrea Chénier 	Bottom two
7 	Brenda Bennett 	"Popoli di Tessaglia!" by Aloysia Weber 	Safe
8 	Frankie Ballard	"Madamina, il catalogo è questo" from Don Giovanni	Safe
;Week 2 (August 18, 2017)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Tate Stevens 	"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville	Safe
2 	Chloe Kohanski 	"Mein Herr Marquis" from Die Fledermaus 	Eliminated
3 	Brenda Bennett 	"Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot 	Fan favorite
4 	Frankie Ballard	"Di quella pira" from Il trovatore 	Safe
5 	Ashley Roberts 	"Panis Angelicus" from Messe à trois voix 	Safe
6 	Chris Syler 	"Toreador Song" from Carmen 	Safe
7 	Sunshine Becker	"Sombre forêt" from William Tell 	Bottom two
;Week 3 (August 25, 2017)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Ashley Roberts 	"La pastorella delle Alpi" from Soirées musicales	Safe
2 	Tate Stevens 	"Ecco il mondo" from Mefistofele 	Bottom two
3 	Chris Syler 	"Non più andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro 	Fan favorite
4 	Brenda Bennett 	"La Danza" by Gioachino Rossini 	Safe
5 	Sunshine Becker	"Della crudele Isotta" from L'elisir d'amore 	Eliminated
6 	Frankie Ballard	"Tre giorni son che Nina" by Pergolesi 	Safe
;Week 4 (September 1, 2017)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Ashley Roberts 	"Vissi d'arte" from Tosca 	Safe
2 	Tate Stevens 	"Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" from The Land of Smiles	Eliminated
3 	Chris Syler 	"Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci 	Fan favorite
4 	Brenda Bennett 	"Lascia ch'io pianga" from Rinaldo 	Safe
5 	Frankie Ballard	"È la solita storia del pastore" from L'arlesiana 	Bottom two
;Week 5 (Semi-Final - September 8, 2017)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Ashley Roberts 	"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi	Safe
2 	Chris Syler 	"Nessun dorma" from Turandot 	Fan favorite
3 	Brenda Bennett 	"Oh, Had I Jubal's Lyre" from Joshua 	3rd place
4 	Frankie Ballard	"Torna ai felici dì" form Le Villi 	Eliminated
;Week 6 (Final - September 15, 2017)
Order	Artist 	Song
1 	Ashley Roberts 	"Der Hölle Rache" from The Magic Flute
2 	Chris Syler 	"Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore
3 	Ashley Roberts & Mark S. Doss 	"Glück das mir verblieb" from Die tote Stadt
4 	Chris Syler & Mary-Jean O'Doherty 	"Un dì, felice, eterea" from La traviata
5 	Chris Syler, Mark S. Doss, Ashley Roberts, Mary-Jean O'Doherty	"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana
Final Duel
Artist 	Result
Chris Syler 	Winner
Ashley Roberts	Runner-up
===Ratings===
Pop Star to Opera Star 2017 consolidated viewership and adjusted position
Episode 	Original airdate 	Timeslot 	Viewers(millions)	Share	Night Rank
"Week 1" 	August 11, 2017 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 2" 	August 18, 2017 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 3" 	August 25, 2017 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 4" 	September 1, 2017 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 5 (Semi-Final)"	September 8, 2017 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Season Finale" 	September 15, 2017	Friday 9:30	 	 	
==Season 3 (2018)==
The third season began on September 14, 2018 and ended on October 19.
===Contestants===
Name 	Solo/Group/Band 	Status
Mario Barrett 	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 1)
Penny Ford 	Klymaxx 	Eliminated (Week 2)
Linda Perry 	Soloist/4 Non Blondes 	Eliminated (Week 3)
Lance Bass 	Soloist/NSYNC 	Eliminated (Week 4)
Jason Champion	Soloist/Men at Large 	Eliminated (Week 5)
Alisan Porter 	Soloist 	Third place (Week 5)
Chris Blue 	Soloist 	Runner-up (Week 6)
Carmit Bachar 	Soloist/The Pussycat Dolls	Winner (Week 6)
===Episodes===
;Week 1 (September 14, 2018)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Mario Barrett 	"È la solita storia del pastore" from L'arlesiana	Eliminated
2 	Chris Blue 	"Torna ai felici dì" form Le Villi 	Safe
3 	Penny Ford 	"La Danza" by Gioachino Rossini 	Bottom two
4 	Lance Bass 	"Nessun dorma" from Turandot 	Safe
5 	Jason Champion	"Ecco il mondo" from Mefistofele 	Safe
6 	Alisan Porter 	"Bist du bei mir" from Diomedes 	Safe
7 	Linda Parry 	"Frühlingsstimmen" by Bertha Schwarz 	Safe
8 	Carmit Bachar 	"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi 	Fan favorite
;Week 2 (September 21, 2018)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Lance Bass 	"Non più andrai" from The Marriage of Figaro	Safe
2 	Alisan Porter 	"Ah, perfido!" by Beethoven 	Fan favorite
3 	Jason Champion	"Toreador Song" from Carmen 	Safe
4 	Chris Blue 	"Amor, vida de mi vida" from Maravilla 	Safe
5 	Carmit Bachar 	"Mein Herr Marquis" from Die Fledermaus 	Safe
6 	Penny Ford 	"Sombre forêt" from William Tell 	Eliminated
7 	Linda Perry 	"Casta Diva" from Norma 	Bottom two
;Week 3 (September 28, 2018)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Chris Blue 	"O du mein holder Abendstern" from Tannhäuser	Safe
2 	Alisan Porter 	"Quando me'n vo'" from La bohème 	Safe
3 	Linda Perry 	"Der Wein" by Alban Berg 	Eliminated
4 	Lance Bass 	"Or che il dover" by Mozart 	Bottom two
5 	Jason Champion	"Recondita armonia" from Tosca 	Safe
6 	Carmit Bachar 	"Popoli di Tessaglia!" by Aloysia Weber 	Fan favorite
;Week 4 (October 5, 2018)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Jason Champion	"O, wie will ich triumphieren" from Die Entführung 	Bottom two
2 	Alisan Porter 	"La mamma morta" from Andrea Chénier 	Safe
3 	Chris Blue 	"Possente spirto" from L'Orfeo 	Safe
4 	Lance Bass 	"La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto 	Eliminated
5 	Carmit Bachar 	"Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from The Tales of Hoffmann	Fan favorite
;Week 5 (Semi-Final - October 12, 2018)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Alisan Porter 	"Oh, Had I Jubal's Lyre" from Joshua 	3rd place
2 	Jason Champion	"No puede ser" from La tabernera del puerto	Eliminated
3 	Carmit Bachar 	"Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide 	Fan favorite
4 	Chris Blue 	"Di quella pira" from Il trovatore 	Safe
;Week 6 (Final - October 19, 2018)
Order	Artist 	Song
1 	Carmit Bachar 	"O prêtes de Baal" from Le prophète
2 	Chris Blue 	"Piangi, sì, piangi" from Risurrezione
3 	Carmit Bachar & Mary-Jean O'Doherty 	"Flower Duet" from Lakmé
4 	Chris Blue & Mark S. Doss 	"Au fond du temple saint" from Les pêcheurs de perles
5 	Carmit Bachar, Mary-Jean O'Doherty, Chris Blue, Mark S. Doss	"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana
Final Duel
Artist 	Result
Carmit Bachar	Winner
Chris Blue 	Runner-up
===Ratings===
Pop Star to Opera Star 2018 consolidated viewership and adjusted position
Episode 	Original airdate 	Timeslot 	Viewers(millions)	Share	Night Rank
"Week 1" 	September 14, 2018	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 2" 	September 21, 2018	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 3" 	September 28, 2018	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 4" 	October 5, 2018 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Week 5 (Semi-Final)"	October 12, 2018 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
"Season Finale" 	October 19, 2018 	Friday 9:30	 	 	
==Season 4 (2019)==
The fourth season began on October 4, 2019.
===Contestants===
Name 	Solo/Group/Band 	Status
Jessica Simpson	Soloist 	Eliminated (Week 1)
Gabe Saporta 	Soloist/Cobra Starship 	Eliminated (Week 2)
Aundrea Fimbres	Soloist/Danity Kane 	TBA
David Cook 	Soloist/American Idol 2009 winner	TBA
JC Chavez 	Soloist/*NSYNC 	TBA
Josh Henderson 	Soloist/Scene 23 	TBA
Normani Kordei 	Soloist/Fifth Harmony 	TBA
Rozanda Thomas 	Soloist/TLC 	TBA
===Episodes===
;Week 1 (October 4, 2019)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Rozanda Thomas 	"Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from The Tales of Hoffmann	Safe
2 	JC Chavez 	"O, wie will ich triumphieren" from Die Entführung 	Safe
3 	Aundrea Fimbres	"Mein Herr Marquis" from Die Fledermaus 	Safe
4 	Gabe Saporta 	"No puede ser" from La tabernera del puerto 	Bottom two
5 	Josh Henderson 	"Toreador Song" from Carmen 	Safe
6 	Jessica Simpson	"Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide 	Eliminated
7 	David Cook 	"La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto 	Safe
8 	Normani Kordei 	"Quando me'n vo'" from La bohème 	Fan favorite
;Week 2 (October 11, 2019)
Order	Artist 	Song 	Results
1 	Rozanda Thomas 	"O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi 	Fan favorite
2 	David Cook 	"Amor, vida de mi vida" from Maravilla 	Safe
3 	Josh Henderson 	"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville 	Safe
4 	Normandi Kordei	"Frühlingsstimmen" by Bertha Schwarz 	Safe
5 	Aundrea Fimbres	"Popoli di Tessaglia!" by Aloysia Weber 	Safe
6 	Gabe Saporta 	"Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore 	Eliminated
7 	JC Chavez 	"Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" from The Land of Smiles	Bottom two
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