THE WINNERS OF THE 7th EDITION

 

 

                                            

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1st JURY AWARD

Anna Harvey, mezzo-soprano, UK

 

                                             

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2nd JURY AWARD

Aytaj Shikhalizada, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan

 

                                              

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3rd JURY AWARD and AUDIENCE AWARD 

Serena Sáenz Molinero, soprano, Spain

 

                                               

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We are happy to announce that the following candidates have been selected for the finals of Paris Opera Competition 7th edition:

 

Maria Brea, soprano, Venezuela

 

William Desbiens, baritone, Canada

 

Anna Harvey, mezzo-soprano, UK

 

George Vîrban, tenor, Romania

 

Maria Carla Pino Cury, soprano, Chile

 

Serena Sáenz Molinero, soprano, Spain

 

Luke Scott, baritone, UK

 

Aytaj Shikhalizada, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan

 

Deniz Uzun, mezzo-soprano, Germany


 

JURY of PARIS OPERA COMPETITION's 7th edition

 

Anne Solveig-Blanchard – Artistic Director of the International Festival international of Romantic and Baroque Opera of Beaune

Julien Benhamou – Artistic Administrator of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, artistic adisor of L'Instant Lyrique

Damia Carbonell Nicolau – Director of artistic administration of the National Dutch Opera

John Fiore – Conductor 

Sophie Joyce – Casting Director of the Opéra National de Paris

Michel Franck – General Director of the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 

Alain Lanceron - President of Warner Classics & Erato 

Erik Malmquist- Casting Director of the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich

Richard Martet – Editor-in-chief of Opéra Magazine

Laurent Pelly – Stage Director 

Matthias Schulz – General Director of the Berlin Staatsoper unter Den Linden

Ludmila Talikova – Director of the Opera Department of the Bolshoi Theatre 

Eric Vigié – Stage Director, General Director of the Opera of Lausanne

Rolando Villazón – Opera singer 

Evamaria Wieser – Casting Director of the Salzburg Festival and casting consultant for the Opera of Chicago