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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Finalists of Paris Opera Competition 2022
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