You were invited to participate in the third contest edition of Paris Opera Competition, with the Orchestre Pasdeloup, conducted by Philippe Hui, at the Salle Gaveau on the 24th January 2014 at 19.30.
Winners
Prizes for the General Competition
First Prize : Omo BELLO, soprano, France-Nigeria
Second Prize : Johan CHOI, baryton, South Korea
Third Prize : Maria KATAEVA, mezzo-soprano, Russia
Prizes for the French 19th century Opera repertoire
Prize for the best female singer : Omo BELLO, soprano, France-Nigeria
Prize for the best male singer : Johan CHOI, baryton, South Korea
Prize for the best "Young hopeful"
Jamez McCORKLE, baryton USA
for an artist, male or female, less than 24 years old
Public Prizes
Male Public Prize : Omo BELLO, soprano, France-Nigeria
Female Public Prize : Johan CHOI, baryton, South Korea
Panel of Judges
Christophe Bezzone, Artistic Director Planning and Production at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Bruxelles
Gus Christie, Executive Chairman of Glyndebourne Productions Ltd
Sophie de Lint, Director of Opera of Zurich
Thierry Fouquet, General Director of Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, France
Michel Franck, General Director of Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris
Robert Koerner, Artistic Director of Opéra National de Lyon
Grégoire Legendre, General Director of Opera de Quebec, Canada
Richard Martet, Director of Opera Magazine
Tobias Richter, General Director of the Grand Théâtre de Genève
Christoph Seuferle, General Director of Deutsche Oper Berlin
Sabine Vatin, Artistic Advisor Théâtre du Châtelet
Dmitry Vdovin, Artistic Director Young Artist Program of the Bolshoï Theatre, Russia
Andrejs Zagars, General Director of the Latvian National Opera in Riga
Pierre Vernes, President of PARIS OPERA COMPETITION