PARIS OPERA COMPETITON

6th edition

Friday January 18th, 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

1st JURY AWARD, PRIZE "Claude Dassault"

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AUDIENCE PRIZE, PRIZE "Bochamp Avocats"

ILYA KUTYUKHIN, baritone, Russia

2nd JURY AWARD, PRIZE "Pierre Vernes"

JÉRÔME BOUTILLIER, baritone, France

3rd JURY AWARD

MÉLISSA PETIT, soprano, France

FINALISTS 2019 : 

Shan Huang, tenor, China

David Astorga, tenor, Costa Rica

Ilya Kutyukhin, baritone, Russia

Benjamin Lewis, baritone, UK

Jérôme Boutillier, baritone, France

Mélissa Petit, soprano, France

Julia Sitkovetsky, soprano, UK

Yaritza Veliz, soprano, Chile

Lilly Jørstad, mezzo-soprano, Norway

Zlata Khershberg, mezzo-soprano, Israel 

JURY  2019

Anne Blanchard, Artistic Director of Beaune baroque and romantic Opera Festival

Peter de Caluwe, General Director of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Fabrizio Maria Carminati, Conductor

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

Christophe Ghristi, Artistic Director of theThéâtre du Capitole de Toulouse  

Jean-Louis Grinda, General Director of the Opéra de Monte Carlo and of the Chorégies d’Orange 

Joan Matabosch, Artistic Director of the Teatro Real Madrid 

Richard Martet, Chief editor of Opera Magazine 

Pal Christian Moe, Casting consultant for the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera 

Laurent Pelly, Stage Director

Christoph Seuferle, Artistic Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin 

Dmitry Vdovin, Artistic Director of the Young Artist Program of the Bolshoi Theatre