(Credit:  ECP Winner Sonja Herranen – Emma Brown Photography) The Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition for Sopranos and Mezzo-sopranos announce its 2023 winners. Finnish soprano Sonja Herranen took home the first prize of 15,000 pounds.  while Ukrainian soprano Inna Husieva went home with the second prize and the Audience Prize. Finally, British mezzo Claire Barnett-Jones took home the third {…}

The 2023 Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition will take place in London at Wigmore Hall. Established in 2014 through the legacy left by South African Dramatic Soprano Elizabeth Connell, the competition provides financial support for aspiring dramatic female singers under the age of 35. This year’s record-breaking amount of £37,000 in total will be divvied among the six finalists. {…}

The 2021 Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition has announced its winners. The competition, which is open to mezzo-sopranos and sopranos between ages 25 – 34, was held online for the first time after having to cancel the 2020 competition and a live version of the 2021 competition. The winners include Russian soprano Oksana Sekerina, Norwegian soprano Sigrid Bøe, Australian {…}