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Ekaterine Buachidze & Mihai Damian Win 2025 Operalia Competition

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2025 winners. The first prize winners were Georgian mezzo-soprano Ekaterine Buachidze and Romanian baritone Mihai Damian. The second prize was awarded to American mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis and Armenian baritone Grisha Martirosyan. Russian soprano Samira Galimova and Italian tenor Dave Monaco won the third prize. The Birgit Nilsson Prize was given to mezzo-soprano Lewis and {…}

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Operalia Announces 2025 Finalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2025 finalists. Here is a look at the finalists in opera and zarzuela. The Finalists Opera are Nathan Bowles (tenor, USA), Ekaterine Buachidze (mezzo-soprano, Georgia), Mihai Damian (baritone, Romania), Samira Galimova (soprano, Russia), Alexander Grassauer (bass-baritone, Austria), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano, USA), Grisha Martirosyan (baritone, Armenia), Dave Monaco (tenor, Italy), William Thomas (bass, UK), Bo {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2025 Semi-Finalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced the 2025 Semi-Finalists. The semi-finalists in the Opera category are Amin Ahangaran (bass, Iran), Davide Battiniello (tenor, Italy), Nathan Bowles (tenor, USA), Ekaterine Buachidze (mezzo-soprano, Georgia), Mihai Damian (baritone, Romania), Aleksandra Domashchuk (soprano, Ukraine), Samira Galimova (soprano, Russia), Alexander Grassauer (bass-baritone, Austria), Geon Kim (baritone, South Korea), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano, USA), Grisha Martirosyan (baritone, Armenia), {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2025 Jury

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The Operalia Competition has announced the jury for 2025. The competition will be held from Oct. 20 to 26 at the Bulgarian Concert Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. This year’s jury will be led by Isamay Benavente (Artistic Director, Teatro de la Zarzuela Madrid), Sophie de Lint (Director, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam), Marta Domingo (Stage Director), Jonathan Friend (Artistic Advisor, Irish National {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2025 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2025 participants. Here are the singers who will compete for the top prize: Amin Ahangaran, bass, Iran Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia Davide Battiniello, tenor, Italy Nathan Bowles, tenor, USA Bozhidar Bozhkilov, bass, Bulgaria Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia Gabriela Celińska, mezzo-soprano, Poland Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania Inna Demenkova, soprano, Russia Oleksandra Diachenko, mezzo-soprano, Ukraine Aleksandra {…}

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2025 Operalia Competition to Be Held in Bulgaria

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(Photo: Stefan Zdraveski) Operalia has announced that the 2025 edition will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The competition said that Rolex will present Operalia at the Ivan Vazov National Theatre and the Bulgaria Concert Hall. The quarterfinals will be held on Oct. 20 & 21 at Bulgaria Concert Hall while the Semifinals will be on Oct. 22 at the Bulgaria Concert Hall. Finally, {…}

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Operalia Winner Kathleen O’Mara Joins Opus 3 for General Management

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(Credit: Opus 3) Operalia winner Kathleen O’Mara has joined the roster of Opus 3 for general management. O’Mara is currently a member of LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program and is a 2024 recipient of the prestigious Sara Tucker Study Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation. This season, O’Mara is set to make her Metropolitan Opera debut in the role of {…}

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Operalia Competition Announces 2024 Winners

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2024 winners. The first prize went to American Soprano Kathleen O’Mara and Chinese bass-baritone Le Bu. Both first-prize winners also won the Birgit Nilsson Prize. The second prize was awarded to Azerbaijan mezzo-soprano Elmina Hasan and American tenor Angel Romero. Hasan also won the Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela and Romero won the Don {…}

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Operalia Announces 2024 Finalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced the 2024 finalists. The finalists are: Eliza Boom, soprano, New Zealand Le Bu, bass-baritone, China Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan Liam James Karai, bass-baritone, UK/India Jack Lee, baritone, UK Kathleen O’Mara, soprano, USA Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano, USA Meridian Prall, mezzo-soprano, USA Angel Romero, tenor, USA Polina Shabunina, soprano, Russia The Zarzuela Finalists: {…}