The Premiere Opera Foundation has announced the winners and finalists of its 2025 International Vocal Competition, marking another milestone year for the organization. The 2025 live competition winners include soprano Tessa McQueen, who received the Premiere Grand Prize of $7,000 as well as mezzo-soprano Sophia Baete, who was awarded the Renata Scotto Prize of $5,000. Baritone Juncan Zhu was the {…}

The Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal competition has announced the 2024 winners. The Marcello Giordani prize of $5,000 was awarded to tenor Michael Butler while the Dmitri Hvorostovsky prize of $5,000 was given to baritone Darren Drone. The Athena Music Foundation prize of $5,000 was taken by tenor Ben Reisinger while soprano Dalia Medovnikov won the Renata Scotto Prize of $5,000. {…}