(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 prize.

This year, the finals were held on June 1 at the Wigmore Hall and featured six finalists including Menna Cazel, Anna Erokhina, and Felicity Tomkins. Comprising the jury were Dame Anne Evans, Simone Young, Peter Katona, Bernadette Cullen, Isabel Murphy, and Fiona Janes.

Watch the finals here: