The first prize went to American soprano Emma Marhefka and Ukrainian bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi.

The second prize was awarded to American soprano Tessa McQueen and South Korean baritone Junhyeok Felix Park.

Ukrainian bass Roman Chabaranok won third prize.

McQueen also won the Birgit Nilsson Prize alongside British tenor Robert Lewis.

The Rolex Prize of the Audience was awarded to Marhefka and Buialskyi.

Marhefka also won The Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela while Cuban baritone Eleomar Cuello won The Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela.

The CulturArte Prize was awarded Spanish soprano Sofía Esparza.

The  Operalia competition took place in Shanghai and the jury was made up of industry leaders from the Metropolitan Opera, Dutch National Opera, Teatro alla Scala, and Wiener Staatsoper, among others.

Previous winners include Ekaterine Buachidze, Mihai Damian, Kathleen O’Mara, Le Bu, Juliana Grigoryan, Anthony León, Adriana Gonzalez, Xabier Anduaga, Adela Zaharia, and Levy Sekgapane.