Here are the Contestants for the 2025 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition & Academy
By David Salazar(Image provided by Opera Naples)
Opera Naples has announced the contestants for this year’s Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition and Academy.
The participants include sopranos Hayley Abramowitz, Sarah Bacani, Laura Fernández, Luna Park, and Victoria Ratto; mezzo-sopranos Simona Genga, Maggie Reneé, and Kim Stanish; tenors Jordan Costa, William Johnson, Minghao Liu, and Luke Norvell; baritones Matthew Cossack, Minki Hong, and Robert Raso; and basses Cumhur Görgün, David Kahng, and Raul Velazco.
They will perform for a jury that includes Nicoletta Pavarotti, President of the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation; Ramón Tebar, Opera Naples Artistic and Music Director; Sherrill Milnes, Baritone and Co-Founder of the Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs; Krzysztof Biernacki, Director of Bower School of Music and the Arts, Florida Gulf Coast University; Bruce Ford, Tenor; John Churchwell, Head of Music of San Francisco Opera; Carrie-Ann Matheson, Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, Adler Program and Merola Opera Program; Maria Todaro, General Director of Florida Grand Opera; Maria Zouves, Stage Director, Executive Director of the Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs; Louis Otey, Baritone; Dr. Jeanie Darnell, Head of Vocal Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University School of Music; Manny Perez, MET Lindemann Program Faculty and Director of Voice Studies at Miami Music Festival; Burak Bilgili, Bass-baritone; and Nicola Colabianchi, Artistic Director of Teatro Lirico di Cagliari (Italy).
The competition takes place from Jan. 16-18, 2025 at the Florida Gulf Coast University Bower School of Music and the Arts.
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