Mar 21, 2024

Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition Announces 2024 Finalists

By David Salazar

The Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition has announced the finalists for its 2024 edition.

Finalists include:

Tenor Artjoms Safronovs (Latvia)
Mezzo-soprano Deirdre Angenent (Netherlands)
Tenor Fareth Dafydd Morris (U.K.)
Soprano Hedvig Haugerud (Norway)
Tenor James Edgar Knight (Australia)
Soprano Joanna Parisi (Italy)
Soprano Johanna Will (Germany)
Soprano Lena Kutzner (Germany)
Tenor Matthew Arnold (U.S.A.)
Soprano Meredith Bloomfield (U.S.A.)
Tenor Samuel Levine (U.S.A.)
Soprano Sarah-Jane Lewis (U.K.)
Soprano Shanley Horvitz (U.S.A.)
Soprano Signe Heiberg (Denmark)
Soprano Tamara Morozová (Slovakia
Bass-baritone Youngkug Jin (South Korea)

The jury features:

Elisabeth Linton, Head of Opera at the Royal Danish Opera
Tobias Hasan, Operndirektor der Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Albert Dohmen, Bass-baritone
Waltraud Meier, mezzo-soprano
Lilli Paasikivi-Ilves, Intendantin, Bregenzer Festspiele
Per Erik Veng, Chairperson

The semifinals are slated for April 10, 2024 followed by the finals on April 13. The winner takes home a 20,000 euro prize.

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By David Salazar

Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars including Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Vittorio Grigolo, Diana Damrau and Rolando Villazon among others. His 2014 interview with opera star Kristine Opolais was cited in a New York Times Review.

He also had the opportunity of interviewing numerous Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants such as Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac and John Leguizamo among others.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism.