The Operalia Competition has announced its 2023 finalists.

Following a day of semifinals, 11 singers will compete in the opera finals while five singers will compete in the Zarzuela finals.

Here are the finalists:

Finalists Opera

Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia
Caitlin Gotimer, soprano, USA
Navasard Hakobyan, baritone, Armenia
Eugénie Joneau, mezzo-soprano, France
Taehan Kim, baritone, South Korea
Omer Kobiljak, tenor, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stephano Park, bass, South Korea
Julie Roset, soprano, France
Luke Sutliff, baritone, USA
Elena Villalón, soprano, USA
Nombulelo Yende, soprano, South Africa

Finalists Zarzuela 

Navasard Hakobyan, baritone, Armenia
Eugénie Joneau, mezzo-soprano, France
Siphokazi Molteno, mezzo-soprano, South Africa
Luke Sutliff, baritone, USA
Elena Villalón, soprano, USA

The finals will be held on Nov. 5 and will be available to stream on Medici.tv and via Facebook live on the Medici.tv, Plácido Domingo and Operalia accounts. The competition is being hosted by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cape Town Opera at the Artscape Theatre Centre.