The Operalia Competition has announced its 2025 participants.

Here are the singers who will compete for the top prize:

Amin Ahangaran, bass, Iran
Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia
Davide Battiniello, tenor, Italy
Nathan Bowles, tenor, USA
Bozhidar Bozhkilov, bass, Bulgaria
Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia
Gabriela Celińska, mezzo-soprano, Poland
Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania
Inna Demenkova, soprano, Russia
Oleksandra Diachenko, mezzo-soprano, Ukraine
Aleksandra Domashchuk, soprano, Ukraine
Samira Galimova, soprano, Russia
David Goldberg, tenor, Israel
Alexander Grassauer, bass-baritone, Austria
Hae Kang, baritone, South Korea
Geon Kim, baritone, South Korea
Miriam Kutrowatz, soprano, Austria
Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano, USA
Grisha Martirosyan, baritone, Armenia
Dave Monaco, tenor, Italy
Granit Musliu, tenor, Kosovo
Jejy Nam, soprano, South Korea
Luna Seongeun Park, soprano, South Korea
Valentina Puskás, soprano, Hungary
Ian Rucker, baritone, USA
Caterina Maria Sala, soprano, Italy
William Thomas, bass, UK
BaoPeng Wang, bass, China
Bo Wang, bass-baritone, China
Jasmin White, contralto, USA
Elen Yeghiazaryan, soprano, Armenia
Egor Zhuravskii, tenor, Russia

Operalia will be hosted by the Bulgaria Concert Hall in Sofia from October 20 to 26, 2025. The quarterfinals will be held on Oct. 20 & 21 at the Bulgaria Concert Hall, while the Semifinals will be on Oct. 22 at the Bulgaria Concert Hall. Finally, the finals are on Oct. 26 at Ivan Vazov National Theatre.