Operalia Competition Announces 2025 Semi-Finalists
By Francisco SalazarThe Operalia Competition has announced the 2025 Semi-Finalists.
The semi-finalists in the Opera category are Amin Ahangaran (bass, Iran), Davide Battiniello (tenor, Italy), Nathan Bowles (tenor, USA), Ekaterine Buachidze (mezzo-soprano, Georgia), Mihai Damian (baritone, Romania), Aleksandra Domashchuk (soprano, Ukraine), Samira Galimova (soprano, Russia), Alexander Grassauer (bass-baritone, Austria), Geon Kim (baritone, South Korea), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano, USA), Grisha Martirosyan (baritone, Armenia), Dave Monaco (tenor, Italy), Luna Seongeun Park (soprano, South Korea), 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), and Elen Yeghiazaryan (soprano, Armenia).
The semi-finalists in the Zarzuela category are Ekaterine Buachidze (mezzo-soprano, Georgia), Aleksandra Domashchuk (soprano, Ukraine), Samira Galimova (soprano, Russia), Grisha Martirosyan (baritone, Armenia), Dave Monaco (tenor, Italy), Caterina Maria Sala (soprano, Italy), and Elen Yeghiazaryan (soprano, Armenia).
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.
Created in 1993 by Plácido Domingo, the competition has been held in Mumbai, Russia, Los Angeles, Prague, Cape Town, Riga, Verona, and London, among others. Past winners include Kathleen O’Mara, Le Bu, Juliana Grigoryan, Anthony León, Adriana Gonzalez, Xabier Anduaga, Adela Zaharia, and Levy Sekgapane.
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