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Operalia Announces 2021 Finalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced the finalists for its 2021 edition. The finalists in the opera category are tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas (Peru
), baritone Dmitry Cheblykov (Russia
), tenor Bekhzod Davronov (Uzbekistan), soprano Mané Galoyan (Armenia), tenor Jonah Hoskins (USA
), mezzo-soprano Victoria Karkacheva (Russia
), tenor Valery Makarov (Russia), countertenor 
Keymon Murrah (USA
), baritone Edward Nelson (USA
), baritone Jusung Park (South Korea
), and soprano Emily Pogorelc (USA
). Meanwhile, the zarzuela finalists are tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas {…}

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Americans & Russians Lead Operalia 2021’s Semifinalists

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The Operalia Competition has announced the semifinalists for its 2021 edition. In the opera category, the semi-finalists including tenor Ivan Ayon-Rivas (Peru), mezzo-soprano
 Gayane Babajanyan (Russia), bass-baritone Vladislav Buialskyi (Ukraine),  baritone Dmitry Cheblykov (Russia), bass SungJun Cho (South Korea), mezzo-soprano Linsey Coppens (Belgium), tenor Bekhzod Davronov (Uzbekistan),  soprano Mané Galoyan (Armenia), tenor Jonah Hoskins (USA),  mezzo-soprano Lilia Istratii (Moldova), mezzo-soprano Victoria Karkacheva {…}

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Operalia Announces 2021 Participants

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The Operalia Competition has announced its 2021 participants. This year the competition will showcase artists from Peru, Russia, the USA, Mongolia, France, Spain, Moldova, Denmark, South Korea, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Italy, Canada, and Uzbekistan. Here is a full run-down of the singers who will compete: Ivan Ayon-Rivas, tenor, Peru Gayane Babajanyan, mezzo-soprano, Russia Kirill Belov, tenor, Russia Vladislav Buialskyi, bass-baritone, Ukraine {…}

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Operalia Competition Postponed until 2021

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The Operalia competition has postponed its 2020 edition until 2021. The organization announced that the decision was made due to the ongoing health concerns and global uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Operalia team said, “We are deeply saddened by this resolution but the safety and well-being of everyone involved in the planning, traveling and overall development of any {…}

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Q & A: Tenor Xabier Anduaga On Winning Operalia & His Return To The Donizetti Opera Festival

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On July 26, 2019, Spanish tenor Xabier Anduaga (along with fellow competitor Adriana Gonzalez) achieved one of opera’s most coveted distinctions as he joined the circle of Operalia 1st Prize winners. The Operalia competition has been transforming talented young singers into stars of the opera scene since 1993, with winners frequently becoming headliners at top venues across the globe. This {…}

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Adriana Gonzalez & Xabier Anduaga Win Top Operalia Awards

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Xabier Anduaga and Adriana Gonzalez have taken home first prize at the Operalia Competition. The two singers also won the zarzuela prizes. Anduaga won the Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize while Gonzalez won the Pepita Embil Prize. Second prize went to baritone Gihoon Kim and mezzo-soprano Maria Kataeva while third prize went to soprano Christina Nilsson and countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen. {…}

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Plácido Domingo Announces Operalia Competition 2019 Finalists, With A Twist

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The Operalia Competition has revealed the 12 finalists who will be competing for its top prize on Friday, July 26, 2019. The 12 finalists included Felicia Moore, Gihoon Kim, Christina Nilsson, Piotr Buszewski, Xabier Anduaga, Bongani Justice Kubheka, Liv Redpath, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Anna Shapovalova, Maria Kataeva, Adriana Gonzalez, and Mario Bahg. While making the announcement, legendary singer Plácido Domingo noted {…}