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Lise Davidsen, Anja Mittermüller, Gerald Finley Among 2026 International Classical Music Awards Winners

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(Photo credits: Hole, Karpati&Zarewicz, Light) The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2026 edition. This article only features winners in vocal categories. Conductor and music director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Jakub Hrůša, was named the artist of the year. Composer of the year was given to Péter {…}
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Opera Mundus APS ETS Unveils International Opera Singing Competition Opera Mundus – Vox Futuri

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Opera Mundus APS ETS has announced the first edition of the International Opera Singing Competition Opera Mundus – Vox Futuri, scheduled for Feb. 20–21, 2026, in Padua, Italy. The competition will take place at the Teatro Polivalente San Carlo Borromeo and conclude with a public final round at the historic Sala dei Giganti. Founded by opera singer and Artistic Director {…}
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Best of 2025: OperaWire’s Top 10 Performers of 2025

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It is time to wrap up the year and look back at our favorite moments and performers. After releasing our favorite performances of 2025 and showcasing our rising stars of the year, it’s time for OperaWire’s annual tradition of naming our top singers of the year, honoring the opera stars that had major, and in some cases, career-defining, years. So without further ado {…}
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Liszt Academy of Music to Host 2026 Éva Marton International Singing Competition

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(Photo credit: Mudra László) The Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, will host the 7th Éva Marton International Singing Competition in late August and early September 2026. The competition, set to take place from August 30 – Sept. 6, 2026, will offer a total prize fund exceeding €70,000. In addition to the main prizes, outstanding participants may receive scholarships, concert invitations, {…}
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Tomer Zvulun & Sherrill Milnes Among Recipients of Georgia’s Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities

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Tomer Zvulun and Sherrill Milnes are among the recipients of the 14th annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities, presented by Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp. The awards, which honor individuals and organizations making significant contributions to the state’s cultural life, are presented in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia {…}
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International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch Announces 2026 Dates & Jury

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(Photo Credit: ©Sarah_Hickson) The International Vocal Competition (IVC) ’s-Hertogenbosch has announced details for the 59th edition of its Opera | Oratorio competition. The event is set to take place Oct. 2–10, 2026 in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Forty singers will be chosen through live auditions across Europe, Asia, and the United States, as well as via online video submissions. These selected {…}
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Seohyun Go Wins Bampton Classical Opera’s 2025 Young Singers’ Competition

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Bampton Classical Opera has named soprano Seohyun Go the winner of the 2025 Young Singers’ Competition. Second Prize was awarded jointly to mezzo-soprano Emma Roberts and soprano Erin Rossington. Daniel Peter Silcock received the Accompanists’ Prize. The final was held on Nov. 25 at the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Oxford, adjudicated by tenor Bonaventura Bottone, mezzo-soprano Jean Rigby, and {…}
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Josep Palet International Singing Competition Announces Schedule & Jury for 2026 Edition

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The Josep Palet International Singing Competition has announced its schedule and jury for its 2026 edition. The competition is slated for March 21–22, 2026, in Martorell (Barcelona) and the preliminary jury features Pol Avinyó, Assistant to the Artistic Director at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona); Renzo de Marco, Assistant to the Artistic Director at Palau de les Arts Reina {…}
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Tenor Jonathan Tetelman & Soprano Serena Sáenz Among Major Winners of The Danish Research Foundation’s Daphne Awards

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Tenor Jonathan Tetelman and soprano Serena Sáenz are among the inaugural winners of The Danish Research Foundation’s Daphne Awards. The new international awards, which aims to place music and science on equal footing and recognize artists whose work has and will continue to have a significant cultural impact, will be presented on May 14, 2026, at Tivoli Concert Hall with {…}

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