Queen Sonja 2025 Competition Announces 12 Semi-Finalists

The Queen Sonja Competition has announced its 12 semi-finals. The semi-finals, which will take place on August 17, will showcase mezzo-soprano Ekaterine Buachidze, Bass-baritone Vladyslav Buialskyi, mezzo-soprano, Maire Therese Carmack, soprano Hannah Edmunds, soprano Hedvig Haugerud, bass Pawel Horodyski, soprano Justyna Khil, baritone Sakhiwe Mkosana, soprano Kathleen O’Mara, tenor Jonghyun Park, mezzo-soprano Meridian Prall, and soprano Eirin Rognerud. The singers will be judged by a jur that {…}

Queen Sonja Singing Competition Announces 2023 Winners

The Queen Sonja Singing Competition has announced the 2023 winners. Contralto Jasmin White was named first prize winner, while baritone Aksel Daveyan took home second prize. The third prize went to countertenor Nils Wanderer. White sang excerpts from “Semele” and “Das Rheingold,” while Daveyan sang from “Iolanta” and “Faust.” Finally, Wanderer performed from “Written on Skin” and “Tolomeo.” The three {…}

Anastasiya Taratorkina Eliminated from Queen Sonja Singing Competition Due to Double Citizenship

The Queen Sonja Competition has eliminated soprano Anastasiya Taratorkina because she is a double citizen of Russia and Germany. OperaWire has received official emails from the soprano in which the competition states that no person with a Belorussian or Russian passport will be allowed to participate. The email read, “This year’s regulations do not allow participants with Russian or Belarusian {…}