Premiere Opera Foundation announced the virtual prize winners and honorees from its latest competition cycle.

Ukrainian soprano Vlada Koieva received the Virtual First Prize and a $2,000 award. Meanwhile, Australian soprano Natasha Gesto earned the Virtual Second Prize and $1,500, while Georgian tenor Giorgi Guliashvili was awarded the Virtual Third Prize and $1,000.

Virtual Premiere Grants of $500 each were awarded to Chinese baritone Zuhao Chen, Filipino mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa, and U.S. American tenor Luke Norvell of the United States.

Virtual Finalist Honors, which include a $100 audition credit, were awarded to soprano Jouelle Roberson, tenor Edmond Rodriguez, soprano Emily Damasco, bass Minseok David Kang, mezzo-soprano Natalie Corrigan, baritone Jamal Al Titi, mezzo-soprano Ilanna Starr, mezzo-soprano Fangzhen Wang, and soprano Bronwyn Douglass.

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