Spanish soprano Yolanda Auyanet has been named president of the jury of the X Concurso Internacional de Canto Alfredo Kraus.

The news was announced during a press conference at the Casa Palacio del Cabildo de Gran Canaria.

The competition, which is held every two years, will also see Isamay Benavente (director of the Teatro Nacional de La Zarzuela de Madrid), Giovanni Vitali (casting director of the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), Alessandro Galoppini (casting director of the Teatro alla Scala), Alessandro Di Gloria (Artistic consultant of the Teatro dell’opera di Roma), Javier Menéndez (General Director of the Teatro de La Maestranza), and Ulises Jaén (General Director of the Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).

The competition is open to singers aged 18 to 33 and will be held between Sept. 21 and 27.

Auyanet is an international opera singer who has performed Opera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Teatro Regio in Torino, Teatro de la Zarzuela of Madrid, and the Teatro Caro Felice, among others.

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