Eight singers have been selected to compete in the final of the Zenith Opera Competition 2026, to be held in Vienna on May 19, 2026.

The finalists are Ruby Dibble (USA), Christopher Humbert Jr. (USA), Shannon Keegan (USA/Hungary), Solen Mainguené (France), Margarita Polonskaya (Russia), Sung-Hwan Damien Park (South Korea), Ilya Silchuk (Russia), and Seungwoo Simon Yan (South Korea).

They were selected by a jury that includes Maya Barsacq, Tibor Brouwer, Rebecca Davis, Eitan Sorek, and David Lomeli.

The final will be streamed live, with a public viewing link to be made available ahead of the event.