Announcing the Operalia 2026 Jury

Operalia 2026 Jury Members Announcement
Announcing the Operalia 2026 Jury
October 14, 2026

We are happy to announce the distinguished Members of the Jury for the 2026 edition of Operalia, The World Opera Competition, presented by Rolex and hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shangyin Opera House from 26 October to the 1st of  November:

Sophie de Lint

Director, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam

Marta Domingo

Stage Director

Jonathan Friend

Casting Consultant, Houston Grand Opera
Artistic Advisor, Irish National Opera, Dublin
Casting Consultant, Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm

Michael Heaston

Deputy General Manager, The Metropolitan Opera, New York 

Peter Katona

Director of Casting, Royal Ballet and Opera, London

Robert Körner

Casting Director, Wiener Staatsoper

Liao Chiangyong

President, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
President, Shangyin Opera House

Erik Malmquist

Head of Casting, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich

Isla Mundell-Perkins

Director of Artistic Administration, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Christina Scheppelmann

General and Artistic Director, La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels

Sebastian F. Schwarz

Casting Manager, Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Evamaria Wieser

Casting Consultant & Director of the Young Singers Project, Salzburg Festival
European Casting Consultant, Lyric Opera of Chicago

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Operalia 2026 Jury Members Announcement
Announcing the Operalia 2026 Jury
October 14, 2026

We are happy to announce the distinguished Members of the Jury for the 2026 edition of Operalia, The World Opera Competition, presented by Rolex and hosted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shangyin Opera House from 26 October to the 1st of  November:

Sophie de Lint

Director, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam

Marta Domingo

Stage Director

Jonathan Friend

Artistic Advisor, Irish National Opera, Dublin
Casting Consultant, Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm

Michael Heaston

Deputy General Manager, The Metropolitan Opera, New York 

Peter Katona

Director of Casting, Royal Ballet and Opera, London

Robert Körner

Casting Director, Wiener Staatsoper

Liao Chiangyong

President, Shanghai Conservatory of Music
President, Shangyin Opera House

Erik Malmquist

Head of Casting, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich

Isla Mundell-Perkins

Director of Artistic Administration, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Christina Scheppelmann

General and Artistic Director, La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels

Sebastian F. Schwarz

Casting Manager, Teatro alla Scala di Milano

Evamaria Wieser

Casting Consultant & Director of the Young Singers Project, Salzburg Festival
European Casting Consultant, Lyric Opera of Chicago

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