Announcing the Operalia 2025 Winners!

We are proud to announce the Operalia 2025 Winners!

Congratulations to all Winners and Participants for another great edition of Plácido Domingo’s Operalia, the World Opera Competition!

First Prize
Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia
Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania

Second Prize
Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano, USA
Grisha Martirosyan, baritone, Armenia

Third Prize
Samira Galimova, soprano, Russia
Dave Monaco, tenor, Italy

Birgit Nilsson Prize
Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano, USA
Alexander Grassauer, bass-baritone, Austria

The Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela
Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia

The Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela
Grisha Martirosyan, baritone, Armenia

Rolex Prize of the Audience
Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia
Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania

CulturArte Prize
William Thomas, bass, UK

Special Prizes by the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture
Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania
Dave Monaco, tenor, Italy

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