PLÁCIDO DOMINGO’ OPERALIA
The world opera competition
Has celebrated 20 years (1993 - 2013)
(Teatro Filarmonico – Verona)
Monday 19 – Sunday 25 August 2013
This year edition will be memorable in the history of Operalia, due to the level of the singers (12 admitted at the Finals instead of 10), the quality and the efforts of the jury (14 members instead of 12, coming from the most prestigious institutions in the world), the anniversary and the results that have consecrated this competition as the most important in the world.
“Operalia is like the Olympic games for the opera: singers from all over the world compete to get to the finals and to win. The enthusiasm and the joy of life of this new lymph and blood showed that opera will live forever and never die.”
Plácido Domingo
2013 Awards and winners
The Culturarte Prize US$10,000, offered by Guillermo and Bertita Martínez, went to the tenor Vladimir Dmitruk, (Belorus), 26 years old;
The Don Plácido Domingo, Sr., Zarzuela Prize US$10,000, went to Benjamin Bliss, tenor (USA), 27;
The Pepita Embil Domingo Zarzuela Prize US$10,000, went to Hae Ji Chang, soprano (South Korea), 29;
The two Birgit Nilsson Prizes (Wagner-Strauss repertoire)* US$15,000 each, went to Claudia Huckle, contralto (UK), 31 and Tracy Cox, soprano (USA), 27;
Two Third Prizes* US$10,000 each, went to the soprano Kathryn Lewek (USA), 30 and to the tenor Zach Borichevsky (USA) 29;
Two Second Prizes* US$20,000 each, went to Julie Fuchs, soprano (France), 29 and Simone Piazzola, bariton (Italy), 28
Two First Prizes* US$30,000 each, went to Aida Garifullina, soprano (Russia), 25, and Ao Li, bass-bariton (China), 25;
Two Audience Prizes* Watches offered by Rolex went to Kathryn Lewek, soprano (USA), 30 and Simone Piazzola, bariton (Italy), 28.
Program performed
Vladimir Dmitruk, tenor (Belorus)
P. I. Cajkovskij Evgenij Onegin Kuda, kuda udalilis
Mirella Bunoaica, soprano (Romania)
V. Bellini I Puritani Qui la voce
Julie Fuchs, soprano (France)
G. Rossini Le Comte Ory En proie à la tristesse
Claudia Huckle, contralto (UK)
R. Wagner Das Rheingold Weiche, Wotan, weiche
Irina Churilova, soprano (Russia)
G. Verdi La forza del destino Pace, pace
Zach Borichevsky, tenor (USA)
J. F. Halévy La Juive Rachel, quand du Seigneur
Hae Ji Chang, soprano (South Korea)
G. Verdi Rigoletto Caro nome
Aida Garifullina, soprano (Russia)
V. Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi Oh! quante volte ti chiedo
Simone Piazzola, bariton (Italy)
G. Verdi Don Carlo Io morrò, ma lieto in core
Kathryn Lewek, soprano (USA)
G. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Regnava nel silenzio
Tracy Cox, soprano (USA)
G. Verdi Un Ballo in maschera Morrò, ma prima in grazia
Ao Li, bass-bariton (China)
S. Rachmaninov Aleko Ves tabor spit
Zarzuela section
Zach Borichevsky, tenor (USA)
P. Luna La pícara molinera Pajarin, tú que vuelas
Hae Ji Chang, soprano (South Korea)
M. Nieto y G. Giménez El barbero de Sevilla Me llaman la primorosa
Benjamin Bliss, tenor (USA)
J. Guerrero Los gavilanes Flor roja
Diego Silva, tenor (Mexico)
P. Sorozábal La tabernera del puerto No puede ser
Operalia Hymn, All singers
Placido Domingo Jr.
The gala concert was broadcasted live by medici.tv at http://www.medici.tv/
OPERALIA 2014 …. LOS ANGELES!