Prague 2019
OPERALIA PRAGUE 2019
Rolex proudly presents the next edition of Operalia in Prague, the Czech Republic from Sunday, July 21st. to Friday, July 26th.
We are proud to announce the Operalia 2019 Winners!
Congratulations to all winners and participants for another great edition of Plácido Domingo's Operalia, The World Opera Competition!
First Prize
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain
Second Prize
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea
Third Prize
Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, USA/Germany
Birgit Nilsson Prize
Felicia Moore, soprano, USA
Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden
The Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala
The Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain
Prize of the Audience
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea
CulturArte Prize
Anna Shapovalova, soprano, Russia
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After a wonderful Semifinals Round, we are proud to announce the Operalia 2019 Finalists:
Finalists Opera
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain
Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea
Piotr Buszewski, tenor, Poland
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea
Bongani Justice Kubheka, baritone, South Africa
Felicia Moore, soprano, USA
Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, USA/Germany
Liv Redpath, soprano, USA
Anna Shapovalova, soprano, Russia
Finalists Zarzuela
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain
Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea
Join us for the Operalia 2019 Finale on Friday July 26th
Livestream at 18:00 CEST via Operalia, Plácido Domingo & Medici.tv Facebook accounts
https://www.facebook.com/Operalia/
https://www.facebook.com/PlacidoDomingo/
Or watch the Broadcast live on Medici.tv
https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/placido-domingos-operalia-2019-final-round/
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After two days of quarter-finals, Operalia is proud to announce the 2019 Semi-finalists:
Semi-finalists Opera
Germán Alcántara, baritone, Argentina, 31
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain, 24
Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea, 29
Lada Bočková, soprano, Czech Republic, 27
Piotr Buszewski, tenor, Poland, 26
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala, 27
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia, 32
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea, 27
Sungho Kim, tenor, South Korea, 29
Bongani Justice Kubheka, baritone, South Africa, 28
Héloïse Mas, mezzo-soprano, France, 31
Luvuyo Mbundu, baritone, South Africa, 26
Felicia Moore, soprano, USA, 31
Maria Nazarova, soprano, Russia, 30
Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden, 29
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, USA/Germany, 25
Liv Redpath, soprano, USA, 27
Anna Shapovalova, soprano, Russia, 31
Grigorii Shkarupa, bass, Russia, 29
Carolyn Sproule, mezzo-soprano, Canada, 31
Robert Watson, tenor, USA, 31
Semi-finalists Zarzuela
Germán Alcántara, baritone, Argentina, 31
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain, 24
Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea, 29
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala, 27
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia, 32
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea, 27
Sungho Kim, tenor, South Korea, 29
Héloïse Mas, mezzo-soprano, France, 31
Luvuyo Mbundu, baritone, South Africa, 26
Maria Nazarova, soprano, Russia, 30
Liv Redpath, soprano, USA, 27
Mario Rojas, tenor, Mexico/Spain, 25
Join us at the Operalia 2019 Semifinals via Facebook live on Operalia & Plácido Domingo accounts on Tuesday July 23rd at 16:00 CEST
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We are proud to announce the singers who will participate in the Operalia Competition in Prague this summer
Angelina Akhmedova, soprano, Uzbekistan, 24
Germán Alcántara, baritone, Argentina, 31
Xabier Anduaga, tenor, Spain, 24
Mario Bahg, tenor, South Korea, 29
Dominic Barberi, bass, United Kingdom, 30
Claire Barnett-Jones, mezzo-soprano, United Kingdom, 29
Guadalupe Barrientos, mezzo-soprano, Argentina, 32
Lada Bočková, soprano, Czech Republic, 27
Amanda Lynn Bottoms, mezzo-soprano, USA, 27
Piotr Buszewski, tenor, Poland, 26
Neven Crnić, baritone, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 25
Lauren Decker, contralto, USA, 29
Otgonbat Erdene, baritone, Mongolia, 29
Adriana Gonzalez, soprano, Guatemala, 27
Alyona Guz, soprano, Ukraine, 30
Samuel Hasselhorn, baritone, Germany, 29
Maria Kataeva, mezzo-soprano, Russia, 32
Gihoon Kim, baritone, South Korea, 27
Sungho Kim, tenor, South Korea, 29
Bongani Justice Kubheka, baritone, South Africa, 28
Mykhailo Malafii, tenor, Ukraine, 28
Héloïse Mas, mezzo-soprano, France, 31
Luvuyo Mbundu, baritone, South Africa, 26
Felicia Moore, soprano, USA, 31
Julia Muzychenko, soprano, Russia, 25
Maria Nazarova, soprano, Russia, 30
Christina Nilsson, soprano, Sweden, 29
Daniel Noyola, bass, Mexico, 27
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor, USA/Germany, 25
Igor Onishchenko, baritone, Ukraine, 26
Christian Pursell, bass-baritone, USA, 28
Damir Rakhmonov, tenor, Uzbekistan, 30
Liv Redpath, soprano, USA, 27
Mario Rojas, tenor, Mexico/Spain, 25
Carlos Enrique Santelli, tenor, USA, 27
Anna Shapovalova, soprano, Russia, 31
Grigorii Shkarupa, bass, Russia, 29
Carolyn Sproule, mezzo-soprano, Canada, 31
Robert Watson, tenor, USA, 31
Matthew White, tenor, USA, 27