53rd Contest
Official prizes
1st J’nai Bridges (USA)
2nd Selene Zanetti (Italy)
Yulia Mennibaeva (Russia)
4º Sara Blanch (Spain)
5º Kihun Yoon (Korea)
6º Yurii Vlasov (Russia)
Special prizes
To a tenor finalist: Sungho Kim (Korea)
To the best Mozart performer: Miriam Albano (Italy)
To the best Zarzuela performer: Sara Blanch (Spain)
To the best Verdi performer: Selene Zanetti (Italy)
To the best Russian Music Performer: Yulia Mennibaeva (Russia)
Extraordinary prizes
Ferrer-Salat Scholarship: Marta Bauzá (Spain) / Guiomar Cantó (Spain) / Sara Blanch (Spain) / Marc Sala (Spain) / David Barrera (Spain) / Yauci Yanes (Spain)
To the best Spanish singer: Sara Blanch (Spain)
Scholarship to a young singer: Adam Kutny (Poland)
Best Catalan singer: Sara Blanch (Spain)
Teatro Real Prize: J'nai Bridges (USA) / Selene Zanetti (Italy) / Yulia Mennibaeva (Russia) / Sara Blanch (Spain)
Castell de Peralada Festival Prizes: Sara Blanch (Spain) / Yurii Vlasov (Russia)
Amics de l'Òpera de Sabadell" Prize: Kihun Yoon (Korea)
Concerlírica Opera Internacional" Prize: J'nai Bridges (USA)
Scholarship "Accademia Chigiana" of Siena: Seung Hoon Baek (Korea)
Scholarship "European Opera Centre": Miriam Albano (Italy) Miriam Albano (Italy)
Jury of the 53rd Contest
Presidenta
Ms. Christina Scheppelmann (Germany). General Artistic Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Members
Ms. Teresa Berganza (Spain). Mezzo-soprano.
Mr. Simon Estes (United States). Bass-baritone.
Mr. Toni Gradsack (Austria). Casting Manager of Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Ms. Makvala Kasrashvili (Georgia-Russia). Soprano. Assistant to the Musical Director of the Bolshoi Theatre, Russia.
Mr. Peter Mario Katona (Germany). Casting Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London.
Ms. Sophie de Lint (The Netherlands-Switzerland). Artistic Director of the Zurich Opera.
Mr. Joan Matabosch (Spain). Artistic Director of the Teatro Real, Madrid.
Ms. Lenore Rosenberg (United States). Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
Artistic Administrator of the Spoleto Festival USA.
Mr. Ilias Tzempetonidis (Greece). Casting Director of the Opéra National de Paris.
*Also part of the Jury:
Mr. José Luis Basso (Argentina). Conductor of the Choir of the Opéra National de Paris.
Mr. Boris Anifantakis ( ). Director of the Opernstudio of the Staatsoper of Berlin.
Mr. Vincenzo Scalera (Italy). Representative of the Tetro alla Scala of Milan.