54th Contest
Official prizes
1st Petr Nekoranec (tenor / Czech Republic)
2nd Adriana González (soprano / Guatemala)
3rd Carles Pachón (bartono / Spain)
4º Elena Bezgodkova (sorpano / Russia)
5º Xabier Anduaga (tenor / Spain)
6º Elbenita Kajtazi (soprano / Albania)
Special prizes
To a tenor finalist: Petr Nekoranec (tenor / Czech Republic)
To the best performer of Mozart: Jaegyeong Jo (baritono / Korea)
To the best performer of Zarzuela: Xabier Anduaga (tenor / Spain)
To the best performer of Russian Music: Elena Bezgodkova (sorpano / Russia)
Extraordinary prizes
Oratorio-Lied Prize :
To the best performer of Oratorio-Lied: Junhan Choi (baritono / Korea)
To the best performer of Schubert: Junhan Choi (baritono / Korea)
“Mercedes Viñas” scholarship to a young contestant: Junhan Choi (baritono / Korea)
To the best Spanish Singer: Xabier Anduaga (tenor / Spain)
To the best Catalan Singer: Carles Pachón (baritono / Spain)
“Teatro Real de Madrid” prize: Petr Nekoranec (tenor / Czech Republic)/ Adriana González (soprano / Guatemala) / Carles Pachón (bartono / Spain) / Elena Bezgodkova (sorpano / Russia) / Xabier Anduaga (tenor / Spain)
“Festival Castell de Peralada” prizes: Carles Pachón (baritono / Spain)
”Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell” prize: Adriana González (soprano / Guatemala)
“Concerlirica Opera Internacional” prize: Sehoon Moon (tenor / Korea)
Ferrer-Salat scholarship: Berna Perles (soprano / Spain) / Tànit Bono (mezzosoprnao / Spain) / Fernando García Campero (baritono / Spain) / Xabier Anduaga (tenor / Spain) / David Oller (baritono / Spain) / Carles Pachón (baritono / Spain)
“Accademia Chigiana” of Siena scholarship: Laura Lolita Peresivana (soprano / Latvia)
“European Opera Centre” scholarship: Carles Pachón (baritono / Spain)
“Academia Internacional Elena Obraztsova scholarship: Carles Pachón (baritono / Spain) / Vedat Dalgiran (bass / Turkey)
“Internationale OpernWerkstatt” scholarship: Natalia Ritter (soprano / Russia) / Adriana González (soprano / Guatemala) / Alyona Guz (soprano / Ukraine) / Lukasz Hajduczenia (baritono / Poland) / George Andguladze (bass / Georgia)
Jury of the 54th Contest
President
Ms. Christina Scheppelmann (Germany), General Artistic Director, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.
Membres
Mr. Jaume Aragall (Spain). Tenor.
Ms. Grace Bumbry (United States). Mezzo-soprano.
Mr. Toni Gradsack (Austria). Casting Manager of Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Ms. Makvala Kasrashvili (Georgia-Russia). Soprano. Career in the main theatres of the world. Recordings. Assistant to the Musical Director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow.
Mr. Peter Mario Katona (Germany). Casting Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London.
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. Guillermo Scarabino (Argentina). General Director of Artistic Production. Teatro Colón de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mr. Christoph Seuferle (Germany). Director of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin.
Mr. Ilias Tzempetonidis (Greece). Casting Director of the Opéra National de Paris.
*Also part of the Jury:
Ms. Vivana Barrios (Germany). Associate Artistic Director of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin.
Mr. Daniele Borniquez (Italy). Representative of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Ms Julia Lagahuzère (United Kingdom). Assistant to the Casting Director of the Opéra National de Paris.
Videos and Programmes
Adriana González (Second Prize)
Winner's Concert programme