59 Contest
Official Prizes
1º Gemma Summerfield (soprano / United Kigdom)
2º Eugénie Joneau (mezzosoprano / France)
3º SeokJong Baek (tenor / South Korea)
4º Aleksei Kulagin (bass/ Rusia)
5º Blake Denson (baritone / United States of Amercia)
6º Paride Cataldo (tenor / Italy)
Special prizes
To the best performer of Oratorio-Lied: Katia Ledoux (mezzosoprano / France)
To the best performer of Mozart: Davide Giangregorio (tenor / Italy)
To the best performer of Zarzuela: Eugénie Joneau (mezzosoprano / France)
To the best performer of Wagner: null
To the best performer of Russian Music: Aleksei Kulagin (bass / Russia)
To the best performer of Verdi: Paride Cataldo (tenor / Italy)
Extraordinary prizes
Ferrer-Salat scholarship: Ferran Albrich (baritone / Spain), David Barrera (tenor/ Spain), Carmen Mateo (soprano/ Spain), Anna Niebla (soprano/ Spain), Violeta Alarcón (soprano/ Spain), Laura Brasó (soprano/ Spain)
To the best tenor: SeokJong Baek (tenor / South Korea)
To the best Spanish Singer: Laia Vallés (soprano / Spain)
“Victoria de los Ángeles” prize: null
“Teatro Real de Madrid” prize: Gemma Summerfield (soprano / United Kingdom) / Eugénie Joneau (mezzosoprano / France) / SeokJong Baek (tenor / South Korea) / Aleksei Kulagin (bass / Russia)
“Astana Opera Debut” prize: Inho Jeong (bass / South Korea)
“Mercedes Viñas” prize: Yewon Han (soprano / South Korea)
To the best Catalan Singer: Laura Brasó (soprano / Spain)
“Festival Concerts d’Aro” prize: Laura Brasó (soprano / Spain)
“Festival Castell de Peralada” prize: Gemma Summerfield (soprano / United Kingdom)
“Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell” prize: Eugénie Joneau (mezzosoprano / France)
“LG Artist Management” prize: Laia Vallés (soprano / Spain)
Festival de Música de Cadaqués prize: Eugénie Joneau (mezzosoprano / France) / Davide Giangregorio (tenor / Italy)
Societat del Liceu prize: Blake Denson (baritone / United States of America)
“Accademia Chigiana” of Siena scholarship: Blake Denson (baritone / United States of America)
“Internationale OpernWerkstatt” scholarship: Laura Brasó (soprano / Spain)/ Blake Denson (baritone / United States of America) / Taehan KIM (baritone / South Korea) / Yewon Han (soprano / South Korea) / Caterina MELDOLESI (soprano / Italy)
“Academia Internacional Elena Obraztsova" scholarship: Laura Brasó (soprano / Spain)
To the best performer of Schubert: null
President
Mr. Víctor Garcia de Gomar (Spain). Artistic Director, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barceona.
Members
Mr. Julien Benhamou (France). Artistic Advisor, Casting Manager of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Mr. Alessandro Galoppini (Italy). Càsting Manager, Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Mr. Tobias Hasan (Austria). Director of the Staatsoper Unter der Linden, Berlin.
Mr. Paul Hopper (USA). Associate Artistic Administrator, the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Mr Peter Mario Katona (Germany). Casting Director, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London..
Mr. Simon Lepper (United Kingdom). Pianist.
Mr. Joan Matabosch (Spain). Artistic Director, Teatro Real, Madrid.
Mrs. Nelly Miricioiu (United Kingdom). Soprano.
Mr. Christian Schirm (France). Artistic Director of l'Académie de l'Opéra National de Paris.
Mrs. Ludmila Talikova (Russia) Head of the Opera Company, Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow.
*Other members of the Jury are:
Mrs. Vanessa García Diepa (Spain). Pianist.
Mrs. Leticia Martín (Spain). Director of Production and Assistant to the Artistic Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Sr. Francisco Poyato (Spain). Pianist
Programmes and Streamings
Saturday, January 22nd (19h) Opening Speech of the 59th Tenor Viñas Contest (Saló de Cent, Barcelona City Council)
Friday, January 28th (15h) Final round, Carmen Artaza's recital and announcement of the Jury's veredict (Gran Teatre del Liceu)
Saturday, January 29th (18:30h) An evening with Nelly Miricioiu, introduced by Víctor Garcia de Gomar
Sunday, January 30th (18h) Final Concert by the prize-winners (Gran Teatre del Liceu)
