60th Contest
Official Prizes
1st Yewon Han (soprano / South Korea)
2nd Yulia Merkudinova (soprano / Ukraine)
3rd Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (soprano / Germany)
4th Anthony Ciaramitaro (tenor/ United States of America)
5th Julia Muzychenko (soprano / Russia)
6th Erika Baikoff (soprano / United States of America)
Special Prizes
To the best performer of Oratorio-Lied: Erika Baikoff (soprano / United States of America)
To the best performer of Mozart: null
To the best performer of Zarzuela: null
To the best performer of Wagner: Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (soprano / Germany)
To the best performer of Verdi: Anthony Ciaramitaro (tenor/ United States of America)
Extraordinary Prizes
Ferrer-Salat scholarship: Mercè Bruguera (mezzosoprano/ Spain) / Carolina De Alba (soprano/ Spain) / Laura Coll (soprano/ Spain) / Maria Isart (soprano/ Spain) / Pepe Hannan (tenor/ Spain) / Montserrat Seró (soprano/ Spain)
To the best tenor: Anthony Ciaramitaro (tenor/ United States of America)
To the best Spanish Singer: Gerard Farreras (bass / Spain)
To a finalist baritone and otherwise to a male bass voice: Badral Chuluunbaatar (baritone / Mongolia)
“Victoria de los Ángeles” prize: Valerie Eickhoff (mezzosoprano / Germany)
“Teatro Real de Madrid” prize: Yewon Han (soprano / South Korea) / Yulia Merkudinova (soprano / Ukraine) / Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (soprano / Germany) / Anthony Ciaramitaro (tenor/ United States of America)
“Astana Opera Debut” prize: Yewon Han (soprano / South Korea)
“Mercedes Viñas” prize: Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (soprano / Germany)
To the best Catalan Singer: Gerard Farreras (bass / Spain)
“Festival Concerts d’Aro” prize: Gerard Farreras (bass / Spain)
“Festival Castell de Peralada” prize: Yewon Han (soprano / South Korea)
“Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell” prize: Yulia Merkudinova (soprano / Ukraine)
“LG Artist Management” prize: Yulia Merkudinova (soprano / Ukraine) / Anthony Ciaramitaro (tenor/ United States of America)
Festival de Música de Cadaqués prize: Erika Baikoff (soprano / United States of America) / Ian Mathew Castro (tenor/ EEUU)
“Barcelona Obertura” prize: Gerard Farreras (bass / Spain)
“Accademia Chigiana” of Siena scholarship: Vitor Bispo (barítono/ Brasil)
“Internationale OpernWerkstatt” scholarship: Carlo Raffaelli (tenor / Italia) / Gloia Jieun Choi (soprano/Corea del Sud) / Vitor Bispo (barítono/ Brasil) / Marianna Martirosyan (soprano/Armenia) / Jolyon Loy (baritono/Reino Unido) / Erika Baikoff (soprano / United States of America)
To the best performer of Schubert: Erika Baikoff (soprano / United States of America)
Audience prize: Yulia Merkudinova (soprano / Ukraine) / Vitor Bispo (barítono/ Brasil)
President of the Jury
Mr. Víctor Garcia de Gomar (Spain). Artistic Director, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barceona.
Members of the Jury
Ms. June Anderson (United States of America). Soprano
Mr. Julien Benhamou (France). Artistic Consultant, Casting Director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
Mr. Alessandro Galoppini (Italy). Casting Manager of the Teatro alla Scala of Milan.
Mr. Paul Hopper (USA). Assistant to the Artistic Administrator of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
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.
Mr. Pal Moe (Norway). Casting consultant for the Glyndebourne Opera Festival, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Norwegian National Opera.
Mr. Christian Schirm (France). Artistic Director of the Académie de la Opéra de Paris.
Mr. Christoph Seuferle (Germany). Director of Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Mr. Toby Spence (United Kingdom). Tenor
* Other members of the Jury are:
Ms. Viviana Barrios (Germany). Associate Artistic Director, Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Mr. Daniele Borniquez (Italy). Supervisor of the Music Department of the Academy of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Mr. Albert Castells (Spain). Casting Coordinator of the Artistic Department of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Ms. Leticia Martín (Spain). Production Manager and Assistant Artistic Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Programmes and Streamings
Saturday, January 21st (19h) Opening speech of the 60th Tenor Viñas Contest (Saló de Cent, Ajuntament de Barcelona)
Friday, January 27th (15h) Final Round, Sumi Jo's recital and announcement of the Jury's veredict (Gran Teatre del Liceu)
STREAMING PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME SUMI JO
Saturday, January 28th (12:00h) Panel session "The coloratura sopranos, the queens of Bel Canto"
Sunday, January 29th (18h) Final Prize winner's Concert (Gran Teatre del Liceu)
