61st Contest
Official Prizes
1st Filipe Manu (tenor/New Zealand)
1st Marcela Rahal (mezzo-soprano/Brazil)
2nd Mira Alkhovik (soprano/Russia)
3rd Sílvia Sequeria (soprano/Portugal)
4th Christian Pursell (baritone/USA)
5th Ossian Huskinson (bass-baritone/United Kingdom)
6th Sabrina Sanza (soprano/Italy)
Special prizes
Best Oratorio-Lied Performer: Mira Alkhovik (soprano/Russia)
Best Mozart Performer: Ossian Huskinson (bass-baritone/UK)
Best Zarzuela Performer: Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain)
Best Wagner Performer: Sílvia Sequeria (soprano/Portugal)
Best Verdi Performer: Sabrina Sanza (soprano/Italy)
Extraordinary Prizes
Ferrer-Salat Scholarship: Guillem Batllori (baritone/Spain), Gabriel Mas (baritone/Spain), Gabriel Álvarez (tenor/Spain), Rocío Faus (soprano/Spain), Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain), Mar Morán (soprano/Spain)
Best tenor: Filipe Manu (tenor/New Zealand)
Best Spanish Singer: Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain)
Baritone or male bass voice finalist prize: Christian Pursell (baritone/USA)
Prize for the youngest mezzo-soprano finalist: Desert
Victoria de los Ángeles prize: Mira Alkhovik (soprano/Russia)
Teatro Real Concert prize: Filipe Manu (tenor/New Zealand), Marcela Rahal (mezzo-soprano/Brazil), Mira Alkhovik (soprano/Russia), Sílvia Sequeria (soprano/Portugal), Christian Pursell (baritone/USA)
Prize "Debut at the Astana Opera": Marcela Rahal (mezzo-soprano/Brazil)
“Mercedes Viñas" prize: Alex Ilvahin (baritone/Ukraine)
“Amics del Liceu" prize: Rosa Maria Abella (soprano/Spain), Montserrat Seró (soprano/Spain), Maria Isart (soprano/Spain)
Best Catalan singer prize: Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain)
Prize "Festival Concerts d'Aro": Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain)
Va' pensiero del Concurso Europeo para Cantantes de Ópera" Prize: Filipe Manu (tenor/New Zealand), Marcela Rahal (mezzo-soprano/Brazil)
Festival Castillo de Peralada Prize: Filipe Manu (tenor/New Zealand), Marcela Rahal (mezzosoprano/Brazil)
Prize "Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell": Sílvia Sequeria (soprano/Portugal)
LG Artist Management Prize: Filipe Manu (tenor/New Zealand), Rocío Faus (soprano/Spain)
Scholarship "Accademia Chigiana" of Siena: Sabrina Sanza (soprano/Italy)
European Opera Centre Prize: Rocío Faus (soprano/Spain)
Internationale OpernWerkstatt" Scholarship: Alec Carlson (tenor/USA), Jihoon Park (tenor/South Korea), Sílvia Sequeria (soprano/Portugal), Nicolai Elsberg (bass/Denmark), Amin Ahangaran (bass/Iran)
Scholarship for the best Schubert performer: Mira Alkhovik (soprano/Russia)
Cadaqués Music Festival prize: Marcela Rahal (mezzo-soprano/Brazil)
“Barcelona Apertura" prize: Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain)
Audience Prize: Sílvia Sequeria (soprano/Portugal), Lluís Calvet (baritone/Spain)
Jury of the 61st Contest
President of the Jury
Mr. Víctor Garcia de Gomar (Spain). Artistic Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Members of the Jury
Mr. Damià Carbonell Nicolau (Spain). Artistic Director, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam.
Mr. Alessandro Galoppini (Italy). Casting Manager, Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Mr. Tobias Hasan (Austria). Artistic Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin.
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. Cristiano Sandri (Italy). Artistic Director, Teatro Regio, Torino.
Mr. Brian Speck (United States). Artistic Administrator, Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Ms. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (New Zealand). Soprano.
Mr. José Van Dam (Belgium). Bass-Baritone appointed by the Opéra National de Paris.
Mr. Roger Vignoles (United Kingdom). Pianist.
*Also members of the Jury:
Mr. Daniele Borniquez (Italy). Supervisor of the Music Department of the Academia del Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Programmes and Streamings
Saturday , January 13th (19h) Opening speech of the 61st Tenor Viñas Contest (Saló de Cent, Ajuntament de Barcelona).
Friday, January 19th (15h) Final Round, Gemma Summerfield recital's and announcement of the Jury's veredict (Gran Teatre del Liceu).
Saturday, January 20th (17h) An evening with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Sunday, January 21st (18h) Final Prize winner's Concert (Gran Teatre del Liceu)
