Prize Winners
2024
- 1st Prize Opera:
Jungrae Noah Kim (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Daniel O'Hearn (Tenor, USA) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Matthew Cairns (Tenor, Canada) - Audience Prize:
Thando Zwane (Baritone / Bass, Swaziland) - Media Prize:
Matthew Cairns (Tenor, Canada) - Jane Carty Memorial Prize:
Etīna Saulīte (Soprano, Latvia) - Hans Gabor Prize:
JING YI YU (Soprano, China)
2023
- 1st Prize Opera:
Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (Soprano, Germany) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Filip Filipović (Tenor, Croatia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero (Tenor, Spain) - Audience Prize:
Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (Soprano, Germany) - Media Prize:
Neven Crnic (Baritone / Bass, Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Hans Gabor Prize:
Annie Fassea (Soprano, Greece)
2022
- 1st Prize Opera:
Key'mon Murrah (Countertenor, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Nikita Ivasechko (Baritone / Bass, Ukraine) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Rueben Mbonambi (Baritone / Bass, South Africa) - Audience Prize:
Vittorio De Campo (Baritone / Bass, Italy) - Media Prize:
Key'mon Murrah (Countertenor, USA) - Wil Keune Prize:
Ava Dodd (Soprano, Ireland) - CS Rising Stars:
Maya Gour (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Israel)
2021
- 1st Prize Opera:
Joshua Lovell (Tenor, Canada) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Elena Villalón (Soprano, USA)
Verity Wingate (Soprano, United Kingdom) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Kangyoon Lee (Tenor, Korea South) - Audience Prize:
Elena Villalón (Soprano, USA) - Media Prize:
Joshua Lovell (Tenor, Canada) - Wil Keune Prize:
Elena Villalón (Soprano, USA) - CS Rising Stars:
Elena Villalón (Soprano, USA)
2019
- 1st Prize Opera:
Valeriia Savinskaia (Soprano, Russia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Boikhutso Owen Metsileng (Tenor, South Africa) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Slávka Zámečníková (Soprano, Slovakia) - Audience Prize:
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Soprano, South Africa) - Media Prize:
Valeriia Savinskaia (Soprano, Russia) - Wil Keune Prize:
Egor Zhuravskii (Tenor, Russia) - Hans Gabor Prize:
Boikhutso Owen Metsileng (Tenor, South Africa) - CS Rising Stars:
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Soprano, South Africa)
2018
- 1st Prize Opera:
Sungho Kim (Tenor, Korea South) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Georgios Stavrakakis (Baritone / Bass, Greece) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Pavel Petrov (Tenor, Belarus) - Audience Prize:
Georgios Alexandros Stavrakakis (Baritone / Bass, Greece) - Media Prize:
Boris Stepanov (Tenor, Russia) - Wil Keune Prize:
Jaka Mihelac (Baritone / Bass, Slovenia) - Hans Gabor Prize:
Pavel Petrov (Tenor, Belarus)
2017
- 1st Prize Opera:
Aigul AKHMETSHINA (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Russia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Kang Wang (Tenor, Australia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Mandla MNDEBELE (Baritone / Bass, South Africa)
2016
- 1st Prize Opera:
Nicholas Brownlee (Baritone / Bass, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Noluvuyiso Mpofu (Soprano, South Africa) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Raehann Bryce-Davis (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, USA)
2015
- 1st Prize Opera:
Levy Sekgapane (Tenor, South Africa) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Lise Davidsen (Soprano, Norway) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Ki Hun Park (Tenor, Korea South)
2014
- 1st Prize Opera:
Irina Churilova (Soprano, Russia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Siyabulela Ntlale (Baritone / Bass, South Africa) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Il Do Song (Baritone / Bass, Korea South)
2013
- 1st Prize Opera:
Dong-Hwan Lee (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Roman Burdenko (Baritone / Bass, Russia)
Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Switzerland) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Rheinaldt Moagi (Tenor, South Africa)
2012
- 1st Prize Opera:
Beomjin Kim (Tenor, Korea South) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi (Soprano, South Africa) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Sang-Ah Yoon (Soprano, Korea South)
2011
- 1st Prize Opera:
Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Soprano, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Seehoon Moon (Tenor, Korea South) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Simge Buyukedes (Soprano, Turkey) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Soprano, USA) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Alexandra Hutton (Soprano, Australia) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Irina Kapanadze (Soprano, Georgia)
2010
- 1st Prize Opera:
Antonio Poli (Tenor, Italy) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Agnieszka Adamczak (Soprano, Poland) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Miklós Sebestyén (Baritone / Bass, Hungary) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Yitian Luan (Soprano, China) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Daria Terekhova (Soprano, Russia) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Helena Becse Szabó (Soprano, Slovakia)
2009
- 1st Prize Opera:
Pretty Yende (Soprano, South Africa) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Gaston Rivero (Tenor, USA) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Maria Porubcinova (Soprano, Slovakia) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Pretty Yende (Soprano, South Africa) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Sean Pannikar (Tenor, USA) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Claudia Boyle (Soprano, Ireland)
2008
- 1st Prize Opera:
Guanqun Yu (Soprano, China) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Igor Bakan (Baritone / Bass, Lithuania) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Heidi Melton (Soprano, USA) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Naomi O´Connell (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Ireland) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Noa Danon (Soprano, Israel) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Vincent Schirrmacher (Tenor, Germany)
2007
- 1st Prize Opera:
Angela Meade (Soprano, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Yannick-Muriel Noah (Soprano, Canada) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Roman Shulakov (Tenor, Russia) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Angela Meade (Soprano, USA) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Esther Kretzinger (Soprano, Germany) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Yannick-Muriel Noah (Soprano, Canada)
2006
- 1st Prize Opera:
Brian Mulligan (Baritone / Bass, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Gerald Thompson (Countertenor, USA) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Gal James (Soprano, Israel) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Iurie Ciobanu (Tenor, Romania) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Ausrine Stundyte (Soprano, Lithuania) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Gabor Bretz (Baritone / Bass, Hungary)
2005
- 1st Prize Opera:
Adriana Kucerová (Soprano, Slovakia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Janja Vujetic (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Croatia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Elena Semenova (Soprano, Russia)
Tae-Joong Yang (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Janja Vuletic (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Croatia) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Kinga Dobay (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Germany)
Marianne Gesswagner (Soprano, Austria)
2004
- 1st Prize Opera:
Ilya Kuzmin (Baritone / Bass, Russia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Mihaela Komocar (Soprano, Slovenia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Marita Solberg (Soprano, Norway) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Alice Goulipian (Soprano, France) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Hila Baggio (Soprano, Israel) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Daniela Dott (Soprano, Germany)
2003
- 1st Prize Opera:
Laquita Mitchell (Soprano, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Latonia Moore (Soprano, USA) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Irina Lungu (Soprano, Russia) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Michaela Selinger (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Austria) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Irina Samoilova (Soprano, Russia)
2002
- 1st Prize Opera:
Burak Bilgili (Baritone / Bass, Turkey) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Tatjana Mazurenko (Soprano, Russia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Myung-Won Han (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Arpiné Rahdijan (Soprano, Austria) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Asli Ayan (Soprano, Turkey) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Maria Lyudko (Soprano, Russia)
2001
- 1st Prize Opera:
Woo-Kyung Kim (Tenor, Korea South) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Pavel Koudinov (Baritone / Bass, Russia) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Christiane Kohl (Soprano, Germany) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Debra Fernandes (Soprano, USA) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Katarina Sokolova-Rauer (Soprano, Czech Republic)
2000
- 1st Prize Opera:
Matthias Rexroth (Countertenor, Germany) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Julia Kamenik (Soprano, Austria)
Viktoria Vizin (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Hungary) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Adrineh Simonian (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Austria) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Kristiane Kaiser (Soprano, Austria) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Joulia Arsentieva (Soprano, Russia)
1999
- 1st Prize Opera:
Anna Lorenc (Soprano, Poland) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Caterina Celia Costea (Soprano, Romania)
Tina Schlenker (Soprano, Germany) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Jannie Moolman (Tenor, South Africa) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Dietmar Kerschbaum (Tenor, Austria) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Gundula Peyerl (Soprano, Germany) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Dan Chamandy (Tenor, Canada)
1998
- 1st Prize Opera:
Anke Vondung (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Germany) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Rachel Harnisch (Soprano, Switzerland) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Eldar Aliev (Baritone / Bass, Azerbaijan) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Romana Noack (Soprano, Germany) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Ferdinand von Bothmer (Tenor, Germany)
1997
- 1st Prize Opera:
Stuart Skelton (Tenor, Australia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Seung-Hyun Jeon (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Barbara Haveman (Soprano, Netherlands) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Angela Kronberger (Soprano, Austria)
1996
- 1st Prize Opera:
Vladimir Atanelishvili (Baritone / Bass, Georgia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Katharine Goeldner (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, USA) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Garry Magee (Baritone / Bass, United Kingdom)
Andriy Shkurhan (Baritone / Bass, Ukraine) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Marie Devellereau (Soprano, France) - 2nd Prize Operetta:
Petra Chiba (Soprano, Austria) - 3rd Prize Operetta:
Olatz Saitua-Iribar (Soprano, Spain)
1995
- 1st Prize Opera:
Marina Mescheriakowa (Soprano, Russia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Elisabete Matos (Soprano, Portugal) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Claudia Mahnke (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Germany) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Gerhard Siegel (Tenor, Germany)
1994
- 1st Prize Opera:
Stanislaw Schwez (Baritone / Bass, Russia) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Louise Walsh (Soprano, Ireland) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Martina Rüping (Soprano, Germany) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Sally Du Randt (Soprano, South Africa)
1993
- 1st Prize Opera:
Anna Rita Taliento (Soprano, Italy) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Russia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Maxim Michailow (Baritone / Bass, Russia) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Althea Maria Papulias (Soprano, Greece)
1992
- 1st Prize Opera:
Detlev Roth (Baritone / Bass, Germany) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Hee-Joon Yang (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Carmen Paula Oprisano (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Romania) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Laura Claycomb (Soprano, USA)
1991
- 1st Prize Opera:
Adina-Cristina Nitescu (Soprano, Romania) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Albert Schagidullin (Baritone / Bass, Russia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Janice Dixon (Soprano, USA)
Regina Nathan (Soprano, Ireland)
1990
- 1st Prize Opera:
Woiciech Drabowicz (Baritone / Bass, Poland) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Sedat Öztoprak (Baritone / Bass, Turkey) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Desmond Byrne (Baritone / Bass, Canada)
Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano, Romania) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Simina Badea (Soprano, Romania)
1989
- 1st Prize Opera:
Peter Edelmann (Baritone / Bass, Austria) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Yong Chin (Tenor, Malaysia)
Liliana Nichiteanu (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Romania) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Pietro Daalyiski (Baritone / Bass, Bulgaria)
Egils Silins (Baritone / Bass, Latvia) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Silvana Dussmann (Soprano, Austria)
1988
- 1st Prize Opera:
Maria Bayo (Soprano, Spain) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Richard Paul Fink (Baritone / Bass, USA) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Izabela Labuda (Soprano, Poland) - 1st Prize Operetta:
Ildikó Raimondi (Soprano, Austria)
1987
- 1st Prize Opera:
Trond Halstein Moe (Baritone / Bass, Norway) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Maria Diaconu (Soprano, Romania)
Ana-Felicia Filip (Soprano, Romania) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Carmen Anhorn (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Switzerland)
1986
- 1st Prize Opera:
Jolanta Wrozyna (Soprano, Poland) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Teodor Ciurdea (Baritone / Bass, Romania) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Helen Bickers (Soprano, USA)
Emil Ivanov (Tenor, Bulgaria)
1985
- 1st Prize Opera:
Carsten Harboe Stabell (Baritone / Bass, Norway) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Kathleen Cassello (Soprano, Italy)
Kwang-Dong Kim (Baritone / Bass, Korea South) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Chihiro Bamba (Soprano, Japan)
1984
- 1st Prize Opera:
Manhua Zhan (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, China)
Jieyi Zhang\r\nJieyi Zhang (Tenor, China) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Jacek Strauch (Baritone / Bass, United Kingdom) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Mariana Doina Cioromila (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Romania)
1983
- 1st Prize Opera:
Harrie Peeters (Baritone / Bass, Netherlands) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Angela Denning (Soprano, Australia) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Ulrike Finder (Mezzo-Soprano / Alt, Austria)
Johann Werner Prein (Baritone / Bass, Austria)
Anton Scharinger (Baritone / Bass, Austria)
1982
- 1st Prize Opera:
John Hurst (Tenor, USA) - 2nd Prize Opera:
Berardino Di Domenico (Tenor, Italy) - 3rd Prize Opera:
Jane Mac Kenzie (Soprano, Canada)