Awards
Official prizes
1st ex aequo Aigul Khismatullina (soprano / Russia), Iván Ayón (tenor / Peru)
2nd Liv Redpath (soprano / USA)
3rd Long Long (tenor / Korea)
4th Jaka Mihelac (bariton / Slovenia)
5th Valentyna Pluzhnikova (mezzosoprano / Ukraine)
6th Siman Chung (countertenor / Korea)
Special prizes
To a tenor finalist: Iván Ayón (tenor / Peru)
To the best performer of Mozart: Vero Miller (mezzosoprano / Italy)
To the best performer of Zarzuela: Desert
To the best performer of Russian Music: Aigul Khismatullina (soprano / Russia)
To the best performer of Wagner: Desert
To the best performer of Verdi: Desert
To the best performer of French Opera: Liv Redpath (soprano / USA)
Extraordinary prizes
Oratorio-Lied Prize :
- Fundación Bancaria “la Caixa” Prize: Jacob Scharfman (bariton /USA)
- To the best performer of Schubert: Jacob Scharfman (bariton /USA)
- “Victoria de los Ángeles” Prize: Jacob Scharfman (bariton /USA)
Ferrer-Salat scholarship: Juan de Diós Mateos (tenor / Spain) / Ruth Terán (soprano / Spain) / Cecília Rodríguez (soprano / Spain) / Gillen Munguia (tenor / Spain) / Laura del Río (soprano / Spain) / Maria Zapata (soprano / Spain)
To the best Spanish Singer: Juan de Diós Mateos (tenor / Spain)
Fundación Agbar Prize: Laura del Río (soprano / Spain)
“Mercedes Viñas” Prize: Gagik Vardanyan (tenor / Armenia)
To the best Catalan Singer: Laura del Río (soprano / Spain)
“Teatro Real de Madrid” prize: Aigul Khismatullina (soprano / Russia), Iván Ayón ( tenor / Peru), Liv Redpath (soprano / USA), Long Long (tenor / Korea), Jaka Mihelac (bariton / Slovenia).
“Festival Castell de Peralada” prizes: Valentyna Pluzhnikova (mezzosoprano / Ukraine)
”Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell” prize: Long Long (tenor / Korea)
“LG Artist Management” prize: Jaka Mihelac (bariton / Slovenia)
“Accademia Chigiana” of Siena scholarship: Boris Prýgl (bariton / Czech)
“European Opera Centre” scholarship: Vero Miller (mezzosoprano / Italy)
“Academia Internacional Elena Obraztsova scholarship: Kseniia Proshina (soprano / Russia) / Oksana Sekerina (soprano / Russia)
“Internationale OpernWerkstatt” scholarship: Rafaelle Abete (tenor/ Italy) / Yuriy Hadzetskyy (bariton / Ukranie) / Kseniia Nikolaieva ( mezzosoprano / Ukranie) / Mikhail Golovushkin (bajo / Russia) / Adriana de León (soprano / Guatemala)
Jury
President
Sra. Christina Scheppelmann (Germany), General Artistic Director, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.
Members
Ms. Viorica Cortez (Romania). Mezzosoprano.
Mr. Toni Gradsack (Austria), Casting Manager, Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Mr. Tobias Hasan (Austria). Artisit Director, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlín.
Ms. Annette Weber (Germany). Casting Director, Staatsoper, Hamburg.
Ms. Makvala Kasrashvili (Georgia-Russia), soprano, Assistant to the Music Director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow.
Mr. Peter Mario Katona (Germany), Casting Director, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London.
Mr. Joan Matabosch (Spain), Artistic Director, Teatro Real, Madrid.
Mr. Ilias Tzempetonidis (Greece), Casting Director, Opéra National, Paris.
Ms. Dolora Zajick (USA). Mezzosoprano.
Ms. Diane Zola (USA). Assistant to the General Artistic Manager, Metropolitan Opera.
*They are also part of the jury:
Mr. Nelson Calzi (Itàlia). Mestre col·laborador del Teatro alla Scala de Milà.
Sr. Christian Schirm (França). Director Artístic de l’Acadèmia de l’Opéra de Paris.
