63rd Edition (2026)

Awards

Official prizes

1st Vladyslav Buialskyi (bass-baritone, Ukraine)
2nd Yuliia Zasimova (soprano, Ukraine)
3rd Vlad Tlushch (baritone, Ukraine)
4th Felix Park (baritone, South Korea)
5th Karla Pineda (mezzo-soprano, Costa Rica)
6th Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)

Oratorio-Lied Prize: Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)

Special prizes

Special Prize for Best Mozart Performer: Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)

Special Prize for Best Zarzuela Performer: Vlad Tlushch (baritone, Ukraine)

Special Prize for Best Verdi Performer: Felix Park (baritone, South Korea)

Extraordinary prizes

Extraordinary Joyce DiDonato Prize, presented by the Houston Grand Opera and sponsored by Carolyn Levy, to the most promising young singer of the competition:
Karla Pineda (mezzo-soprano, Costa Rica)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Ferrer Music Foundation, to six Spanish singers:
Andrés Sánchez-Joglar (tenor)
Rajiv Cerezo Chugani (baritone)
Inés López Fernández (mezzo-soprano)
Laia Vallés (soprano)
Rosa Maria Abella (soprano)
Inés Lorans (soprano)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Teatro Real of Madrid, to the first four winners of the Official Prize:
Vladyslav Buialskyi (bass-baritone, Ukraine)
Yuliia Zasimova (soprano, Ukraine)
Vlad Tlushch (baritone, Ukraine)
Felix Park (baritone, South Korea)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by tenor Plácido Domingo, to the best Spanish singer:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the 4th and 5th Floor Liceistes Association, to a soprano finalist:
Yuliia Zasimova (soprano, Ukraine)
Extraordinary ‘Victoria de los Ángeles’ Prize, offered by the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation and sponsored by Alma Hotels:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Franz Schubert Association, to the best interpreter of Franz Schubert:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Fundació Òpera a Catalunya to a winner in any prize category residing in Spain:
Milan Perišić (baritone, Serbia)
Extraordinary “Mercedes Viñas” Prize, in the form of a scholarship, offered by Mrs. Teresa Vilardell:
Maria Martín Campos (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Friends of the Liceu, to study vocal technique with soprano Luciana Serra:
Mar Esteve i Rodrigo (soprano, Spain)
Maria Patak Lladó (soprano, Spain)
Marta Roca (mezzo-soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered respectively by the Moià City Council and Joventuts Musicals of Moià, to the best Catalan singer:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Santa Cristina d’Aro City Council, to the winner of the prize for best Catalan singer:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Cadaqués Music Festival, to the winner of the prize for best Catalan singer:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the Festival Castell de Peralada, to a winner of an Official Prize:
Elionor Martínez (soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by Mrs. Leonor Gago, director of LG Artist Management and Concerlírica Ópera Internacional, to one male and one female finalist:
Karla Pineda (mezzo-soprano, Costa Rica)
Vladyslav Buialskyi (bass-baritone, Ukraine)
Extraordinary Prize, in the form of a scholarship, offered by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Siena, Italy):
Andrés Sánchez-Joglar (tenor, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by the European Opera Centre, to participate in the centre’s projects:
Inés López Fernández (mezzo-soprano, Spain)
Extraordinary Prize, offered by Barcelona Obertura, to a Spanish singer:
Inés López Fernández (mezzo-soprano, Spain)
Audience Prize at the final round:
Karla Pineda (mezzo-soprano, Costa Rica)
Felix Park (baritone, South Korea)
PRIZES

Jury

Members of the Jury

Mr. Víctor Garcia de Gomar (Spain). Artistic Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu and President of the Jury.
Olaf Bar – Pianist, Germany.
James Baillieu – Pianist, France.
Alessandro Galoppini – Casting Director, Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Luciana Serra – Soprano, Italy.
Sophie Joyce – Casting Director of the Opéra national de Paris.
Tobias Hassan – Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
Peter Mario Katona – Casting Director, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London.
Joan Matabosch – Artistic Director, Teatro Real, Madrid.
Eirk Malmquist – Casting Director of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich.
Brian Speck – Artistic Administrator, Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Sir Colin Brush – Representative of the Houston Grand Opera for the Extraordinary Joyce DiDonato Prize.
Marc Busquets – Artistic Director of the Life Victoria Lied Festival and the Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation.
Víctor Medem – Director of L’Auditori de Barcelona.