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🎼⚜️ Operalia 2023 ⚜️🎼
Plácido Domingo's Operalia, The World Opera Competition is an annual international competition for opera singers, founded by Plácido Domingo in 1993 ..
Rules : The competition is open to singers of all voice types between the ages of 18 and 32 who are already performing professionally.
Based on these submissions, 40 singers get selected for the competition.
The jury is presided over by Domingo, although he himself does not judge the competition. Among jury members are Domingo's wife Marta Domingo, singers, opera directors, casting directors, artistic directors and consultants of renowned opera houses….
While the jury deliberates the numerous winners, the audience votes for their favorite female and male singers!!! 👌🌹
Prizes:
In the general competition 1st prize, 2nd prize, and 3rd prize are awarded.
Winners of the Zarzuela competition receive the Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize or Pepita Embil Prize, named after Domingo's parents.
The audience prize is a wristwatch by the competition's main sponsor.
Performers of German repertoire by Richard Strauss or Richard Wagner can receive the Birgit Nilsson Prize.
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P.S. Placido Domingo's Operalia, the world's foremost opera competition, has chosen Cape Town to celebrate its 30th Anniversary, hosted by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cape Town Opera at the Artscape Theatre Centre…
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My daughter and I love Opera, it is the greatest pleasure!
It was an honour to visit Operalia and see Placido Domingo!
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