2021 INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION
VIRTUAL FINALS LIVESTREAM VIDEO & PROGRAM
LIVE FINALS LIVESTREAM VIDEO & PROGRAM
WINNERS
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
Navasard Hakobyan, Baritone - Armenia (Virtual) $2,500
Hyunju Mun, Soprano - South Korea (Virtual) $2,500
Thomas Cilluffo, Tenor - USA (Live) $2,500
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
Meigui Zhang, Soprano - China (Live) $2,500
(Sponsored by Athena Music Foundation)
SECOND PRIZE WINNERS
José Simerilla Romero, Tenor - Argentina (Virtual) $1,500
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
Murella Parton, Soprano - USA (Virtual) $1,500
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
Alex DeSocio, Baritone - USA (Live) $1,500
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
Kathleen Reveille, Mezzo-Soprano - USA (Live) $1,500
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
THIRD PRIZE WINNERS
Ochirsaikhan Erdenee, Baritone - Mongolia (Virtual) $1,000
(Sponsored by Cultural Exchange Foundation)
Maria Belén Rivarola, Soprano - Argentina (Virtual) $1,000
Jonghyun Park, Tenor - South Korea (Live) $1,000
Tatev Baroyan, Soprano - Armenia (Live) $1,000
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
THE DR. DAVID DICHIERA ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
Jonas Jud, Bass - Switzerland (Virtual) $500
(Sponsored by Dr. Luisa Di Lorenzo)
Kali Hardwick, Soprano - USA (Virtual) $500
(Sponsored by Dr. Luisa Di Lorenzo)
THE VOCE DI MECHE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
Errin Duane Brooks, Tenor - USA (Live) $500
(Sponsored by Meche Kroop)
Katherine Whyte, Soprano - Canada (Live) $500
(Sponsored by Meche Kroop)
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
GeDeane Graham, Mezzo-Soprano - USA (Virtual) $500
(Sponsored by Cultural Exchange Foundation)
Shanley Horvitz, Mezzo-Soprano - USA (Live) $500
(Sponsored by Musicians Emergency Fund)
JURY
*****VIRTUAL SEMI-FINALS & FINALS JURY*****
David Lomeli - Chief Artistic Officer & Casting Consultant
Santa Fe Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Dallas Opera
Christian Carlstedt - Casting Director & Consultant
Staatsoper Hannover, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Concertgebouw Zaterdag Matinee, Komische Oper Berlin
Constantine Orbelian - Music Director & Chief Conductor
New York City Opera, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Delos Records
Christian Jérôme Timme - Chief Artistic Operations Director
Theater Dortmund
Marcus Carl - Artistic Consultant
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Thomas Cadenbach - Program Director & Conductor
Semperoper Dresden Studio
Brian Speck - Program Director
Houston Grand Opera Studio
Beatrice Benzi - Master Vocal Coach
Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Institute For Young Dramatic Voices
Gerald Martin Moore - Professor of Voice, Director of Yale Opera & Consultant
Yale School of Music, Glyndebourne Festival, Ravinia Festival, Music Academy of the West, SongStudio Carnegie Hall, Decca Records
Ken Benson - President & Career Consultant
Ken Benson Artists, Juilliard School
Andres Spoerer Rodriguez - Artistic Director
Fundacion Ibanez-Atkinson
David Blackburn - President & Chief Consultant
NYIOP, Bolshoi Theatre Opera Studio, Opernhaus Zurich Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Eric Margiore - President & Artistic Director
Premiere Opera Foundation, Premiere Artists Management, Premiere Opera Vocal Arts Institute
*****LIVE SEMI-FINALS & FINALS JURY*****
Jonathan Friend* - Artistic Advisor
Metropolitan Opera
Samuel Gelber - Director of Artistic Planning
Washington National Opera
Dominik Licht - Casting & Artistic Planning
Danish Royal Opera Copenhagen, Salzburg Easter Festival
Constantine Orbelian - Music Director & Chief Conductor
New York City Opera, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Delos Records
Christian Firmbach - General Director
Staatstheater Oldenburg
Gerald Martin Moore* - Professor of Voice, Director of Yale Opera & Consultant Yale School of Music, Glyndebourne Festival, Ravinia Festival, Music Academy of the West, SongStudio Carnegie Hall, Decca Records
Ken Benson - President & Career Consultant
Ken Benson Artists, Juilliard School
Andres Spoerer Rodriguez - Artistic Director
Fundacion Ibanez-Atkinson
Devere Burnett* - Artist Manager
IMG Artists
Megan Weston - General Director
Athena Music Foundation
David Blackburn - President & Chief Consultant
NYIOP, Bolshoi Theatre Opera Studio, Opernhaus Zurich Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Eric Margiore - President & Artistic Director
Premiere Opera Foundation, Premiere Artists Management, Premiere Opera Vocal Arts Institute
* indicates Finals only
***** Qualifying Round Jury *****
Constantine Orbelian - Music Director & Chief Conductor
New York City Opera , Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Delos Records
Thomas Cadenbach - Program Director & Conductor
Semperoper Dresden Studio
Christian Jérôme Timme - Chief Artistic Operations Director
Theater Dortmund
Beatrice Benzi - Master Vocal Coach
Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Institute For Young Dramatic Voices
Ken Benson - President & Career Consultant
Ken Benson Artists, Juilliard School
Christopher Carroll - Artist Manager
Christopher Carroll Artist Management
David Blackburn - President & Chief Consultant
NYIOP, Bolshoi Theatre Opera Studio, Opernhaus Zurich Opera Studio, Ibáñez-Atkinson Foundation
Eric Margiore - President & Artistic Director
Premiere Opera Foundation, Premiere Artists Management, Premiere Opera Vocal Arts Institute