2023 INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION 

LIVE FINALS LIVESTREAM VIDEO & PROGRAM


VIRTUAL FINALS LIVESTREAM VIDEO & PROGRAM

WINNERS

FIRST PRIZE WINNERS

Sejin Park, Baritone - South Korea (Live) $5,000
(Sponsored by Athena Music Foundation)

Hongni Wu, Mezzo-Soprano - China (Virtual) $2,500
(Sponsored by Mme. Sachi Liebergesell)

SECOND PRIZE WINNERS

Hyesoo Kim, Soprano - South Korea (Live) $2,500

Andrei Danilov, Tenor - Russia (Virtual) $1,500
(Sponsored by The Cultural Exchange Foundation)

THIRD PRIZE WINNERS

Joanne Evans, Mezzo-Soprano - UK (Live) $1,500

Page Michaels, Soprano - USA (Virtual) $1,000


THE MOZART PRIZE
(Sponsored by Mr. Sung Shin)

Jenny Anne Flory, Mezzo-Soprano - USA (Live) $1,500

TRENTINO MUSIC FESTIVAL DEBUT AWARD
(Sponsored by Mr. Mitchell Piper)

Joseph Parrish, Baritone - USA (Live) $6,000 value
Full Scholarship to sing Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro in Trentino, Italy

THE PREMIERE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS

Seong Beom Choi, Tenor - South Korea (Live) $1,000
(Sponsored by Mme. Ada Mei)

Shu Li, Mezzo-Soprano - China (Live) $750
(Sponsored by Mr. Sung Shin)

THE DR. DAVID DICHIERA ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
(Sponsored by Dr. Luisa Di Lorenzo & Mrs. Lisa DiChiera)

Bronwyn Douglass, Soprano - Australia (Virtual) $750
Ihor Mostovoi, Baritone - Ukraine (Virtual) $500
Michael Butler, Tenor - USA (Virtual) $500

LIVE FINALIST HONORARIUMS
(Sponsored by Mr. Sung Shin)
Rosario Armas, Mezzo-Soprano, Mexico, $500
Shannon Crowley, Soprano, USA, $500
Saane Halaholo, Soprano, Tonga/USA, $500
Melissa Joseph, Soprano, Haiti/USA, $500
Tasha Koontz, Soprano, USA, $500

VIRTUAL FINALIST HONORARIUMS
Adia Evans, Soprano, USA, $250
Kelsey Lauritano, Mezzo-Soprano, USA, $250
Quinn Middleman, Mezzo-Soprano, USA, $250
Jonathan Patton, Baritone, USA, $250
Ilanah Lobel-Torres, Soprano, USA, $250
Erin Wagner, Mezzo-Soprano, USA, $250

JURY

*****LIVE SEMI-FINALS & FINALS JURY*****
(Alphabetical Ordering)


Guy Barzilay - President & Founder
Guy Barzilay Artists

Alexander Fernandez - Chief Casting Director
Opera Nacional de Chile

Boris Ignatov** - Casting Director
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Staatsoper Stuttgart International Opera Studio

Dominik Licht - Casting & Artistic Planning
Royal Danish Opera, Salzburg Easter Festival 

David Lomeli** - Chief Artistic Officer & Casting Consultant
Santa Fe Opera & Bayerische Staatsoper, Dallas Opera, Atlanta Opera

Eric Margiore - President & Artistic Managing Director
Premiere Opera Foundation & Premiere Artists Mgmt, Premiere Opera Vocal Arts Institute

George Martynuk* - President & Founder
George M Martynuk Artists Mgmt & Public Relations

Constantine Orbelian** - Music Director & Chief Conductor
New York City Opera & Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Delos Records

Mitchell Piper* - President & Executive Director
Opera Managers Association International & Piper Artist Mgmt, Trentino Music Festival

Kristin Sampson** - Artistic Administrator
New York City Opera 

Sung Shin - Founder & General Director
Opera Under the Arch

Brian Speck* - Artistic Administrator, Casting 
Metropolitan Opera 

Meredith Wallace** - Director of Artistic Administration
Atlanta Opera

Megan Weston - General Director
Athena Music Foundation

* indicates Finals only ** indicates Finals only via Livestream