OPERALIA Prizes
A total of US$ 175,000 in prizes will be awarded. Two
first, two second and two third prizes will be awarded,
for the best Female and Male Singers. In addition, there will
be two Zarzuela Prizes and the Audience Prize.
Most important, Plácido
Domingo is in a sense a patron not only of the winners but
of many of the competitors, whether engaging them for his own
companies and projects, or recommending them for other engagements
around the world.
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Nine prizes are awarded by OPERALIA:
- Two First prizes
- Two Second prizes
- Two Third prizes
- Zarzuela prizes
- The Audience prize
"Zarzuela Prizes"
Plácido
Domingo was born in Madrid and he had the luck to have parents
who were musicians and theater people. His father Plácido
Domingo Sr. and his mother Pepita Embil were stars of the
zarzuela, the Spanish form of operetta. In 1949, when he was
eight, they created a company of their own in Mexico, and
his younger sister and he joined them there. The "Zarzuela
Prizes" are in
honour of Plácido Domingos parents.
"The Audience Prize"
During the final, the audience votes for a finalist of its choosing.
The audience receives a ballot and scores each of the finalists.
During the final interval, OPERALIA tabulates these votes
while the Jury members are deliberating and selecting their winners.
Plácido
Domingo then announces the results both of the Jury and the
public votes, and announces the awards.
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