Winners (1993 - 2006)

We are proud to present you the winners of OPERALIA from 1993 to 2006. All of them have contracted engagements to perform in opera houses in the USA, South America and Europe.

The concerts and galas with Plácido Domingo contributed greatly to their international career offering them opportunities to be discovered by the public. They are all young and will be undoubtely the stars of tomorrow.

OPERALIA 2006
Valencia – SPAIN

  • Opera Prizes:

    • 1st Prize:
      Maija KOVALEVSKA, soprano, Latvia
      David LOMELI, tenor, Mexico

    • 2nd Prize:
      Ailyn PEREZ, soprano,USA
      Sébastien GUÈZE, tenor, France

    • 3rd Prize:
      Mar�a Teresa Alberola BAÑULS, soprano, Spain
      Trevor SCHEUNEMANN, baritone, USA

  • Zarzuela Prizes:
    • Mar�a Teresa Alberola BAÑULS, soprano, Spain
    • David LOMELI, tenor, Mexico

  • Prize of the Audience:
    • Mar�a Teresa Alberola BAÑULS, soprano, Spain
    • Sébastien GUÈZE, tenor, France

  • Prize CulturArte � Bertita & Guillermo Martinez:
    • Karen VUONG, soprano, USA

Finalists 2006
    Mar�a Teresa Alberola BAÑULS, soprano, Spain
    Elaine ALVAREZ, soprano, USA
    Francisco CORUJO, tenor, Spain
    Sébastien GUÈZE, tenor, France
    Elena GORSHUNOVA, soprano, Russia
    Maija KOVALEVSKA, soprano, Latvia
    David LOMELI, tenor, Mexico
    Ailyn PEREZ, soprano, USA
    Gastón RIVERO, tenor, Uruguay
    Trevor SCHEUNEMANN, baritone, USA
    Karen VUONG, soprano, USA
    Marta ZHEKHOVYCH, soprano, Ukraine
Zarzuela Finalists 2006
    Mar�a Teresa Alberola BAÑULS, soprano, Spain
    Francisco CORUJO, tenor, Spain
    Carlos Alberto ESQUIVEL, bass-baritone, Argentina
    David LOMELI, tenor, Mexico
    Ailyn PEREZ, soprano, USA
    Gastón RIVERO, tenor, Uruguay
    Karen VUONG, soprano, USA

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

OPERALIA 2005
Madrid – SPAIN

  • Opera Prizes:

    • 1st Prize:
      Vasily LADYUK, Russia,
      baritone
      Susanna PHILLIPS, USA,
      soprano

    • 2nd Prize:
      Joseph KAISER, Canada,
      tenor
      Diogenes RANDES, Brazil,
      bass

    • 3rd Prize:
      Joshua LANGSTON HOPKINS, Canada,
      baritone
      David MENENDEZ DIAZ, Spain,
      baritone

  • Zarzuela Prizes:

    • Kinga DOBAY, Germany,
      mezzo

    • Arturo CHACON CRUZ, Mexico,
      tenor

  • Prize of the Audience:

    • Susanna PHILLIPS, USA
      soprano

  • Prize CulturArte – Bertita & Guillermo Martinez:
    • Arturo CHACON CRUZ, Mexico
      tenor


 
 
 
 

 

 

 

OPERALIA 2004
Los Angeles (CA) – USA

  • Opera Prizes:

    • 1st Prize:
      Woo Kyung Kim, South Korea,
      Tenor

    • 2nd Prize:
      Nataliya Kovalova, Ukraine,
      Soprano

    • 3rd Prize:
      Dmitry Voropaev, Russia ,
      Tenor

    • 4th Prizes (exceptionally this year)
      Maria Jooste, South Africa, Soprano
      Vitaly Bilyy, Ukraine, Baritone
      Dmitry Korchak, Russia, Tenor
      Mikhail Petrenko, Russia, Bass

  • Zarzuela Prizes:

    • Dmitry Korchak, Russia,
      Tenor

    • In-Sun Sim, South Korea,
      Bass-baritone

  • Prize of the Audience:

    • Nataliya Kovalova, Ukraine
      Soprano

  • Prize CulturArte – Bertita & Guillermo Martinez:
    • Irina Lungu, Russia
      Soprano


Placido Domingo & Woo Kyung Kim
Nataliya Kovalova
Placido Domingo & Winners
Placido Domingo & All

Photos by Robert Millard

 

 

OPERALIA 2003
Austria-Germany-Switzerland


Opera Prizes:

    1st Prize:
    Adriana Damato, Italy,
    Soprano, 27 years

    2nd Prize:
    Giuseppe Gipali, Albania,
    Tenor, 30 years

    3rd Prize:
    Israel Lozano, Spain,
    Tenor, 28 years
    &
    Jesus Garcia, USA,
    Tenor, 26 years

Zarzuela Prizes:

    Jennifer Check, USA,
    Soprano, 28 years

    Sabina Puertolas, Spain,
    Soprano, 30 years

    Mario Cassi, Italy,
    Baritone, 29 years

    Israel Lozano, Spain,
    Tenor, 28 years

Prize of the Audience:

    Israel Lozano, Spain,
    Tenor, 28 years

 

 

 


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OPERALIA 2002 - Paris

  • 1st Prize:
    Carmen Giannattasio, Soprano, Italy (http://www.liricainternational.com)
    &
    Elena Manistina, Mezzo-Soprano, Russia


  • 2nd Prize:
    John Matz, Tenor, USA
    &
    Stéphane Degout, Baritone, France

  • 3rd Prize:
    Maria Fontosh, Soprano, Russia


  • Zarzuela Prizes:
    John Matz, Tenor, USA
    Anna Kiknadze, Soprano, Georgia
    Jae-Hyoung Kim, Tenor, South Korea

  • Prize of the Public:
    Carmen Giannattasio, Soprano, Italy


  • Prize of CulturArte Puerto Rico:
    Kate Aldrich, Soprano, USA
 

OPERALIA 2001 - Washington D.C.

  • 1st prize:
    Guang Yang
    , Mezzo-Soprano,
    China

  • 2nd prize:
    Alessandra Rezza
    , Soprano, Italy
    &
    Hyoung-Kyoo Kang, Baritone, South Korea

  • 3rd prize:
    Maya Dashuk
    , Soprano, Russia

  • Zarzuela Prizes:
    Eugenia Garza
    , Soprano, Mexico
    Jossie Perez, Mezzo-Soprano, USA
    Antonio Gandia, Tenor, Spain
    Valeriano Lanchas, Bass, Columbia
  • Prize of the Public:
    Elizaveta Martirosyan
    , Soprano, Georgia

  • Tenor Prize by CulturArte
    Lasha Nikabadze
    , Tenor, Georgia

OPERALIA 2000 - Los Angeles

  • 1st prize:
    Isabel Bayrakdarian
    , Soprano, (www.bayrakdarian.com)
    Canada

  • 2nd prize:
    Hui He
    , Soprano,
    China
    &
    Daniil Stoda, Tenor,
    Russia

  • 3rd prize:
    Konstyantyn Andreyev
    , Tenor,
    Ukraine
    &
    Robert Pomakov, Bass,
    Canada

  • Zarzuela Prize:
    Virginia Tola
    , Soprano,
    Argentina
    &
    Konstyantyn Andreyev, Tenor,
    Ukraine

  • Prize of the Public:
    Virginia Tola
    , Soprano,
    Argentina

  • Local Prize of Opera
    Patron Mr. Lloyd Rigler:
    Virginia Tola
    , Soprano,
    Argentina


OPERALIA 1999 - San Juan
(Puerto Rico)

  • Olin Anastassov, Bass,
    born in 1977, Bulgaria

  • Giuseppe Filianotti, Tenor,
    born in 1974, Italy

  • Joseph Calleja, Tenor,
    born in 1978, Malta

  • Rolando Villazon, Tenor,
    born in 1972, Mexico

  • Ian de Nolfo, Tenor,
    born in 1969, USA

  • Yali-Marie Williams, Soprano,
    Puerto Rico

  • Mariola Cantarero, Soprano,
    Spain


OPERALIA 1998 - Hamburg

  • Erwin Schrott, Bass,
    born in 1972, Uruguay
    (+Prize of the Public)

  • Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano,
    born in 1970, USA

  • Ludovic Tezier, Bariton,
    born in 1969, France

  • Maki Mori, Soprano,
    born in 1971, Japan

  • Jae-Chul Bae, Tenor,
    born in 1969, Korea

  • Andion Fernandez, Sopran,
    born in 1970, Spain
    (Zarzuela Prize)

  • Carlos Cosias, Tenor,
    born in 1971, Spain
    (Zarzuela Prize)




OPERALIA 1997 - Tokyo

  • Carla Maria Izzo, Soprano,
    born in 1972, Italy
    (+ Prize of the Public)

  • Chang Yong Liao, Baritone,
    born in 1968, China

  • Aquiles Machado, Tenor,
    born in 1971, Venezuela

  • Hung-Hack Seo, Baritone,
    born in 1968, Korea

  • Xiu Wie Sun, Soprano,
    born in 1964, China

  • Angel Rodriguez Rivero, Tenor,
    born in 1970, Spain
    (Zarzuela Prize)

  • Aquiles Machado, Tenor,
    born in 1971, Venezuela
    (Zarzuela Prize)


OPERALIA 1996 - Bordeaux

  • John Osborn, Tenor,
    born in 1972, USA

  • Lynette Tapia, Soprano,
    born in 1973, USA
    (+ Prize of the Public)

  • Phyllis Pancella, Mezzo-Soprano,
    born in 1963, USA

  • Eric Owens, Bass,
    born in 1970, USA

  • Carlos Moreno, Tenor,
    born in 1965, Spain

  • Vittorio Vitelli, Baritone,
    born in 1969, Italy

  • Nancy Herrera, Mezzo-Soprano,
    born in 1965, Spain
    (Zarzuela Prize)

  • Oziel Garza-Ornelas, Baritone,
    born in 1964, Mexico
    (Zarzuela Prize)


OPERALIA 1995 - Madrid

  • Sung Eun Kim, Soprano,
    born in 1965, South Korea

  • Miguel Angel Zapater, Bass,
    born in 1964, Spain

  • Elizabeth Futral, Soprano,
    born in 1963, USA

  • Dimitra Theodossiou, Soprano,
    born in 1965, Greece
    (+ Prize of the Public)

  • Carmen Oprisanu, Mezzo-Soprano,
    born in 1962, Romania

  • Ana Maria Martinez, Soprano,
    born in 1968, USA
    (Zaruela Prize)

  • Rafael Rojas, Tenor,
    born in 1962, Mexico
    (Zarzuela Prize)


OPERALIA 1994 - Mexico City

  • Simone Alberghini, Bass,
    born in 1973, Italy

  • Oxana Arkaeva, Soprano,
    born in 1967, Ukraine

  • Brian Asawa, Countertenor,
    born in 1966, USA

  • José Cura, Tenor,
    born in 1962, Argentina
    (+ Prize of the Public)

  • Maria-Cécilia Diaz, Mezzo-Soprano,
    born in 1965, Argentina

  • Bruce Fowler, Tenor,
    born in 1962, USA


OPERALIA 1993 - Paris

  • Ainhoa Arteta, Soprano,
    born in 1964, Spain
    (+ Prize of the Public)

  • Inva Mula Tschako, Soprano,
    born in 1963, Albania

  • Nina Stemme, Mezzo-Soprano,
    born in 1963, Sweden

  • Kwangchul Youn, Bass,
    born in 1965, Korea


 

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