The “Operalia” competition was founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo to discover promising young opera singers of today and help them start their careers. “Operalia” aims to attract singers of all types of voices aged 18 to 32 from all over the world.
Hundreds of applications are submitted to the competition every year. The preselection jury listens to each entry and selects the best candidates to participate in the competition. 35 participants from countries such as Australia, United States, Belgium, Armenia, South Korea, Finland, Latvia, Mexico, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Russia, Mongolia, Germany, China will take part in the quarterfinals finale of “Operalia” at the Latvian National Opera and in Turkey. Latvia will be represented in the competition by baritone Daniils Kuzmins.
The international jury, chaired by Plácido Domingo, auditions each of the selected participants during the two-day quarter-finals. Twenty singers are then selected to enter the semifinals, while ten competitors are selected for the final. The quarter-finals and semifinals take place with piano accompaniment, while the final takes place as a celebratory concert accompanied by an orchestra.
“I am very happy to be able to bring” Operalia “for the first time to this beautiful musical country – Latvia. It is exciting to be in this historic theater where many excellent Latvian National Opera singers started their careers, my dear colleagues Aleksandrs Antonenko , Elīna Garanča, Marina Rebeka, Kristīne Opolais, maestro Andris Nelsons and our kind host Egils Siliņš, to whom, as chairman of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet Council, I am very grateful for organizing this “Operalia “”, says Placido Domingo, the head of the competition.
The competition in Latvia is supported by the Latvian Ministry of Culture. “The birth, the beginning and the splendor of talent is always a miracle that is born before our eyes. The opportunities offered by vocal competitions are often an opportunity to see and know the future. The future of those who will win the hearts of the public. and of opera lovers in the coming decades will be determined by musical taste, just as they will once again reread the classics of opera music and modern operas “, said the Minister of Culture Nauris Puntulis (National Union).
“The Latvian National Opera and Ballet hosts this autumn with great joy and satisfaction the international competition for young singers” Operalia “, which has long established itself under the artistic guidance of Plácido Domingo as an excellent discoverer of young soloists and has become a world – a widely known brand and a guarantee that its winners are top performers of the year, “said Egils Siliņš, chairman of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet Council.
The live broadcast of the final of the competition in Latvia will be provided by Latvijas Televīzija and Latvijas Radio 3 “Klasika”, but all over the world it is possible to follow the final of the competition on the Medici.tv channel.
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