Rolex proudly presents the next edition of Plácido Domingo‘s Operalia, The World Opera Competition at Astana Opera, Astana, Kazakhstan
The Winners of Operalia 2017 are:
1st Prize
Adela Zaharia, soprano – Romania
Levy Sekgapane, tenor – South Africa
South Africa’s golden voice Levy Sekgapane’s win at a prestigious global competition will be a boost for the country’s opera scene. Sekgapane has followed in the footsteps of Pretty Yende by clinching the top prize at the Operalia World Opera Competition, held in Kazakhstan this year. Sekgapane, who hails from Kroonstad, beat hundreds of talented opera singers from around the world. His singing teacher Hanna van Schalkwyk said, “Pretty Yende won the Operalia a few years ago and to now have two people from South Africa win it is amazing.”
2nd Prize
Kristina Mkhitaryan, soprano – Russia
Davide Giusti, tenor – Italy
3rd Prize
Maria Mudryak, soprano – Kazakhstan
Leon Kim, baritone – South Korea
Birgit Nilsson Prize
Oksana Sekerina, soprano – Russia
Boris Prýgl, bass-baritone – Czech Republic
The Pepita Embil Prize of Zarzuela
Adela Zaharia, soprano – Romania
The Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Prize of Zarzuela
Marco Ciaponi, tenor – Italy
Prize of the Audience
Maria Mudryak, soprano – Kazakhstan
Leon Kim, baritone – South Korea
CulturArte Prize
Sooyeon Lee, soprano – South Korea
