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Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition

New York, United States

Next edition

Edition
2027
Location
New York

Source: gerdalissner.org

Overview

Annual New York competition for professionally trained opera singers, awarded together with The Liederkranz Foundation. Winners perform in a Carnegie Hall winners concert and on WQXR.

Organiser
The Gerda Lissner Foundation
Instruments
Voice (opera)
Category
Opera & general voice

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

2027 application and rules pages linked from the competition page.

Rounds & time limits

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Repertoire

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Jury & prizes

Jury

  • Laura Alley
  • Ken Benson
  • F. Paul Driscoll
  • Susan Quittmeyer
  • Midge Woolsey

Prizes

  • Cash prizes
  • Winners concert at Carnegie Hall
  • Recital at WQXR's The Greene Space
  • WQXR Young Artists' Showcase

Past editions

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source