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International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Annual competition for young singers of Baroque opera, held within the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music since 2010 and linked to the Barockoper:Jung project. Rounds take place on stage in the Great Hall of the Haus der Musik, ending with a final concert that closes the festival summer. Arias are sung at A = 415 Hz.
- Organiser
- Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik
- Instruments
- Voice (Baroque opera)
- Category
- Baroque & early music singing
- Age limits
- Born 1992 or later (2025 edition)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application via muvac.com with a personal profile; 2025 edition deadline 31 May 2025.
Rounds & time limits
- Online application and preliminary selection
- Registration in Innsbruck, then 1st round (public)
- 2nd round (public)
- Final concert and award ceremony
Repertoire
Finale: one aria by G. B. Pergolesi and one aria by another composer, chosen from compulsory aria lists for each voice type (mainly Pergolesi, Handel and Vallotti-era Baroque opera); A = 415 Hz, Vallotti temperament.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Sebastian Schwarz (Chair, Teatro alla Scala)
- Anna Bonitatibus
- Eva-Maria Sens
- Boris Ignatov
- Paolo Monacchi
- Ottavio Dantone
- Francesco Corti
- Alberto Miguelez Rouco
Prizes
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize
- Audience Award
- Young Artist Award
- Engagements and special awards from partner organisations
Past editions
- 2026 — Innsbruck source
1st Prize: Elene Gvritishvili (Russia); 2nd Prize: Laura Orueta (Spain); 3rd Prize: Luis-Felipe Sousa (Brazil); Audience Award: Luis-Felipe Sousa (Brazil); Young Artist Award: Lora Grigorieva (Russia) - 2025 — Innsbruck source
1st Prize: Salvador Simao (Portugal); 2nd Prize: Magdalena Hinz (Germany); 3rd Prize: Pierre Gennai (France); Audience Award: Salvador Simao (Portugal); Young Artist Award: Pierre Gennai (France) - 2024 — Innsbruck source
1st Prize: Maximiliano Danta (Uruguay); 2nd Prize: Jiayu Jin (China); 3rd Prize: Brenda Poupard (France); Audience Award: Vojtech Pelka (Czech Republic); Young Artist Award: Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein (Germany) - 2023 — Innsbruck source
1st Prize: Mathilde Ortscheidt (France); 2nd Prize: Charlotte Bowden (UK); 3rd Prize: Giacomo Nanni (Italy); Audience Award: Alexandre Baldo (France); Young Artist Award: Neima Fischer (Germany) - 2022 — Innsbruck source
1st Prize: Laurence Kilsby (UK); 2nd Prize: Chelsea Marilyn Zurfluh (Switzerland); 3rd Prize: Nicolo Balducci (Italy); Audience Award: Chelsea Marilyn Zurfluh (Switzerland); Young Artist Award: Nicolo Balducci (Italy)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source