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Jaén International Singing Competition

Jaén, Spain

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

International opera and zarzuela singing competition organised by the Jaén Opera Friends Association, first held in June 2025 at the University of Jaén. An online preliminary is followed by an in-person semi-final and final.

Organiser
AJAO - Asociación Jiennense Amigos de la Ópera
Instruments
Voice
Category
Opera & general voice
Age limits
Up to 38 (2025: born on or after 1 January 1987)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online with streaming link; fee EUR 40

Rounds & time limits

  • Preliminary: online video
  • Semi-final: in person
  • Final: in person

Repertoire

Online: an opera aria or zarzuela romanza; plus three free-choice pieces by at least two composers (two opera arias, third an aria or zarzuela romanza), max 10 minutes each, original key and language.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

  • 1st: EUR 3,000 and recital
  • 2nd: EUR 2,000
  • 3rd: EUR 1,000
  • Best Andalusian singer: EUR 500
  • Audience prize: EUR 250
  • Young promise: scholarship to Zarzuela Estudio Internacional

Past editions

  • 2025 — Aula Magna, University of Jaén, 20-21 June 2025 source

Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source