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Lazar Jovanovic International Solo Singing Competition

Belgrade, Serbia

Next edition

Edition: 2027
Dates: May 2027 (exact dates TBA; applications from February 2027)
Location: National Theatre in Belgrade

Overview

Annual international competition for solo singers in Belgrade founded in 2004 in honour of tenor Lazar Jovanovic, with opera categories from music-school students to young professionals plus musical and ensemble categories. Serves both youth and adult singers.

Organiser: Kulturni element (Belgrade)
Instruments: Voice (opera), Musical, Vocal ensembles
Category: Opera & general voice, Other ensembles
Age limits: 14-36; opera categories by birth year from Pre-A (women born 2008 or later) to IV (born 1991 or later)

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online application only (Prijave page) with fee proof, photo and programme; fee non-refundable.

Rounds & time limits

Junior categories: one round
Categories III and IV: two rounds (more than 70 points needed to advance)

Repertoire

Category-dependent; e.g. IV/A: round 1 an 'old master' piece, an oratorio aria, a Mozart aria and an opera aria; round 2 a 20th-century song, a song cycle, a Serbian song and an opera aria; IV/B: two opera arias per round. From memory, original language.

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

Main 'Lazar Jovanovic' prize
1st/2nd/3rd prizes by score (90/80/70 points)
Special prizes: solo concerts, cash prizes, engagements

Past editions

To protect minors, we do not show the names of winners in categories open to under-18s, or of winners whose category the official source does not state (this competition also has under-18 categories). Category, age range and prize are always shown.

2026 — National Theatre in Belgrade (29-31 May 2026) source
Category not stated by the source
- Main “Lazar Jovanovic” prize — name not shown (category not stated) — categories range from Pre-A (born 2008 or later) to IV

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