The Operalia Competition has revealed the list of semi-finalists for its 2024 edition.

Opera Semi-finalists:

Nurgalym Amanbay, tenor, Kazakhstan
Eliza Boom, soprano, New Zealand
Le Bu, bass-baritone, China
Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia
Lilit Davtyan, soprano, Armenia
Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan
Liam James Karai, bass-baritone, UK/India
Elmira Karakhanova, soprano, Russia
Geonho Lee, baritone, South Korea
Jack Lee, baritone, UK
Gabriela Legun, soprano, Poland
Brittany Olivia Logan, soprano, USA
Dean Murphy, baritone, USA
Otabek Nazirov, tenor, Uzbekistan
Kathleen O’Mara, soprano, USA
Teresa Perrotta, soprano, USA
Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano, USA
Meridian Prall, mezzo-soprano, USA
Angel Romero, tenor, USA
Polina Shabunina, soprano, Russia
Jaeeun Shin, soprano, South Korea
Vladyslav Tlushch, baritone, Ukraine
Rebecka Wallroth, mezzo-soprano, Sweden
Nikolai Zemlianskikh, baritone, Russia
Zarzuela Semi-finalists:

Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia
Lilit Davtyan, soprano, Armenia
Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan
Liam James Karai, bass-baritone, UK/India
Elmira Karakhanova, soprano, Russia
Jack Lee, baritone, UK
Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano, USA
Angel Romero, tenor, USA
Polina Shabunina, soprano, Russia
Vladyslav Tlushch, baritone, Ukraine
Nikolai Zemlianskikh, baritone, Russia
The semi-final performances will be streamed on September 17 at 12:30 CET / 16:00 local time via Operalia’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page. The final round is scheduled for September 21 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, featuring a jury that includes André Comploi, Sophie de Lint, Marta Domingo, Jonathan Friend, Samuel Gelber, Peter Katona, Robert Körner, David Lomelí, Christina Scheppelmann, and Carolin Wielpütz.