{"id":104916,"date":"2026-03-24T19:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seoulcompetition.com\/en\/?page_id=104916"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:00:16","slug":"prize-winners-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/seoulcompetition.com\/en\/prize-winners-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Prize Winners 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;20&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-wayh&#8221; back_image=&#8221;104917&#8243; back_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;40&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; enable_top_divider=&#8221;default&#8221; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; shape_top_h_use_pixel=&#8221;true&#8221; shape_top_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; 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sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;653586&#8243; subheading=&#8221;Prize Winners&#8221;]2026 Voice[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204748&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128758&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;282015&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104918&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;331140&#8243; media_width_pixel=&#8221;400&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104919&#8243; media_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;152710&#8243; media_width_pixel=&#8221;400&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;572689&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141924&#8243;][1st Prize] Kanghan Chung[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104933&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;103096&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;637382&#8243;]Tenor Kanghan Chung is currently a senior at Seoul National University and graduated as the top student from Seoul Arts High School, where he also received the Distinguished Service Award. He performed Rodolfo in La Boh\u00e8me at the 34th Seoul National University Opera Production. His competition achievements include 1st Prize at the 23rd Tokyo International Vocal Competition(2nd Prize, no 1st Prize awarded), 2nd Prize at the 51st JoongAng Music Concours, 2nd Prize at the 65th Dong-A Music Competition, 3rd Prize and Special Award at the 31st Suri Music Concours, 1st Prize(College\/General Division) at the 25th Osaka International Music Competition, 2nd Prize(College Division) at the 73rd Ewha&amp;Kyunghyang Concours, Prize Winner at the 37th Korea Vocal Competition, and recognition at the 14th Shinhan Music Awards.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108549&#8243;]<strong>Tenor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nationality<\/strong> Korea<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> 21[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;148917&#8243;]<strong>First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>L. Ronald<\/strong> Prelude<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>G. Puccini<\/strong> Ch\u2019ella mi creda libero e lontano [La fanciulla del West]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> O figli, o figli miei!\u2026 Ah, la paterna mano [Macbeth]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 P. I. Tchaikovsky<\/strong> Kuda, kuda vy udalilis [Eugene Onegin]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Soon Nam Kim<\/strong> Sanyuhwa(Flowers on the Mountain)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 H. Duparc<\/strong> Soupir<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 P. Mascagni<\/strong> Mamma, quel vino e generoso [Cavalleria rusticana]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Bizet<\/strong> La fleur que tu m&#8217;avais jet\u00e9e [Carmen]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 P. Mascagni<\/strong> Mamma, quel vino \u00e8 generoso [Cavalleria rusticana]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> Tutto parea sorridere [Il corsaro][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135788&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;496000&#8243;][2nd Prize] Seowon Kim[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104932&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;104857&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;141721&#8243;]Baritone Seowon Kim is a graduate of Seoul National University\u2019s College of Music and has been recognized for his solid technique and stage presence. He won the Grand Prize in the vocal division at both the 4th VEA Music Competition and the KPCS Music Competition. In 2021, he performed Hermann and Schlemil in Seoul National<br \/>\nUniversity\u2019s production of Les Contes d\u2019Ho_mann. Since 2022, he has been a Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation Arts Scholar. In 2025, he appeared as Conte in Ewha Womans University College of Music\u2019s 100\uc18c Anniversary production of Le nozze di Figaro and as Marcello in Seoul National University\u2019s production of La Boh\u00e8me.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;929447&#8243;]<strong>Baritone<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nationality<\/strong> Korea<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> 26[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;789745&#8243;]<strong>First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>H. Duparc<\/strong> Le manoir de Rosemonde<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> \u00c8 sogno? o realt\u00e0? [Falstaff]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> Hai gi\u00e0 vinta la causa [Le nozze di Figaro]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 E. W. Korngold<\/strong> Mein Sehnen, mein W\u00e4hnen [Die tote Stadt]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Soon Nam Kim<\/strong> Jindallaekkot(Azaleas)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 S. Rachmaninoff<\/strong> \u0412 \u041c\u041e\u041b\u0427\u0410\u041d\u042c\u0418 \u041d\u041e\u0427\u0418 \u0422\u0410\u0419\u041d\u041e\u0419<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Puccini<\/strong> No, possibil non \u00e8\u2026. Anima santa della figlia mia [Le Villi]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Massenet<\/strong> Vision fugitive [H\u00e9rodiade]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 R. Wagner<\/strong> Blick\u2019 ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise [Tannh\u00e4user]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> Alzati!\u2026 Eri tu che macchiavi quell\u2019anima [Un ballo in maschera][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135788&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;211586&#8243;][3rd Prize] Junyoung Choi[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104931&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175078&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;699444&#8243;]Baritone Junyoung Choi holds a Bachelor of Music from the Korea National University of Arts and is currently pursuing a Master of Music at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. In 2026, he won 1st Prize at the AsLiCo Competition. His 2025 awards include 1st Prize at the Piero Cappuccilli International Competition, 2nd Prize at the Salvatore Licitra International Competition, and 3rd Prize at the G.B. Viotti International Music Competition. In Korea, he received the Grand Prize at the SD Seoul International Voice Compatition&amp;Doonamjae Art Song Concours(2025),the Grand Prize at the Daegu International Vocal Music Competition(2024), and 1st Prize at the BIASF International &amp; Gloria Opera Competition(2023), as well as the Grand Prize from the Korea National Opera and the Gold Prize at the KBS-KEPCO Music Competition(2022). In 2025, he performed Scarpia in Tosca at the Teatro Sociale di Como and the title role in Falsta_ for Opera Domani(AsLiCo). His repertoire includes Figaro(Il barbiere di Siviglia), Belcore (L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore), and Count Almaviva(Le nozze di Figaro), with upcoming role debuts in 2026 as Macbeth and Renato (Un ballo in maschera). He has appeared as a soloist with the KBS Symphony Orchestra, Seongnam Philharmonic, and Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;190517&#8243;]<strong>Baritone<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nationality<\/strong> Korea<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> 29[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;171396&#8243;]<strong>First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 O. Respighi<\/strong> Nebbie<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 U. Giordano<\/strong> Nemico della patria [Andrea Ch\u00e9nier]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 A. Lortzing<\/strong> Heiterkeit und Fr\u00f6hlichkeit [Der Wildsch\u00fctz]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 R. Leoncavallo<\/strong> Si pu\u00f2? [Pagliacci]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Soon Nam Kim<\/strong> Cheolgongso(Ironworks)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 L. v. Beethoven<\/strong> Aus Goethes Faust<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Massenet<\/strong> Vision fugitive [H\u00e9rodiade]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> Alzati!\u2026 Eri tu che macchiavi quell\u2019anima [Un ballo in maschera]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> Hai gi\u00e0 vinta la causa [Le nozze di Figaro]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> Dagli immortali vertici [Attila][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135788&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126928&#8243;][4th Prize] Younji YI[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104930&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;422015&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;852851&#8243;]Korean soprano Younji Yi is a member of the Opernstudio at Oper Frankfurt for the 2025\/2026 season. There, she has appeared as Ismene in Mitridate, re di Ponto and Yvette in Mieczys\u0142aw Weinberg\u2019s Die Passagierin, and is scheduled to perform Piacere in George Frideric Handel\u2019s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno. A_ter earning her Bachelor\u2019s degree at Korea National University of Arts, Yi pursued a Master of Music Studies in Opera Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, graduating in 2024 as a Greenberg-Gurney-Jensen Scholar under the guidance of Dr. Rowena Cowley. She subsequently joined the professional training program at Daegu Opera House for the 2024\/2025 season, where she performed the role of Pamina in Die Zauberfl\u00f6te. Her operatic repertoire also includes Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Servilia in La clemenza di Tito, and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. Yi has also been recognized in international competitions. She was a semi-finalist in the 2024 Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition and the 2025 Belvedere Singing Competition, and in 2022 received both the IFAC Handa Australia Singing Competition Audience Prize and the Bel Canto Award from the Joan Sutherland &amp; Richard Bonynge Foundation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108925&#8243;]<strong>Soprano<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nationality<\/strong> Korea<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> 30[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;573103&#8243;]<strong>First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. F. H\u00e4ndel<\/strong> Da tempeste il legno infranto [Giulio Cesare]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 R. Strauss<\/strong> Amor, Op.68 No.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Rossini<\/strong> Una voce poco fa [Il barbiere di Siviglia]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 F. Poulenc<\/strong> Non, Monsieur mon mari [Les mamelles de Tir\u00e9sias]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Soon Nam Kim<\/strong> Sanyuhwa(Flowers on the Mountain)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 C. Debussy<\/strong> Pierrot<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Meyerbeer<\/strong> Ombre l\u00e9g\u00e8re [Dinorah]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> So quanto a te dispiace [Mitridate, re di Ponto]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> So quanto a te dispiace [Mitridate, re di Ponto]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 A. Thomas<\/strong> \u00c0 vos jeux, mes amis [Hamlet][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135788&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;600052&#8243;][5th Prize] Zihao LI[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104929&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119186&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;750809&#8243;]Zihao Li studies at the Opera Department of the Central Academy of Drama under Prof.Sun Jian, conductor Niels Muus, and artistic director Guo Jiayin. He won the 2025 Korean KBS Superstar and 1st Prize at the 1st Sumi Jo International Singing Competition in Paris(2024). In 2024, he was selected for Riccardo Muti\u2019s opera masterclass and performed Cavalleria Rusticana as Alfio. He won 2nd Prize at the 35th Marmande International Vocal Competition(2023), the Golden Peacock Cup at the 9th Peacock Cup National Vocal Music Exhibition(2023), the Special Award of the President at the 8th Seoul International Music Competition(2022), and double champion titles at the 6\uc18c Korea\u2013China International Vocal Competition(2022). In 2020, he received the Best Baritone Award and Best Young Singer Award at the 6th Italian Paulo Coni Opera Vocal Competition. He has appeared in Il barbiere di Siviglia, La Traviata, Les P\u00eacheurs de perles, Rom\u00e9o et Juliette, La Boh\u00e8me, Rigoletto, Die lustige Witwe, Die Zauberfl\u00f6te, Turandot, and Visitors on the Iceberg.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;681424&#8243;]<strong>Baritone<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nationality<\/strong> China<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> 23[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;856956&#8243;]<strong>First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Verdi<\/strong> C\u2019est moi, Carlos\u2026 Carlos, \u00e9coute [Don Carlos]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. Brown<\/strong> To Gratiana dancing and singing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Massenet<\/strong> Vision fugitive [H\u00e9rodiade]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 E. W. Korngold<\/strong> Mein Sehnen, mein W\u00e4hnen [Die tote Stadt]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Soon Nam Kim<\/strong> Cheolgongso(Ironworks)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 R. Strauss<\/strong> Befreit<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Rossini<\/strong> Largo al factotum della citt\u00e0 [Il barbiere di Siviglia]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Adams<\/strong> Batter my heart [Doctor Atomic]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 G. Rossini<\/strong> Largo al factotum della citt\u00e0 [Il Barbiere di Siviglia]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Corigliano<\/strong> They wish they could kill me [The Ghost of Versailles][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; top_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;gradient&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135788&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;139764&#8243;][6th Prize] Magdalena Kuzma[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_single_image media=&#8221;104928&#8243; media_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; shadow=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;203261&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175335&#8243;]Polish-American soprano Magdalena Kuzma has recently sung Pamina in Die Zauberfl\u00f6te at the Polish National Theater and was the soprano soloist in Carmina Burana with the North Carolina Symphony. Later this season she will debut Tatyana in Eugene Onegin at Wolf Trap Opera. Last year she returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Papagena in The Magic Flute and Die Zauberfl\u00f6te and made her role debut as Bubikopf in Der Kaiser von Atlantis with the New World Symphony. She made her Metropolitan Opera mainstage debut as Giannetta in L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore during the 2023\/24 season and also appeared as Sister Catherine in Dead Man Walking and Yvette in La Rondine. Her performances include Susanna(Le nozze di Figaro), Juliette(Rom\u00e9o et Juliette), Pamina(Die Zauberfl\u00f6te), Frasquita(Carmen), and Adina(L\u2019elisir d\u2019amore). She has appeared at venues including Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Merkin Hall, and performed as soprano soloist in Mahler\u2019s Symphony No.4 and Brahms\u2019 Ein deutsches Requiem, Op.45. She has won over 20 international competitions, including prizes from the George London Foundation, Jensen Foundation, and Gerda Lissner Foundation, and holds degrees from The Juilliard School, Oberlin College, and Yale University.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;202824&#8243;]<strong>Soprano<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nationality<\/strong> Poland<br \/>\n<strong>Age<\/strong> 29[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;795023&#8243;]<strong>First Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> Ach, ich f\u00fchl\u2019s [Die Zauberfl\u00f6te]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 S. Rachmaninoff<\/strong> \u0421\u043e\u043d, Op.38 No.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Massenet<\/strong> Adieu, notre petite table [Manon]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 P. I. Tchaikovsky<\/strong> Iolanta\u2019s Aria [Iolanta]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 Soon Nam Kim<\/strong> Jindallaekkot(Azaleas)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 J. Sibelius<\/strong> Var det en dr\u00f6m?<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 S. Moniuszko<\/strong> Ha! Dzieciatko nam umiera! [Halka]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> Deh vieni, non tardar [Le nozze di Figaro]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Round<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 W. A. Mozart<\/strong> Ach, ich f\u00fchl\u2019s [Die Zauber\ufb02\u00f6te]<br \/>\n<strong>\u2022 C. 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