Plácido Domingo's Operalia (Operalia 2011)

The Operalia Competition in Moscow

Recorded live on July 2011, Operalia's Final Round took place at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow. Under the baton of Plácido Domingo, the theater's orchestra accompanied the candidates in various opera arias. The great winners of this 2011 edition were Pretty Yende and Rene Barbera who both won the first prize and the prize of the audience.

Operalia 2011 – The Laureates

Pretty Yende (soprano, South Africa)
Rene Barbera (tenor, United States of America)
First prize

Olga Busuioc (Soprano, Moldavie)
Konstantin Shushakov (baritone, Russie)
Second prize

Olga Pudova (soprano, Russie)
Jaesig Lee (tenor, Corée du Sud)
Third prize

Pretty Yende (soprano, South Africa)
Olga Busuioc (Soprano, Moldavia)
Pepita Embil Domingo Prize of Zarzuela

Rene Barbera (tenor, United States of America)
The Don Plácido Domingo Sr. Prize of Zarzuela

Pretty Yende (soprano, South Africa)
Rene Barbera (tenor, United States of America)
Prize of the Audience

Javier Arrey (baritone, Chili)
CulturArte Prize - Bertita & Guillermo Martinez