Operalia 2010: Final Round

Plácido Domingo was born in Madrid and he had the luck to have parents who were musicians and theater people. His father Plácido Domingo Sr. and his mother Pepita Embil were stars of the zarzuela, the Spanish form of operetta. In 1949, when he was eight, they created a company of their own in Mexico, and his younger sister and he joined them there. The "Zarzuela Prizes" are in honour of Plácido Domingo's parents.

Under the leadership of Plácido Domingo, a panel of distinguished international judges (directors of the world's great opera houses) selected the winners of the 2010 Operalia Competition.

WINNERS OF THE 2010 EDITION

1st Prizes:

- Sonya Yoncheva, soprano – Bulgaria

- Stefan Pop, tenor – Romania

2nds Prizes:

- Rosa Feola, soprano – Italy

- Giordano Lucà, tenor – Italy

- Ievgen Orlov, bass – Ukraine

3rd Prizes:

- Dinara Alieva, soprano – Russia

- Chae Jun Lim, bass – South Korea

Birgit Nilsson Prizes:

- Ryan McKinny, bass-baritone – USA

Zarzuela Prizes:

- Rosa Feola, soprano – Italy

- Nathaniel Peake, tenor – USA

Rolex Prizes of the Audience:

- Rosa Feola, soprano – Italy

- Stefan Pop, tenor – Romania

Prize CulturArte- Bertita & Guillermo Martinez:

- Sonya Yoncheva, soprano – Bulgaria