Premiere Opera Foundation

✨ Here are the incredible Live Winners of our 2025 Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition! ✨
It has been an absolute joy to witness these outstanding artists share their voices, artistry, and dedication on our stage at ! Congratulations to our Winners and Finalists!

🏆 The Premiere Grand Prize – $7,000
Tessa McQueen, Soprano, USA mcqueen

🏆 The Renata Scotto Prize – $5,000
Sophia Baete, Soprano, USA


🏆 The Dmitri Hvorostovsky Prize – $3,500
Juncan Zhu, Baritone, China


🏆 The Marcello Giordani Prize – $3,500
Matthew Sink, Tenor, USA


🏆 The Athena Music Foundation Prize – $2,500
Jamal Al T**i, Tenor, Belarus / Canada


🏆 The Dr. David DiChiera Encouragement Prize – $1,500
Jihye Jang, Soprano, South Korea

👏🏼 Finalist Honorarium – $500
Kresley Figueroa, Mezzo-Soprano, Puerto Rico
Chantal Gabrielle Freeman, Soprano, USA .gabrielle.freeman
Page Michels, United Kingdom / USA
Lindsay Martin, USA
Charles Styles, United Kingdom

We are honored to support these remarkable emerging artists and to welcome them into the Premiere Opera Foundation family. Thank you for your courage, commitment, and for letting your voices be heard.

Our sincere gratitude to our distinguished International Jury for their thoughtful adjudication, and to all of our supporters who make this work possible.

A Happy Thanksgiving to all our American family.

Today we give thanks for the extraordinary singers who inspire us with their courage, artistry, and devotion — and for the generous supporters whose belief in them allows us to fulfill our mission of preserving and protecting the operatic art form. Together, you lift voices, open doors, and help shape the future of opera. We are grateful for each of you.

This is your chance to sing live in NYC — one audition, and you’ll be considered for every role that’s right for you.

The Premiere Opera Foundation’s 2025 International Vocal Competition offers something no other audition does:
real casting needs from real global directors, all in one place, all listening for artists they can hire now and in upcoming seasons.

Swipe through to explore this year’s casting portfolio — Strauss, Wagner, Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Donizetti — featuring principal roles and major opportunities across international stages.

One audition.
Global reach.
Career-defining potential.

⏳ EXTENDED DEADLINES
⭐️ International Vocal Competition: November 28
⭐️ Professional Casting Audition Only: December 1

If you’re ready to advance your career, this is the moment.

Apply now. Link in Bio or premiereoperafoundation.org