Marcela Rahal (Brazil) and Philippe Manu (New Zealand) won the Tenor Vyas singing competition.

Barcelona (Spain), January 20 (EFE).- Brazilian mezzo-soprano Marcela Rahal and New Zealand tenor Filipe Manu have won the first prize of the 61st edition of the Viñas International Tenor Song Competition, and tomorrow they will present a concert with the Gran Teatro del Lisu Symphony Orchestra at the Liceo de Barcelona. .

The Viñas International Tenor Singing Competition, one of the world's most important competitions for young singing talent, has been announced between a 33-year-old Brazilian mezzo-soprano and a 30-year-old New Zealand tenor. A competition established in 1963.

The first prize is awarded ex aequo by the Fundació Puig and the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation with a prize of 16,000 euros for each singer. In addition, it includes a contract from the Gran Teatre del Liceu Foundation for the coming seasons.

The second prize, 15,000 euros and presented by Friends of the Tenor Vinas competition group, went to Russian soprano Mira Alkovic, 26, and the third, 11,000 euros, presented by Cristina Bertrand Salvance, went to Portuguese soprano Silvia Sequeira. , 31 years old.

Fourth prize, 8,000 euros, went to American bass-baritone Christian Purcell, fifth, 7,000, to bass-baritone Ossian Huskinson from the United Kingdom and sixth, 6,000 euros, to Italian soprano Sabrina Sanza.

Eighteen finalists have been selected from more than five hundred participants from fifty-six different countries, who took part in the final test of the competition at the Gran Teater del Lisu yesterday Friday.

After the final audition, soprano Gemma Summerfield, along with pianist Sujeong Joo, conducted the First Tenor Vinas 2022 Grand Prize.

The jury's verdict was announced in the foyer of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

The jury was made up of artistic directors of some of the world's most important opera houses and prestigious personalities from the world of singing. EFE

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