A decade-by-decade list of the young singers who debuted
on the As.Li.Co. stage as winners of the Annual Competition
The soul of As.Li.Co.- the people who comprise our competition
each year. This collection of pictures is dedicated to
the young singers and opera
professionals who, through their hard work and enthusiasm,
support As.Li.Co.
each year. We thank you.
Over 250 competitors from 29 different European
countries competed this year in As.Li.Co. 56th Annual
Competition for Young Opera Singers of Europe. Preliminary auditions were held in London, Florence, Prague, Paris, Warsaw, Vienna, Leipzig, Palermo, and Como with Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds held on January 27, 28, and 29, 2005 at Teatro Sociale di Como. The Finals on January 30th, which were held in concert format before a packed theater audience, presented 16 singers performing arias by Charpentier, Thomas, Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Gounod, Massenet, and Cimarosa. Below is a list of winners and the roles they will present during As.Li.Co. and the Circuito Lirico Lombardo's 2005 season:
Click on the artist to have more information
about him
Three singers were awarded honorable-mention awards and will
appear in the following roles during 2005:
HONORABLE-MENTION AWARDS
Milena Georgieva, soprano
Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro
Julija Samsonova, soprano
Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro
Ina Vasileva Kancheva, soprano
Giulietta, I Capuleti e i Montecchi
All winners and honorable-mention awardees participated in role preparation courses conducted by Tiziana Fabbricini, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Robert Kettelson, and Giulio Zappa. For more information about As.Li.Co., its annual Competition, training courses, theater, etc. visit our site.
The distinguished panel of judges for the 2005 competition:
Bruno Dal Bon, President, Teatro Sociale/As.Li.Co.
Fabrizio Carminati, Artistic Director, Foundation Arena
di Verona
Ana Esteban Arroyo, Former General Director, A.B.A.O. Bilbao
Menno Fennstra, Artistic Director, Royal Swedish Opera,
Stockholm
Axel Joliet, Artistic Director, Oper Leipzig
Giovanna Lomazzi, Vice-President, Teatro Sociale/As.Li.Co.
Dominque Meyer, General Director, Théâtre des
Champs Élysées, Paris
Sven Mueller, Artistic Director, Theater Graz, Austria
Angelo Nicastro, Artistic Director, Fondazione Teatro Alighieri
di Ravenna
Carlo Peruchetti, Vice President, Teatro Sociale/As.Li.Co.
Luca Targetti, Casting Director, Fondazione Teatro alla
Scala of Milan
Alberto Triola, Artistic Director, Fondazione Teatro A.
Ponchielli di Cremona
Marco Tutino, Artistic Director, Teatro Regio di Torino
Thank you to everyone involved for yet another successful year
of the Competition for Young Opera Singers of Europe! As.Li.Co.
would also like to extend a very special thank you to this year’s
panel of judges for their time, expertise, and commitment to
excellence. If you would like to receive information about the
2006 Competition as it becomes available, please sign up to
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