4th INTERNATIONAL OTTO EDELMANN SINGING COMPETITION – VIENNA

15. – 21. August 2016

In August 2016 the 4th Otto Edelmann Singing Competition – Vienna took place at the Institut für Gesang und Musiktheater at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna as its host. This competition is directed at outstandingly talented, opera- and operetta-trained young singers from all over the world.

PRIZES and PRIZE SPONSORS
1st Prize: € 5,000

2nd Prize: € 3,000

3rd Prize: € 1,000

Prize for the best young talent:
€ 3,000 – sponsored by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H

ottoedelmannsociety Audience Prize:
€ 2,000 – sponsored by HYPO Landesbank Vorarlberg

Daegu Opera House Advancement Award:
€ 2,000 – sponsored by WCN G.m.b.H

Special Prize – Engagement at the Daegu Opera House, Korea

Special Prize – Engagement at the Newport Music Festival, USA

Prizes will not be split.

SCHEDULE
Round 1 with piano: 16/17 August 2016
Round 2 with piano: 18 August 2016
Final Round with orchestra: 20 August 2016 / 7.00 pm
All rounds will take place at Schlosstheater Schönbrunn [Schönbrunn Palace Theatre].

JURY
The jury consists of independent music experts nominated by the mdw and the ottoedelmannsociety (OES):

Birgit Meyer- director, Cologne Opera

KS Dagmar Schellenberger- artistic director, Seefestspiele Mörbisch

Esther Schollum- head of the opera and concert agency Esther Schollum Artists’ Management

Samantha Farber- managing director sonoartists

Myunki Park- director, Daegu Opera House

Walter Vladarski- proprietor of the Opera Vladarski

Observers:
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