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2025 Competition

In its 2nd edition, Cascais Opera received 340 applications from singers of 39 different nationalities. Out of these, 44 singers were selected to compete live in Portugal.

Selected Contestants

Ana Rita Coelho Portugal Mezzo 30

Anna Tetruashvili Israel Mezzo 27

Artem Akimov Russian Federation Baritone 30

Barbara Skora Poland Mezzo 26

Beatriz Miranda Portugal Mezzo 32

David Goldberg Israel Tenor 29

Defne Celik Germany Soprano 21

Ester Ferraro Italy Mezzo, Alto 30

Fleuranne Brockway Australia Mezzo 30

Gaeun Song South Korea Soprano 25

Génesis Beatriz López Da Silva Portugal Mezzo 31

Han Seong Yun South Korea Bass 29

Iris Candelaria Finland Soprano 29

JaeWoung Lee South Korea Bass 31

Jean Miannay France Tenor 29

Ju Hyeok Lee South Korea Tenor 32

Juliana Macedo Portugal Soprano 24

Juliane Stolzenbach Ramos Portugal Soprano 30

Konstantin Fedotov Russian Federation Bass 28

Kyrylo Krasnykov Ukraine Tenor 29

Laura Brasó Spain Soprano 29

Liam James Karai Ireland Bass, Baritone 26

Lin Fan China Bass, Baritone 23

Lina Tsiklauri Georgia Soprano 29

Lucy Altus United States of America Mezzo 25

Madalena Oliveira Martins Portugal Soprano 25

Manhan Qi China Soprano 26

Maria Koroleva Russian Federation Soprano 30

Marta Martins Portugal Soprano 31

Maya Gour Israel Mezzo 32

Mengying Jia China Mezzo 26

Oksana Pynchuk Ukraine Soprano 28

Rahel Brede Germany Mezzo 30

Rebecca Manseau United States of America Soprano 32

Rosalind Dobson United Kingdom Soprano 30

Sehyun Kyung South Korea Tenor 31

Sergei Morozov Russian Federation Bass 31

Simon Antakov Russian Federation Baritone 27

Soraya Méncid Spain Soprano 31

Sunu Sun South Korea Baritone 29

Susanne Veeh Germany Mezzo 28

Tigran Ohanyan Armenia Tenor 30

Viktor Aksentijević Serbia Baritone 29

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Over the past three decades, primarily in London, Portugal and Amsterdam, Dr Jorge Balça
has developed a strong portfolio of work and a unique combination of skillsets – as a stage
director (of theatre, opera, and hybrid forms), a teacher and workshop leader, a presentation
skills, acting and creativity coach, and practice-based researcher. His work in all these
domains is distinguished by his commitment to and skill in making fantasy and invention
emerge from precise knowledge and training – and by his ability to inspire a similar alchemy
in his collaborators.

Classically trained as an actor and countertenor, he studied theatre directing in London and
Moscow, specialising in Shakespeare, techniques of adaptation, Meyerhold and commedia
dell’arte. Jorge also holds a PhD exploring the dramatic training of opera performers.
With a love for site-specific projects and collaborative forms, and an equal flair for comedy
and drama, his work is dramaturgically inventive, visually striking, and physically engaged.
He was the artistic director of Bloomsbury Opera and associate director of The Opera
Makers, both in London. In Portugal, he has recently directed L’Heure Espagnole and The
Turn of the Screw at Centro Cultural de Belém, and Don Giovanni and La Voix Humaine at
Festival de Ópera de Óbidos.

Jorge is committed to his work as a teacher, having taught at the Dutch National Opera
Academy, Morley College London, Universidade de Évora and other institutions. He
maintains an international coaching private practice and is the acting coach at the Neil
Semer Vocal Institute in Italy.

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