Grand Prix Égide

Carlos Gomes Prize | Amazonas Opera Festival

Contract with Mafra Music Festival “Filipe de Sousa” (FMM)

Contract with Ópera na Academia e na Cidade (Porto)

Croatian tenor Tomislav Jukić has been a member of the International Opera Studio at the Opernhaus Zürich since the 2024/25 season, and in summer 2025 he joined the Young Singers Project at the renowned Salzburg Festival. In 2023, he won First Prize at the International Singing Competition “Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský” in Slovakia, as well as at the International Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition. In 2026, he was also awarded First Prize at the José Palet Competition in Martorell. He studied at the Music Academy of the University of Zagreb under Martina Zadro.

First Prize “Teresa Berganza”, for female voice

Contract with Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra

Soprano Nuri Park is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Opera and Music Drama at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, studying with Prof. Christoph Ulrich Meier, Prof. Jörg Schneider, and Prof. Roland Schwab. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at Seoul National University in South Korea, where she studied with Prof. Attila Jun. From 2022 to 2024, she performed at the Korean National Opera as Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and most recently appeared as Clorinda in Rossini’s La Cenerentola at the Neue Staatsoper.

First Prize “Maurício Bensaude”, for male voice

Contract with Marvão International Music Festival (FIMM)

Contract with International Virgilijus Noreika Competition for Singers (Vilnius, Lithuania)

South Korean baritone Junyoung Choi currently pursuing his Master’s at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin. Choi has swept numerous prestigious awards, including First Prize at the 2026 AsLiCo and 2025 Piero Cappuccilli International Competitions. He also holds Grand Prizes from the Korea National Opera and Daegu International competitions, with further honors from the Viotti and Salvatore Licitra awards. His repertoire includes title roles in Falstaff and Scarpia in Tosca at Teatro Sociale di Como. Upcoming highlights include debuts as Macbeth and Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera.

Second Prize

Contract with Festival de Ópera de Óbidos (FOO)

Contract with Mafra Music Festival “Filipe de Sousa” (FMM)

Baritone Ljubomir Milanović is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Mannheim, Germany in the class of Prof. S. Stamenković, as a scholarship holder of the prestigious German National Academic Foundation. A multiple prizewinner, he received awards at the A. Rothenberger, Nina Solo, F. Wunderlich, E. Köth and P. Salomon-Lindberg competitions. He made his professional debut in 2024 as the Flemish Deputy in Don Carlo at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, a role he later reprised at Theater Koblenz. Notable roles include: Figaro, Dr. Falke, Peter Besenbinder, Musiklehrer, Mr. Gobineau i.a.

Third Prize

Best Singer under 25 Award

Contract with Mafra Music Festival “Filipe de Sousa” (FMM)

Contract with Orchestra Alma Mater (Torres Novas / Medio Tejo)

WuTongyu was born in 2002 and was awarded the first price in the undergraduate degree at Shanghai conservatory of music school. She was recommended as exemption graduate in 2025.

RTP Audience Prize

Istanbul State Opera and Ballet

OCCO Prize – Best Lusophone Performer

Contract with Algarve International Piano Festival

Beatriz Maia is a soprano currently pursuing a Master’s in Opera at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich with the Prof. Christiane Iven. She earned a Music Performance degree (2018) and a Master’s in Music Education (2020) from the University of Aveiro. She has performed various roles, notably Marie (La fille du régiment) and Despina (Così fan tutte), collaborating with distinguished conductors and orchestras. An award-winning singer, she has received first prizes and audience awards at major competitions. She will join the Opera Studio of the Wiener Staatsoper in 26-28.

Contract with Marvão International Music Festival (FIMM)

Contract with Ópera na Academia e na Cidade (Porto)

South Korean Soprano Seonwoo Lee has been acclaimed for her artistry, with Opera Canada praising her "phenomenal control" and Opera News calling her "a lyric soprano of extraordinary focus and clarity." She is a graduate of the Bayerische Staatsoper's Opernstudio where roles included Oscar Un ballo in maschera, Frasquita in Carmen, Papagena Die Zauberflöte, and Amanda Le Grand Macabre. She returned to the company as Minette Die Englishe Katze and first Courtier in the world premiere of Of One Blood. She also made her role and house debut as Gilda Rigoletto at Royal Danish Opera.

Contract with Mafra Music Festival “Filipe de Sousa” (FMM)

Italian mezzo-soprano Arianna Manganello has been a member of the ensamble of Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2020, where she has performed roles such as Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Hansel (Hansel und Gretel), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Smeton (Anna Bolena), Fuchs (Die Schlaue Füchslein), Fenena (Nabucco) etc. She debuted at Teatro Regio di Parma, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, as well as Teatro Goldoni Livorno, National Theatre in Belgrade, Piccolo Opera Festival Friuli Venezia Giulia.