2nd Nicola Martinucci International Opera Competition

€ 4,500 Total Prizes

Monetary prizes awarded for First (€2,000), Second (€1,000), Third (€500) places, plus the prestigious "Nicola Martinucci" Special Award (€1,000).

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International Jury

Evaluated by directors of prestigious opera houses, artist managers, renowned vocal coaches, conductors, and acclaimed opera singers.

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Online Preselection

Submit your video performance online from anywhere in the world. Selected finalists will compete live in Rome on October 23 & 24, 2026.

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Semifinalists

Nicola Martinucci Prize 2026

ARIANO ANDREA
AURIEMMA FRANCESCO
BALZERANI ANDREA
BIAGIOTTI ALESSANDRO
CAI SIYU
CALCE ANDREA
CAPORUSCIO SERENA
CARDINALE GAIA
CASILLI LUDOVICA
CHEBOTOVA KATERYNA
CHO EUNAE
CHOI JUNYOUNG
CHUN EILEEN SOHYUN
CIOTOLA FRANCESCO
COLASANTO MARIKA
CONDELLO DEBORA
D'ANTONINO FEDERICA
DI FONZO CAMILLA
DI SANTO SARA
DI STEFANO GIULIANA
DING YUAN
DONG BEICHEN
DROUOT JASON
DUGARTE ALFREDO
ELENI DANAE

FIOCCO MATTIA
GAO QIN
GE DIANJUN
GILARDO EDOARDO
GJIMARAJ SARAH
GONG YUANYUAN
GRAZIANI LAVINIA
GRĪNBERGA AGATE
HAKOBYAN TIGRAN
HIYANE KASUMI
HONG SEUNGJU
HUANG YESHEN
HWANG SUMIN
IVANOVA ELENA
JEON JUNSUNG
JIANG HAOTIAN
JO WONJUN
JOVICIC MILICA
KANG JIWON
KAVTARADZE SERGI
LAMPRINI GIATRA NINA
LEDINA LAIMA
LEE DONGSU
LEE EUNCHAN

LEE SOYOUNG SARA
LEGIERSKI ELIZABETH
LI DUOJIAO
LI TENGLONG
LIN GAN
LIU YUQI
LOVRIĆ BOŽIMIR
MANHICA SAMUEL
MAO YIFEI
MOLES ISIDORA
MONTI SIANNA
MOOK JEONG HYUN
MORETTI GIULIA
MOTO RAPOSO RITA
NHO JIEUN
NIE YUTONG
NIMCHUK STANISLAV
NOVIELLO STEFANIA
OH HANSOL
PAPADOPOULOU EFFIE
PIZZICATO GIUSEPPE
PRADO XAVIER
QU YI
RAO FRANCESCA

REIS FERREIRA ANDREZZA
ROFI GABRIELE
SÁNCHEZ PABLO
SAPIENZA SAMANTHA
SAWACHI TAKESHI
SILVA DIEGO
SPIGA CLAUDIA
SU XIAOSEN
SUN YUHAO
SWENSON CLARE
TARANTINO GIUSEPPE
TONG TONG
URSO JACOPO
VILLANUEVA CANON JUAN PABLO
VISCONTI VERONICA
WANG BOCHENG
WANG KECHAO
WANG XINGLIN
WANG XINYI
YILMAZ DENIZ
ZAPPITELLI LEO
ZHANG JIALE
ZHANG JIAWEI
ZOLOTOUKHINA LILLIANA

Awards & Recognition

Competition Prizes

1st Place

First Prize

€ 2.000

Official Diploma & Concert Performance

2nd Place

Second Prize

€ 1.000

Official Diploma & Certificate

3rd Place

Third Prize

€ 500

Official Diploma & Certificate

Special Award

Nicola Martinucci Prize

€ 1.000

Awarded for Outstanding Tenor/Vocal Audition

Concert Award

Concerto Premio

Offerto dal Direttore Artistico M° Toufic Maatouk

Concert Award

Concerto Premio

Offerto dall’Orchestra Nova Amadeus di Roma

Audience Award

Premio del Pubblico

Riconoscimento speciale con Diploma

Leadership

Artistic & Organizational Direction

President of the Competition

M° Nicola Martinucci

Legendary Italian dramatic tenor, renowned worldwide for his iconic roles in Puccini and Verdi masterworks across the globe's premier opera houses.

Artistic & Organizational Direction

M° Davide Dellisanti

Artistic Director

Leyla Martinucci

Executive Director

In Collaboration With

Promoters & Media Partners

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Opera Nostra APS

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