Bidu Sayão International Vocal Competition

The Bidu Sayão International Vocal Competition (Portuguese: Concurso Internacional de Canto Bidu Sayão) is a classical singing competition held at the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil named after that country's most famous opera singer, Bidu Sayão. It is a competition open to classically-trained singers of any nationality for up-and-coming contestants, all over the age of 18. The competition is divided between male and female participants and is the most important vocal competition in Latin America.

The competition has an international jury composed of conductors, artistic directors from international opera houses and musicologists. The competition was created in 1999 by the opera producer Cleber Papa who is its President.

List of winners NameVoice typeCountryPrizeCompetition place and yearEduardo ItaborahytenorBrazil1st Prize2000, Belém do ParáDaniel LeebaritoneKorea2nd Prize2000, Belém do ParáJoão Augusto O' de AlmeidatenorBrazil3rd Prize2000, Belém do ParáGabriella PacesopranoItaly1st Prize2000, Belém do ParáMarilda CostasopranoBrazil2nd Prize2000, Belém do ParáAlpha de OliveirasopranoBrazil3rd Prize2000, Belém do ParáAntonio WilsontenorBrazilAudience Jury2000, Belém do ParáOrival Bento GonçalvesbassBrazil1st Prize2001, Belém do ParáManuel AlvaresbaritoneBrazil2nd Prize2001, Belém do ParáAndré VidaltenorBrazil3rd Prize2001, Belém do ParáCarmen MonarchasopranoBrazil1st Prize2001, Belém do ParáMarília VargassopranoBrazil2nd Prize2001, Belém do ParáLílian Souza AssumpçãosopranoBrazil3rd Prize2001, Belém do ParáRodolfo GiuglianibaritoneBrazil1st Prize2002, Belém do ParáMiguel GeralditenorBrazil2nd Prize2002, Belém do ParáFederico SanguinettibaritoneUruguay4th Prize2002, Belém do ParáFlávio MathiasbassBrazil5th prize2002, Belém do ParáDenise de Freitasmezzo-sopranoBrazil2nd Prize2002, Belém do ParáLys NardotosopranoBrazil3rd Prize2002, Belém do ParáGuiomar MilansopranoBrazil4th Prize2002, Belém do ParáEwandro Cruz StenzowskitenorBrazilPrêmio Estímulo2002, Belém do ParáLuciano BotelhotenorBrazilPrize "Estímulo"2002, Belém do ParáHomero VelhobaritoneBrazilAudience Prize2002, Belém do ParáGuilherme Pires RosabaritoneBrazil1st Prize2003, Belém do ParáLeonardo PacebaritoneBrazil2nd Prize2003, Belém do ParáCarlos RodriguezbaritoneBrazil3rd Prize2003, Belém do ParáAdriana Clismezzo-sopranoBrazil1st Prize2003, Belém do ParáHelen DonaldsonsopranoAustralia2nd Prize & Audience Prize2003, Belém do ParáRosana Marcela SchiavisopranoArgentina3rd Prize2003, Belém do ParáFelipe OliveirabaritoneBrazilPrize "Revelação"2003, Belém do ParáLeniza Menna BarretosopranoBrazilPrize "Estímulo"2003, Belém do ParáMadalena AlivertisopranoBrazilScholarship “Maria Helena Coelho Cardoso”2003, Belém do ParáBruno RibeirotenorPortugal1st Prize2004, Belém do ParáDavid MarcondesbaritoneBrazil2nd Prize2004, Belém do ParáMarcos LiesenbergtenorBrazil3rd Prize2004, Belém do ParáLuciana MelamedsopranoBrazil1st Prize2004, Belém do ParáSandra MedeirossopranoPortugal2nd Prize2004, Belém do ParáVirgínia Cavalcantimezzo-sopranoBrazilAudience Prize & Prize "Canção"2004, Belém do ParáAlexander de PaulabaritoneBrazilPrize "Estímulo"2004, Belém do ParáThiago ArancamtenorBrazilPrize "Revelação"2004, Belém do ParáLuciana MelamedsopranoBrazilPrize Orquestra Unisinos2004, Belém do ParáAntônio WilsontenorBrazilScholarship “Maria Helena Coelho Cardoso”2004, Belém do ParáMarconi AraújocountertenorBrazil1st Prize & Prize "Revelação"2005, Belém do ParáGeilson SantostenorBrazil3rd Prize2005, Belém do ParáBárbara LlanessopranoCuba2nd Prize2005, Belém do ParáCláudia AzevedosopranoBrazil3rd Prize2005, Belém do ParáGiancarlo BarbieritenorBrazilAudience Prize2005, Belém do ParáManuela FreuasopranoBrazilPrize "Estímulo" & Prize "Canção"2005, Belém do ParáPhoenix LuzsopranoBrazilJoungest Singer Prize2005, Belém do ParáDiana Danielmezzo-sopranoBrazilSpecial Prize of the Jury2005, Belém do ParáJi-Min ParktenorSouth Korea1st Prize2006, Belém do ParáLeonardo NeivabaritoneBrazil2nd Prize & Prize "Canção"2006, Belém do ParáDavid MarcondesbaritoneBrazil3rd Prize & Audience Prize2006, Belém do ParáMaria Luisa Freitasmezzo-sopranoPortugal1st Prize2006, Belém do ParáVanessa BertolinisopranoBrazil2nd Prize2006, Belém do ParáMaira LautertsopranoBrazil3rd Prize2006, Belém do ParáNadja SousasopranoBrazilPrize "Revelação"2006, Belém do ParáIsabela SantossopranoBrazilJoungest Singer Prize2006, Belém do ParáAntonio WilsontenorBrazilPrize "Estímulo"2006, Belém do ParáYuri JaruskeviciusbaritoneBrazil2nd Prize2008, Belo HorizonteBoris Azarianbass-baritoneBrazil3rd Prize2008, Belo HorizonteAriadne Oliveiramezzo-sopranoBrazil2nd Prize & Prize "Canção"2008, Belo HorizonteCarla Dominguescoloratura sopranoBrazil3rd Prize2008, Belo HorizonteCarlos Eduardo VieirabaritoneBrazilMale Audience Prize2008, Belo HorizonteCarolina Rennómezzo-sopranoBrazilFemale Audience Prize2008, Belo HorizonteBianca PignatarosopranoBrazilPrize "Estímulo"2008, Belo HorizonteCristiano Rochabass-baritoneBrazilBest male opera singer2008, Belo HorizonteLudmilla BauerfeldtsopranoBrazilBest female opera singer2008, Belo Horizonte

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