Preliminary Auditions:
The Jury will be selected by the Artistic Direction of each theatre where the auditions are held.

Final Round:
President: Joan Matabosch (Spain), Artistic Director, «Gran Teatre del Liceu», Barcelona;

Gabriel Bacquier (France), baritone;
Teresa Berganza (Spain), mezzo-soprano;
Josef Hussek (Austria), Director, «Hamburgische Staatsoper»;
Jesús Iglesias Noriega (Spain), Artistic Coordinator, «Teatro Real», Madrid;
Peter Mario Katona (Germany), Director of Casting, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London;
Guy Montavon (Switzerland), General Director, «Theater Erfurt»;
Alexander Neef (Germany), Director of Casting, «Opéra National de Paris»;
Lenore Rosenberg (USA), Metropolitan Opera House, New York; Spoleto Festival USA Director;
Joan Sutherland (Australia), soprano;
Luca Targetti (Italy), Casting Manager, «Teatro alla Scala», Milan.

A member of the Jury who is, or has been, a teacher of one of the contestants will not be permitted to vote for that contestant.
The Jury will designate the winners of all the prizes: Official, Extraordinary and Special.
When a decision by the Jury is reached unanimously, it wilI be declar­ed as such, publicly.
The Jury reserves the right to withhold the awards if entrants faiI to reach the required standards.
The decisions of the Jury will be final.