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;

Josef Hussek (Austria), Director, «Hamburgische Staatsoper»;
Jesús Iglesias Noriega (Spain), Artistic Coordinator, «Teatro Real», Madrid;
Peter Mario Katona (Germany), Casting Director, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London;
Elena Obraztsova (Russia), mezzo-soprano;
Lenore Rosenberg (USA), Metropolitan Opera House, New York; Spoleto Festival USA;
Emilio Sagi (Spain), stage director; Director, «Teatro Arriaga», Bilbao;
Christian Schiem (France), Director of the «Atelier Lyrique», «Opéra National de Paris»
Christoph Seuferle (Germany), Director, «Deutsche Oper», Berlin;
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 will be declar­ed as such, publicly.
The Jury reserves the right to withhold the awards if entrants fail to reach the required standards.
The decisions of the Jury will be final.