The ten finalists were made known last night:
Eliza Boom, soprano, New Zealand
Le Bu, bass-baritone, China
Vladislav Chizhov, baritone, Russia
Elmina Hasan, mezzo-soprano, Azerbaijan
Liam James Karai, bass-baritone, UK/India
Jack Lee, baritone, UK
Kathleen O’Mara , soprano, USA
Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano, USA
Meridian Prall, mezzo-soprano, USA
Angel Romero, tenor, USA
Polina Shabunina, soprano, Russia
Eliza Boom is the recent winner of the Elizabeth Connell Prize at London’s Wigmore Hall. She has an agent at IMG and a flourishing UK career.
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