Russians ascendant in Domingo’s next Operalia

Four Russian contestants form the largest national group, with South Korea, in October’s Operalia contest in Bulgaria.

The UK is represented by the bass singer, William Thomas, who famously clashed with Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

Here’s the full list:
Amin Ahangaran, bass, Iran
Semyon Antakov, baritone, Russia
Davide Battiniello, tenor, Italy
Nathan Bowles, tenor, USA
Bozhidar Bozhkilov, bass, Bulgaria
Ekaterine Buachidze, mezzo-soprano, Georgia
Gabriela Celińska, mezzo-soprano, Poland
Mihai Damian, baritone, Romania
Inna Demenkova, soprano, Russia
Oleksandra Diachenko, mezzo-soprano, Ukraine
Aleksandra Domashchuk, soprano, Ukraine
Samira Galimova, soprano, Russia
David Goldberg, tenor, Israel
Alexander Grassauer, bass-baritone, Austria
Hae Kang, baritone, South Korea
Geon Kim, baritone, South Korea
Miriam Kutrowatz, soprano, Austria
Natalie Lewis, mezzo-soprano, USA
Grisha Martirosyan, baritone, Armenia
Dave Monaco, tenor, Italy
Granit Musliu, tenor, Kosovo
Jejy Nam, soprano, South Korea
Luna Seongeun Park, soprano, South Korea
Valentina Puskás, soprano, Romania/Hungary
Ian Rucker, baritone, USA
Caterina Maria Sala, soprano, Italy
William Thomas, bass, UK
BaoPeng Wang, bass, China
Bo Wang, bass-baritone, China
Jasmin White, contralto, USA
Elen Yeghiazaryan, soprano, Armenia
Egor Zhuravskii, tenor, Russia

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