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2025
Announcement of “6th Madama Butterfly International Competition in NAGASAKI”
100 years after the premiere of the opera “Madama Butterfly” in Milan, this competition was launched in Nagasaki, the setting of the story, in 2004.
For more information about the competition, application guidelines, and registration, please visit the website below. Hiromi Omura will serve as a jury.
◆Application deadline
Submissions must arrive by 5/31/2025
◆26 – 29 Sep.
○First round : Video Screening (MP4 data. Only recordings made after June 2024 will be accepted. No editing or processing will be allowed.)
○Second Round : Stage Screening (Open to public, May include Piano Accompaniment)
○Final Round : Stage Screening (Final Concert, Includes Piano Accompaniment by Official Pianist)
○Commemorative Concert for Award Recipients
*All nationalities welcome
*Born between 1985 and 2006 (18 to 39 years old as of 9/27/2025)
*Voice type : Soprano or Tenor
Juries : Masahiro Sato (Conductor, Head of jury), Hiromi Omura (Soprano), Tatsuya Higuchi (Tenor), Song-Hak Shim (Tenor), Zhou Jin hua (Tenor), Cataldo Russo (Artistic Director of Teatro del Giglio in Lucca)
Nagasaki Puccini Festival Sponsors : Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Utaoto Committee
Commemorative Concert Sponsors : Nagasaki Opera Plan 21 & Nagasaki Prefecture Music Federation
Enquiries to Nagasaki Opera Plan 21 executive committee secretariat : nagasakioperaplan21@gmail.com
HP：https://mb-nagasaki.com/en/
Open Participation Category :
Our executive committee has established a “Free Entry Section” starting from the 6th competition.
There are no age or voice type restrictions. Please select any aria from Puccini’s operas and apply.
*Text is from the official website
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