Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition
Jury Panel · 2025
Virtual & Live Tracks — Semi-Finals & Finals
(All members below judge both Semi-Finals and Finals)
Core Jury Panel
Virtual & Live Tracks — Semi-Finals & Finals
Guy Barzilay
Artist Manager
Guy Barzilay Artists Management
Mattia Campetti
Artist Manager
IMG Artists
PRINCIPAL PANEL
Alan Fischer
Former Chair, Vocal Music Department
The Governor’s School for the Arts
Virtual Only
Christian Firmbach
Intendant & Artistic Director
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
PRINCIPAL PANEL
Xingwa Hao
Vice President & Vocal Consultant
Premiere Opera Foundation; The New Top 10 Tenors of China
Chandler Johnson
Director, Apprentice Program for Singers
Santa Fe Opera
Virtual Only
Dominik Licht
Casting & Artistic Planning
Royal Danish Opera; Salzburg Easter Festival
PRINCIPAL PANEL
Eric Margiore
President & General Director
Premiere Opera Foundation; Premiere Artists Management; Premiere Opera Vocal Arts Institute
PRINCIPAL PANEL
Constantine Orbelian
Music Director & Chief Conductor
New York City Opera & Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra; Delos Records
Virtual Only
Mitchell Piper
Artist Manager & Executive Director
Piper Artist Management; Trentino Music Festival; Opera Managers Association International
Sofia Rukin
Artist Manager
TACT Artists Management
PRINCIPAL PANEL
Kristin Sampson
Executive Director & Artistic Administrator
Washington Opera Society; New York City Opera
Megan Weston
General Director
Athena Music Foundation
Additional Finals Jury Members
These distinguished guests join the full core panel above for the Live Track Finals.
Lawrence Brownlee
World-Renowned Tenor & Guest Faculty
Metropolitan Opera; Paris Opera; Teatro alla Scala; The Juilliard School
Jayme Burzette
Artist Manager
Muse Artists International Management
Alyson Cambridge
Executive Director & Producer
Black Leadership Arts Collective
Adam Cioffari
Artistic Administrator, Casting
San Diego Opera
John Fisher
Former Music Director, Artistic Director & Executive Producer
Metropolitan Opera; Teatro alla Scala; La Fenice; Deutsche Grammophon
Priti Gandhi
Associate Director & Former Artistic Director
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; Portland Opera; Minnesota Opera; San Diego Opera
Robert Lombardo
Artist Manager
Lombardo Associates Artist Management
Miloš Repický
Chair of Vocal Studies and Opera; Conductor and Pianist
Curtis Institute of Music; Metropolitan Opera

ROLES — FEATURED CASTING

The roles our jury’s casting directors are currently seeking.

Donizetti

Don Pasquale — Don Pasquale

Norina — Don Pasquale

Ernesto — Don Pasquale

Dottor Malatesta — Don Pasquale

Mozart

Tamino — Die Zauberflöte

Sarastro — Die Zauberflöte

Erste Dame — Die Zauberflöte

Dorabella — Così fan tutte

Guglielmo — Così fan tutte

Susanna — Le Nozze di Figaro

Figaro — Le Nozze di Figaro

Contessa Almaviva — Le Nozze di Figaro

Conte Almaviva — Le Nozze di Figaro

Cherubino — Le Nozze di Figaro

Marcellina — Le Nozze di Figaro

Bartolo — Le Nozze di Figaro

Puccini

Butterfly — Madama Butterfly

Strauss

Arabella — Arabella

Matteo — Arabella

Verdi

Violetta — La Traviata

Alfredo — La Traviata

Wagner

Tannhäuser — Tannhäuser

Elisabeth — Tannhäuser

Venus — Tannhäuser

Erste Norn — Götterdämmerung

Gutrune — Götterdämmerung

To be considered for these roles and ensemble opportunities, please visit our IVC Page or our Pro Auditions Page.

Ensemble Member Fest Positions

Full-Season Ensemble Positions in Germany Sought by Our Jury’s Casting Directors.

Lyric Soprano Mimi — La Bohème — Puccini
Contessa Almaviva — Le Nozze di Figaro — Mozart

Lyric Baritone Conte Almaviva — Le Nozze di Figaro — Mozart
Papageno — Die Zauberflöte — Mozart

Character Tenor Pedrillo — Die Entführung aus dem Serail — Mozart
Basilio — Le Nozze di Figaro — Mozart

Questions about the jury, repertoire, or casting opportunities? info@premiereoperafoundation.org