Domingo’s Operalia has a jury of number 2s
OperaThe Placido Domingo-founded competition, to be held in Mumbai in September, has named its judges.
Among them are Marta Domingo and several artistic ‘advisors’.
The Domingos’ grandson, Dominic, has been the competition organiser.
Many flushes have a system for N°1s and N°2s.
Why would any young singer want to share the stage with this sexual harasser? Have they no pride??
Oh, joy.
Maybe Dominic’s clients will win again.
All these competitions are a complete money spinner and a piss-up for the juries, who prop up their own vested interests.
Nepoperapalooza!
Why would anyone take part in an endeavour organized solely to enable a useless singer to grope young girls, is a mystery. Also, opera should be cancelled as a completely anachronistic genre and also because the singers sound like squealing from a collapsed mine. We still need orchestras though, to record film scores and play Carmina Burana and Christmas singalongs.
The list of judges is really impressive.
▪ André Comploi
Artistic Coordinator, Teatro alla Scala di Milano
▪ Sophie de Lint
Director, De Nationale Opera – Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam
▪ Marta Domingo
Stage Director
▪ Jonathan Friend
Artistic Advisor, The Metropolitan Opera, New York
Artistic Advisor, Irish National Opera, Dublin
Casting Consultant, Kungliga Operan, Stockholm
▪ Samuel Gelber
Director of Artistic Planning, Washington National Opera
▪ Peter Katona
Director of Casting, Royal Ballet And Opera, London
▪ Robert Körner
Casting Director, Wiener Staatsoper
▪ David Lomelí
Casting Consultant, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
Artistic Consultant, The Dallas Opera
Chief Artistic Advisor, Santa Fe Opera
▪ Christina Scheppelmann
Appointed General and Artistic Director, La Monnaie De Munt, Brussels
▪ Carolin Wielpütz
Director of Artistic Planning, MusikTheater an der Wien
Mumbai? Why not South America?
This isn’t a scam at all. Please give us your $, cough I mean the best most talented wins, here’s my hotel number.