1st prizeKarolina Sofulak (PL), directorGeorg Leigh, set design1st prizeGerard Jones (UK), directorCecile Tremolieres, set design
Opera
Manon Lescaut
Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Applicants
214 Participants in 66 Teams
Nationalities
32 Nationalities
Hosting opera house
Opera Holland Park London
Date and location semi-final
19th March 2018Birmingham Opera Company
Date and location final
29th June 2018Opera Zurich
Premiere
4th June 2019 (Sofulak)Holland Park Festival25th January 2020 (Jones)State Theatre Mainz
Jury
Annilese MiskimmonArtistic Director, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Oslo, Norway (Chair)Renata Borowska-JuszczynskaTeatr Wielki Opera Poznan, PolandJames Clutton Director of Opera Holland Park, LondonGraham VickArtistic Director, Birmingham Opera CompanyRichard Willacy Executive Director, Birmingham Opera CompanyStefan Vogel,Director of Opera, State Theatre Mainz