page_title: List of classical music competitions
section_title: Choral/voice
hierarchical_section_title: List of classical music competitions / Choral/voice
context_page_description: European Classical music has long relied on music competitions to provide a public forum that identifies the strongest players and contributes to the establishment of their professional careers. This is a list of current competitions in classical music, with each competition and reference link given only once. Many offer competitions across a range of categories and in these cases they are listed under "General/mixed". Competitions with age restrictions are listed under "Young musicians".
context_section_description: American Protege International Vocal Competition (US)
  Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition (Townsville, Australia)
  Australian Singing Competition (Sydney, Australia)
  Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition (US)
  BBC Singer of the World competition (Cardiff, Wales)
  Boris Christoff International Competition for Young Singers (Sofia, Bulgaria)
  Classic Pure Vienna International Music Competitions (Vienna, Austria)
  Concours international de chant de Toulouse (Toulouse, France)
  Concours International Nei Stemmen (Luxemburg City, Luxemburg)
  Concurs Internacional de Cant Francesc Viñas (Barcelona, Spain)
  Concurs Internacional de cant Jaume Aragall (Barcelona, Spain)
  Elena Obraztsova International Competition for young opera singers (St. Petersburg, Russia)
  Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition for Sopranos
  European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
  International Early Music Vocal Competition "Canticum Gaudium", Poznan, Poland
  International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition (Vienna, Austria)
  International Hilde Zadek Voice Competition (Vienna, Austria)
  International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition (Leipzig, Germany)
  International Singing Competition Neue Stimmen (Gütersloh, Germany)
  International Stasys Šimkus choir competition (Klaipėda, Lithuania)
  International Tchaikovsky Competition (Moscow, Russia)
  International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
  International Voice Competition - Gerda Lissner Foundation (New York, US)
  International Zdeněk Fibich Competition in interpretation of melodrama
  The Featured NY. International Singing Competition (New York, US)
  Jan, Edward, Józefina Reszke Vocal Competition
  Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award
  The Klaudia Taev Competition for Young Opera Singers (Pärnu, Estonia).
  Lotte Lehman League Art Song Contest
  Malta International Vocal Competition, Valletta/Mdina, Malta
  Marilyn Horne Song Competition
  The Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition (Helsinki, Finland)
  Montserrat Caballe International Singing Competition (Zaragoza, Spain)
  National Anthem Bicentennial (Fort McHenry, US)
  New Jersey Sinfonietta (NJS) Vocal Competition, New York, NY
  Nuovo Canto Opera Competition in Milano
  Operalia, The World Opera Competition (Paris, France)
  Prague Christmas (Prague, Czech Republic)
  Quebec Music Competition (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Live and Online
  Queen Elisabeth Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
  Queen Sonja International Music Competition (Oslo, Norway)
  Triomphe de l'Art International Music Competition (Brussels, Belgium)
  Vancouver International Music Competition (Vancouver, Canada)
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