Huge congratulations to baritone Mihai Damian for his incredible achievements at the 62nd International Tenor Viñas Singing Competition! He took home the second prize, along with several prestigious awards, including the Audience Prize, Verdi Prize, Houston Grand Opera Prize (in honour of Joyce DiDonato), Teatro Real Prize, Best Baritone Prize, and the European Opera Centre Prize. What an outstanding accomplishment!
You can watch the live final here. Mihai sang two arias in the final: Schicchi’s aria Si corre dal notaio from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Renato’s aria Eri tu from Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. He also took part in a gala concert, where he sang Rodrigo’s aria Per me giunto… Io morrò from Verdi’s Don Carlo alongside the other prizewinners.