The 2021 International Sacred Music Competition has ended in Rome

An exciting Final in the form of a Gala Concert closed the 2021 edition of the International Sacred Music Competition, an integral part of the "Let's Sing Oratorio Music!" co-financed by the European Union.

At the magnificent Basilica of SS. Apostles of Rome were proclaimed the 8 winners: the sopranos Francesca Mannino (unfortunately blind) and Anglo-Greek Danae Eleni, i mezzosopranos Aurora Faggioli, South Tyrolean, and the Calabrian Ester Ferraro, between tenors the Korean Dongyeol Park and the Ligurian Raffaele Feo, for the category bass, the Roman Giordano Farina and the Parisian bass-baritone Alexandre Baldo.

Guest of honor the Vice Governor of the Moravian Silesian Region of the Czech Republic Lukáš Curylo, who arrived specifically in Rome to support the European project “Let's Sing Oratorio Music” of which the competition is the official international selection. The Ambassadors to the Holy See, HE Vaclav Kolaja Ambassador of the Czech Republic, HE Jakob Štunf Ambassador of Slovenia, HE Caroline Weijers Ambassador of the Netherlands, Ambassador of Russia Alexander Avdeev, presented the prizes on behalf of the Honorary Committee of the Competition. the Vice Ambassador of Slovakia Ms Petra Frankova, the First Counselor of the Embassy of Armenia in Italy Ms Kristina Mehrabekyan, the Counselor of the Embassy of Greece Dr. Christina Karagiorga, Ms Mihaela Raluca of the Embassy of Romania in Italy.

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In the photo, the winners of the 2021 International Sacred Music Competition (from left to right: Ester Ferraro, Aurora Faggioli, Francesca Mannino, Danae Eleni, Alexandre Baldo, Giordano Farina, Dongyeol Park, Raffaele Feo) with the Artistic Director Daniela de Marco and Vincenzo Bocciarelli presenter of the Final.