Johanna Rosa Falkinger
(c) Theresa-Pewal
The Aria Borealis Bodø Early Music Singing Competition has announced the winners of the competition’s first edition, which took place in the Norwegian city Bodø just north of the Arctic Circle. Austrian soprano Johanna Rosa Falkinger won no less than five prizes.
Here is the complete prize list:
First round – Jury’s prize:
1st prize: Johanna Rosa Falkinger (soprano), 26, Austria
2nd prize: Camilo Delgado Díaz (tenor), 29, Colombia
3rd prize: Jorge Armando Martínez Escutia (baritone), 21, Mexico
Second round – Jury’s prize:
Kieran White (tenor/haute-contre), 32, UK
Orchestra prizes:
– Barokkanerne: Johanna Rosa Falkinger (soprano), Austria
– Concerto Copenhagen: Johanna Rosa Falkinger (soprano), Austria
– Finnish Baroque Orchestra: Johanna Rosa Falkinger (soprano), Austria
– Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble: Johanna Rosa Falkinger (soprano), Austria
Audience prize:
Jorge Armando Martínez Escutia (baritone), Mexico
