The López-Cobos International Opera Conductors Competition, pioneer in this speciality, is held in the Teatro Real, Madrid every two years since 2006. The conductors conduct the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, whose members compose the jury. The first prize implies a two-year contract as Assistant Conductor in the theater.
The second edition grand winner, Eun Sun Kim, will be the first woman to conduct in the Teatro Real.
| Year | 1st prize | 2nd prize | 3rd prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Philippe Bach | Ryuichiro Sonoda | Seungup Yoon |
| 2008 | Eun Sun Kim | Domingo A. Gca. Hindoyan | Matteo Pagliari |
Famous quotes containing the words opera, conductors and/or competition:
“The opera isn’t over till the fat lady sings.”
—Anonymous.
A modern proverb along the lines of “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” This form of words has no precise origin, though both Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (16th ed., 1992)
“The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.”
—Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865–1932)
“Wearing overalls on weekdays, painting somebody else’s house to earn money? You’re working class. Wearing overalls at weekends, painting your own house to save money? You’re middle class.”
—Lawrence Sutton, British prizewinner in competition in Sunday Correspondent (London)