THE SECOND 
ELENA OBRAZTSOVA 
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
OF YOUNG OPERA SINGERS

September 27 - october 7, 2001
Saint-Petersburg

The Jury: 
Chairwoman              - Elena Obraztsova (Russia)
Members of the Jury - Fedora Barbieri (Italy)
                                      - Larissa Gergieva (Russia)
                                      - Zara Dolukhanova (Russia)
                                      - Makvala Kasrashvili (Russia)
                                      - Ileana Cotrubas (Romania) 
                                      - Renate Kupfer (Germany)
                                      - Richard Rodzinski (USA)
                                      - Lenora Rosenberg (USA)
                                      - Gabriella Tucci (Italy)
                                      - Takako Uchida (Japan)
                                      - Vazha Chachava (Russia)

Competition Laureates:

Grand and First prizes were not awarded.

Second Prize - Irina Lungu (soprano)
                          - Tatyana Mazurenko (soprano)
                          - Metodie Buzhor (basso)
                          - Eduard Tsanga (basso)

Third Prize - Georgy Gagnidze (baritone)

The Third Prize in the female category was not awarded.

Special Diplomas were awarded to:
            
 “Best performance of a romance by Tchaikovsky” 
                                                                            - Elena Semyonova (soprano)
“Best performance of a German Lied”
                                                                            - Ilya Kuzmin (baritone)
”Best performance of a romance by Rakhmaninov” 
                                                                            - Artsvik Demurchyan (soprano)
“Best performance of a work by a 20th century composer”
                                                                            - Mikhail Davydov (basso)
“Best performance of a French romance”
                                                                            - not awarded
 
“The Best Accompanist of the Competition” - Sofia Shlyapnikova 
                                                                               - Ksenia Isaeva