THE FIRST 
ELENA OBRAZTSOVA 
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
OF YOUNG OPERA SINGERS

September 6-16, 1999
Saint-Petersburg

The Jury: 
Chairwoman              - Elena Obraztsova (Russia)
Members of the Jury - Fedora Barbieri (Italy)
                                      - Larissa Gergieva (Russia)
                                      - Zara Dolukhanova (Russia)
                                      - Makvala Kasrashvili (Russia)
                                      - Mati Palm (Estonia)
                                      - Lenora Rosenberg (USA)
                                      - Renata Scotto (Italy)
                                      - Mark Hildrew (Great Britain)
                                      - Vazha Chachava (Russia)

Competition Laureates:
               
Grand Prize - Ildar Abdrazakov (basso)
               
First Prize - Lyubov Petrova (soprano) 
                    - Aik Martirossian (basso)
   
Second Prize - Marina Poplavskaya (soprano)
                          - Nadezhda Serdyuk (mezzo-soprano)
                          - Mikhail Kazakov (basso)
                          - Daniil Shtoda (tenor)
   
Third Prize - Ekaterina Solovieva (soprano) 
                     - Olga Sergeeva (soprano)

Fourth Prize - Irina Makarova (mezzo-soprano)
                        - Mziya Nioradze (mezzo-soprano)

”Best performance of a romance by Tchaikovsky”
                                                                  - Lyubov Petrova (soprano)
”Best performance of a German Lied”           
                                                                  - Ekaterina Strashenko (soprano) 
”Best performance of a romance by Rakhmaninov”
                                                                  - Daniil Shtoda (tenor)
“Best performance of a contemporary composer’s work and artistry” 
                                                                  - Myra Muhammed (soprano)
“Best performance of a contemporary St.Petersburg composer’s work”
                                                                 - Ekaterina Semenchuk (mezzo-soprano)

“The Best Accompanist of the Competition” - Marina Agafonnikova