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2008 Competition

Winners

Maria Okunev
soprano

The First prize, the Mietta Prize $5,000 was awarded to twenty-four year old Victorian soprano Siobhan Stagg. Siobhan is also the recipient of The O’Donnell Family Prize $4,000 for the study of Italian language and culture and the Tait Memorial Trust Prize.

Jem Harding
pianist

The Hugh D.T.Williamson Prize (First Prize Pianist) of $5,000 was awarded to Victorian pianist Amir Farid who was Stagg’s accompanist.

Judges

Margaret Baker-Genovesi
Professor Emeritus John Poynter AO OBE
Richard Bonynge AO CBE
Richard Mills AM
Stephen McIntyre AM

Performers