From August 26 to August 31, 2025
The final will take place on August 31 as a public concert at the Haus der Musik Innsbruck.
August 31: 7 p.m.
Final concert
The singing competition is named after the Italian composer Pietro Antonio Cesti, who turned Innsbruck into a center for the Italian opera north of the Alps in the mid-17th century. Young singers from all over the world with a special talent and training will compete in the varied field that is the baroque opera. Currently the Cesti competition is one of the most important competitions for baroque opera singing.
The prizes include engagements at renowned concert and opera stages as well as cash prizes chosen by the jury and the audience.
Here you can find the final concerts of recent years.
Pierre Gennaï | Bariton | 23 | France
Ilja Aksionov | Tenor | 29 | Lithuania
Lila Dufy | Soprano | 33 | France
Salvador Simão | Tenor | 24 | Portugal
Ted Black | Tenor | 31 | Great Britain
Jonathan Eyers | Bariton | 30 | New Zealand
Magdalena Hinz | Mezzosoprano |33 | Germany
Olivier Kemler | Tenor | 22 | Netherlands
Josefine Mindus | Soprano | 31 | Sweden
Karl Söderström | Bariton | 30 | Sweden
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