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2025 ASC Semi-Finals Concert tickets are now available
See Australia’s next stars on the stage, as they compete for prizes, prestige and a chance to be named a Finalist.
2025 Semi-Finals Tickets
2025 ASC Finals Concert tickets are now available
See the newest stars of the operatic stage! For a fraction of the cost of a ticket to the opera, you can enjoy an evening of the finest classical singing accompanied by the Opera Australia Orchestra.
2025 Finals Tickets
2025 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Heats begin in May
For more information, please refer to our events page for ASC key dates.
Good luck to the singers!
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The 2025 ASC Finals Concert will broadcast on ABC Classic
The 2025 ASC Finals Concert will be scheduled on a delayed broadcast on ABC Classic on the 5 October. You can listen live from any global location by clicking the 'Play Live Radio' tab on their website or downloading the ABC Classic App.
Winner of the 2024 Marianne Mathy Scholarship
The Winner of the 2024 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition is 24-year-old soprano from NSW, Eden Shifroni. On Thursday 19 September at The Concourse Concert Hall, Chatswood, five classical singers battled it out for a suite of generous prizes & opportunities in the 2024 ASC in the presence of IFAC International Executive Director Midori Miyazaki, CEO of Opera Australia Fiona Allan, the Consulate-General of Italy Dr. Gianluca Rubagotti, and many influential figures in the opera world.
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2024 ASC Performances now on our YouTube
The 2024 ASC Full Finals and Semi-Finals concerts, and individual performances are now published on our YouTube channel. Relive the magic!
Visit the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition YouTube page to see all the performances. Our videos have been viewed over 1.75 million times, it is a great catalogue of significant repertoire and celebrated performers.
2024 ASC Youtube
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The IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition is one of the richest in terms of financial and career opportunities available to recipients.
"I wholeheartedly support the Australian Singing Competition, a wonderful launching pad for young classical singers." -Richard Bonynge AC AO CBE
