Entries for the 2021 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition open 22 February.

The IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition will return in 2021 and entries will open in February. More information coming soon.

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Check out the incredible winners of our 2020 Competition ASC@Home

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ASC@Home 2020 Stephen Chikazaza – Contemporary
ASC@Home 2020 Lucie Kankova – Classical and Opera
ASC@Home 2020 Raffaele Pierno – Opera and Classical

2019

Announcing the 2019 Mathy Winner, Manase Latu!

Congrats to the 2019 Finalists!

All our Finalists walk away winners, with $200,000 worth of prizes distributed to all of them.

All the performances from the Finals Concert are now on our YouTube page!

Visit the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition YouTube page to relive the performances. Our videos have been viewed over 1.2 million times, it is a great catalogue of significant repertoire and celebrated performers.

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2019: Soprano Isabella Moore (Guest Artist) performs “Morrò, ma prima in grazia” from “Un ballo in maschera” by Verdi
2019: Tenor Manase Latu performs “Ecco Ridente in cielo” from “Il barbiere di Siviglia” by Rossini
2019: The Opera Australia Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Nicholas Milton AM, performs “Tico Tico” by Albreu, arr. by Colnot

In case you missed the Finals Concert...

The ASC Finals Concert broadcast is currently up on the ABC Classic website!
The ABC Classic 'The Opera Show' presenter is Mairi Nicolson.
The script researcher/writer is Jan Black.

Recorded live in concert at Chatswood Concourse, Sydney on 19 September 2019 by ABC Classic. Producers Brooke Green and André Shrimski. Engineers Jason Blackwell, Jolen Camilleri and Andrew Edgson.

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