This year will see the International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition-Vienna take place for the eighth time with the Institute of Voice and Music Theatre at the mdw - University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna as its host. This competition is directed at outstandingly talented opera- and operetta-trained young singers from all over the world.
Schedule
Online registration possible13. November 2026
| Round 1 with piano | 1/2 February 2027 |
| Round 2 with piano | 3 February 2027 |
| Final round with orchestra | 6 February 2027 |
Submission deadline for application materials:
8 January 2027
Application fee: € 105,-
Deadline for arrival of fee payment:
15 January 2027
Announcement 2026
Enlcosed you can find all informations at the -> announcement.
PRIZE
1st place: € 8,000.00
2nd place: € 5,000.00
3rd place: € 3,000.00
Prize for the Best Young Talent:
€ 3,000 sponsored by Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.m.b.H.
ottoedelmannsociety Audience Prize:
will be announced
Age limit
Singers must have been born after 1 January 1994.
Repertoire
The obligatory aria list's for the Final round:
-> obligatory aria list's for women
-> obligatroy aria list's for men
The list will be published soon.
- Mezzosopran/Alt
- Sopran
- Bass/Bariton
- Countertenor
- Tenor
Jury
Mag.a Esther Schollum, Esther Schollum Artists Management
Mag.a Evamaria Wieser, Beratung Casting Young Singers Projekt Salzburger Festspiele
Jürgen Goriup, Künstlerischer Berater und Casting Consultent Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, München
Florian Köfler, Casting Direktor Theatre de la Monnaie Brüssel
Dr. Michael Linsbauer, Artistic Director of Haydnregion Niederösterreich, Office of the Federal Government of Lower Austria
Further information
competition office
Institute of Voice and Music Theatre
(wb-inst9@mdw.ac.at, +43 1 711 55 2713)
Penzinger Straße 7, 1140 Wien