2021
Birgitta Svendén, Sweden, CEO and Director of Opera, the Royal Opera, Stockholm (Chair)
Olga Kapanina, Russia, Casting Director, the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic Administrator and Casting Adviser (only for the final concert)
Christoph Seuferle, Germany, Director of Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin
Randi Stene, Norway, Director of Opera, the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo
Diane Zola, USA, former Assistant General Manager, Artistic, the Metropolitan Opera, New York
2019
Annilese Miskimmon, Ireland/United Kingdom, Director of Opera, the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo (Chair)
Stefan Herheim, Norway, opera director
Sumi Jo, South Korea, soprano
Tatjana Kandel, Denmark, Head of Artistic Planning, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Robert Körner, Germany, Director of Artistic Production, Opéra National de Lyon
Sergei Leiferkus, Russia, baritone
Diane Zola, USA, Assistant General Manager, Artistic, the Metropolitan Opera, New York
2017
Birgitta Svendén, Sweden, CEO and Artistic Director at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm (Chair)
Ben Heppner, Canada, Tenor
Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Director of Zürich Opera
Annilese Miskimmon, Ireland/United Kingdom, Opera Director at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo
Lenore Rosenberg, USA, former Artistic administrator at The Metropolitan Opera in New York
Sebastian Schwarz, Germany, General Director of Glyndebourne
Terje Stensvold, Norway, Baritone
2015
Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Director of Zürich Opera (Chair)
Jonathan Friend, UK/USA, Artistic Administrator at The Metropolitan Opera in New York
Angelika Kirchschlager, Austria, mezzosoprano
Dominique Meyer, Austria, Artistic Director at Wiener Staatsoper
Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic adviser to The Norwegian National Opera
Christophe Seuferle, Germany, Artistic Director at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Bo Skovhus, Denmark, baritone
2013
Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Director of Zürich Opera (Chair)
Dame Felicity Palmer, UK, mezzosoprano
Carol Vaness, United States, soprano
Wolfgang Holzmair, Austria, baritone
Kasper Holten, UK, Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic adviser to The Norwegian National Opera.
Sven Müller, Denmark, Director of The Royal Danish Opera
2011
Anne Gjevang, Norway, Contralto and Casting Director, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (Chair)
Ileana Cotrubas, Romania, Soprano
Siegfried Jerusalem, Germany, Tenor
Sir John Tomlinson, UK, Bass
Peter de Caluwe, Belgium, General Manager of La Monnaie, The Royal Opera House in Brussels
John Fisher, UK, Chairman of the Jury at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Hein Mulders, The Netherlands, Artistic Administrator at De Nederlandse Opera
Lenore Rosenberg, USA, Associate Artistic Administrator of the Metropolitan Opera
2009
Anne Gjevang, Norway, Contralto (Chair)
Sir Thomas Allen, Great Britain, Baritone
Catherine Malfitano, USA, Soprano
Hans Peter Blochwitz, Germany, Tenor
Serge Dorny, Belgium
Kurt Rydl, Austria, Bass
Paul Curran, Great Britain, Opera Director
2007
Menno Feenstra, Netherlands, Opera Manager, Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (Chair)
Dame Joan Sutherland, Australia, Soprano
Anne Gjevang, Norway, Contralto
Ragnar Ulfung, Norway, Tenor
Kurt Moll, Germany, Bass
Erkki Korhonen, Finland, Opera Manager, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki
Bjørn Simensen, Norway, Opera Manager, Norwegian National Opera, Oslo
2005
Menno Feenstra, Opera Director, The Royal Opera, Stockholm (Chair)
Teresa Berganza, mezzosoprano, Spain
Anne Gjevang, alto, Norway
Kasper Bech Holten, Artistic Director, The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen
Tom Krause, baryton, Finland
Bjørn Simensen, General Director, The Norwegian Opera
Robert Tear, tenor, UK
2003
Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
Luigi Alva, Peru
Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
Paul-Emile Deiber, France
Reri Grist, USA
Kasper Bech Holten, Denmark
Tom Krause, Finland
Christa Ludwig, Austria
Bjørn Simensen, Norway
2001
Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
Dame Joan Sutherland, Australia
James King, USA
Hans Sotin, Germany
Regina Resnik, USA
Luca Targetti, Italy
Bjørn Simensen, Norway
1999
Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
Theo Adam, Germany
Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
Paul-Emile Deiber, France
Heinz Fricke, Germany
Christa Ludwig, Austria
Birgit Nilsson, Sweden
Bjørn Simensen, Norway
Knut Skram, Norway
1997
Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
Betty Allen, USA
Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
Carlo Cossutta, Italy
Paul-Emile Deiber, France
Layla Gencer, Turkey
Tom Krause, Finland
Christa Ludwig, Austria
Bjørn Simensen, Norway
1995
Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
Yurij Grigoriev, Russia
Julia Hamari, Hungary
James King, USA
Hans-Peter Lehmann, Germany
Paolo Montarsolo, Italy
Birgit Nilsson, Sweden
Bjørn Simensen, Norway