Partners and contributors Partners The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) The Royal Court The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oslo National Academy of the Arts Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Collaborating Young Artist Programmes The Queen Sonja International Music Competition collaborates with the following international opera companies’ young artist programmes: Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, Royal Opera House, London Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Metropolitan Opera, New York The Opera Studio, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich The International Opera Studio, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin Internationales Opernstudio, Opernhaus Zürich Young Artists Opera Programme, Bolshoi Opera Teatro alla Scala Academy Young Artist Program, Teatro alla Scala, Milan Each of the young artist programmes nominate up to 2 of their best singers to the competition. The nominated singers are invited directly to the preliminary rounds in Oslo. Contributors Anders Sveaas' Almennyttige Fond Canica AS The City of Oslo Ingrid Bjoner’s Scholarship Lucy Høeghs Stiftelse Stiftelsen Sat Sapienti Lindemans Legat The Norwegian Ministry of Culture The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs