304 singers from 50 countries applied to take part in this year's Competition. 40 singers from 21 countries have been invited to the preliminary rounds in Oslo.
The Queen Sonja International Music Competition 2019 participants are:
| Name |
Voice |
Country |
Born |
| James Edgar Knight |
Tenor |
Australia |
1990 |
| Josy Santos |
Mezzo-soprano
|
Brazil |
1988 |
| Andrea Núñez |
Soprano |
Canada |
1990 |
| Meigui Zhang |
Soprano
|
China |
1993 |
| Chuan Wang |
Tenor |
China |
1989 |
| Deng Chao |
Bass-baritone |
China |
1988 |
| Lada Bocková |
Soprano |
Czech Republic |
1991 |
| Mirjam Mesak |
Soprano |
Estonia |
1990 |
| Sandra Hamaoui |
Soprano |
France |
1993 |
| Anna-Doris Capitelli |
Mezzo-soprano |
Germany |
1991 |
| Anne-Fleur Werner |
Soprano |
Germany |
1987 |
| Stefan Astakhov |
Baritone |
Germany |
1997 |
| Katharina Ruckgaber |
Soprano |
Germany |
1989 |
| Theodore Browne |
Tenor |
Germany |
1991 |
| Maya Yahav Gour |
Mezzo-soprano |
Israel |
1991 |
| Zlata Khersberg |
Mezzo-soprano |
Israel |
1990 |
| Francesco Castoro |
Tenor |
Italy |
1989 |
| Zachariah Njoroge Kariithi |
Baritone |
Kenya |
1987 |
| Vera Talerko |
Soprano |
Latvia |
1989 |
| Natalia Tanasii |
Soprano |
Moldova |
1991 |
| Beate Mordal |
Soprano |
Norway |
1987
|
| Astrid Nordstad |
Mezzo-soprano |
Norway |
1990 |
| Sigrid Bøe |
Soprano |
Norway |
1989 |
| Adam Kutny |
Baritone |
Poland |
1992 |
| Anna Malesza |
Soprano |
Poland |
1992 |
| Julia Muzychenko |
Soprano |
Russia |
1994 |
| Olga Cheremnykh |
Soprano |
Russia |
1990 |
| Sergey Kaydalov |
Baritone |
Russia |
1992 |
| Sonja Šaric |
Soprano |
Serbia |
1990 |
| Jeongmeen Ahn |
Baritone |
South Korea
|
1991 |
| Ahyoung Kim |
Soprano |
South Korea
|
1991 |
| Haegee Lee |
Soprano |
South Korea
|
1988 |
| Dongwon Kang |
Tenor |
South Korea
|
1990 |
| Sungho Kim |
Tenor |
South Korea
|
1990 |
| Serena Sáenz Molinero |
Soprano |
Spain
|
1994 |
| Inés Ballesteros |
Soprano |
Spain |
1990 |
Ogulcan Yilmaz
|
Bass-baritone |
Turkey |
1991 |
| Jessica Faselt |
Soprano |
USA |
1992 |
| Felicia Moore |
Soprano |
USA |
1988 |
| Emily Pogorelc |
Soprano |
USA |
1996 |
11 of these participants have been nominated by the Competition's collaborating opera academies. These are:
Internationales Opernstudio, Opernhaus Zürich
The International Opera Studio, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, Royal Opera House, London
Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Metropolitan Opera, New York
The Opera Studio, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
Teatro alla Scala Academy Young Artist Program, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
Young Artists Opera Programme, Bolshoi Opera