It’s that time of the year. The end of the year.<\/p>\n
2024 brought many debuts, many new productions, many competitions, many world premieres and many new young artists who are coming up in the world of opera.\u00a0 And that it is reason alone to celebrate. As the year comes to an end, here\u2019s a look at some of the young singers who saw their careers shine whether through competitions, festivals, or in some major production.<\/p>\n
So without further ado, OperaWire presents its 10 rising stars for 2024 (in alphabetical order).<\/p>\n
It’s been a whirlwind year for the Munich-based lyric soprano. Earlier this year, Eliza Boom won the prestigious Joan Sutherland<\/a> & Richard Bonynge Bel Canto Award and won the first prize at the\u00a0Elizabeth Connell Prize International Singing Competition<\/a> at Wigmore Hall in London. She also competed at the Operalia competition in Mumbai where she continued to raise her profile as a young singer to watch and won the CulturArte Prize.<\/p>\n A native of New Zealand, she completed her Bachelor of Music at Vision College and later studied at the University of Waikato. She later studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and trained at the National Opera Studio in London. Boom later became a member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio where performed in such productions as “Das Rheingold,” “Die Zauberfl\u00f6te,” “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” and\u00a0 Miroslav Srnka’s opera “Singularity.”<\/p>\n Boom has already performed with the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Royal Danish Opera, Staatsoper Hannover, and Royal Theater Carr\u00e9. In this coming season, she is set to make her Paris Opera debut and will also return to New Zealand to perform with the symphony orchestra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n