IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition - ASC

15/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Finalist Aylish Ryan on her incredible performances with the Opera Australia Orchestra!

Aylish was recognised with:
🏆 The Merenda Legacy Prize
🏆 The 2MBS Fine Music Sydney Promotion Prize
🏆 The Perth Symphony Orchestra Prize
🏆 The PSO Travel Grant

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15/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Finalist Sky Kim on her incredible performances with the Opera Australia Orchestra!

Sky was recognised with:
🏆 The Royal Northern College of Music Award
🏆 The Pasqualina Lipari Prize

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15/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Finalist Leyland Jones on his incredible performances with the Opera Australia Orchestra!

Leyland was recognised with:
🏆 The Canadian Vocal Arts Institute Montreal Scholarship
🏆 The CVAI Travel Grant
🏆 The Linnhe Robertson Prize
🏆 The Nell Pascall Award

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15/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Finalist Emily Davis - Musician on her incredible performances with the Opera Australia Orchestra!

Emily was recognised with:
🏆 The Haas German Mentorship Award
🏆 The Haas Award
🏆 The Elizabeth Todd Memorial Prize

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15/10/2026

Check out this wonderful Sydney Arts Guide review of the 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. A wonderful recap of the concert, the 5 young singers and of course the Opera Australia Orchestra!

https://sydneyartsguide.com.au/ifac-handa-australian-singing-competition-the-concourse-chatswood/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgRzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwyNTYyODEwNDA1NTgAAafnlvPSlKoECzdfI0ezohk1iREEaDCYxBbz8o7-uGPcsxUqwdM7U8C8be6p_w_aem_9t6BCZmXmcP8TNzxkPpwbw

Crowds gathered at the Concourse, Chatswood last night for the final round of the 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. For 44 years, the pledge to support up and coming classical singers…

15/10/2026

Check out this wonderful SoundsLikeSydney feature the 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition, featuring the winner, Hannah Burton and our amazing Finalists!

https://soundslikesydney.com.au/hannah-burton-wins-2026-ifac-handa-australian-singing-competition/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgRzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwyNTYyODEwNDA1NTgAAaepO0SlZaeNkp8uvEtvFuzOHcEJ9_ZG3zxXsQGiN7kfa8ephpswEmKVAY2NGg_aem_0DZkKwgWk-qA4ZzJxpQ67g

Crowds gathered at the Concourse, Chatswood last night for the final round of the 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition. For 44 years, the pledge to support up and coming classical singers…

12/10/2026

VERDI IN THE CITY | Live Opera in Sydney

Join The Opera Room and Castlereagh Boutique Hotel for Verdi in the City, a special live opera performance featuring internationally acclaimed tenor, Diego Torre.

Experience highlights from Giuseppe Verdi’s Don Carlo and Il Trovatore, with a stellar cast of performers, a 16-voice women’s chorus prepared by conductor Logan Birchall, and Master of Ceremonies Phoebe-Celeste Humphreys.

The performance will be accompanied by Bradley Gilchrist, the official accompanist for the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition (ASC) in 2026 and for the past four years.

Set in the magnificent heritage-listed Cellos Grand Dining Room, this special event brings together the drama, passion and extraordinary music of Verdi in one of Sydney’s most distinctive venues.

📅 Sunday 18 October 2026
🕔 5.00pm – 7.30pm
📍 Cellos Grand Dining Room, Castlereagh Boutique Hotel
🎟️ Tickets: $109 per person + booking fee

For tickets and further information, visit the event booking page:

High stakes and thwarted love; The Opera Room proudly present the operas Don Carlo and Il Trovatore (excerpts) by Giuseppe Verdi. International ten

09/10/2026

Check out this wonderful Limelight feature on Hannah Burton winning the 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition, along with our other amazing prize winners!

The 25-year old soprano takes home Australasia's most prestigious classical voice prize for young opera singers.

09/10/2026

We are thrilled to announce that soprano Hannah Burton has won the 2026 IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition!
Hannah gave standout performances of 'Crudele!...Non mi dir' from Don Giovanni by Mozart, and 'O Dieu… Ah! Je ris de me voir' from Faust by Gounod.
In addition to the Marianne Mathy Scholarship, Hannah won the Zeny Edwards Educational Grant, the ABC Classic Studio Recording Prize, the MOST® Audience Prize, and the Opera Australia Finalist Audition Prize.
Congrats to this exciting emerging artist!
Read more about the ASC Finals Concert, and the prizes awarded here:
https://createsend.com/t/j-F22DDD3DD49953A02540EF23F30FEDED

09/07/2026

From charming lieder to soaring arias, experience an afternoon of exceptional music performed by Australia's finest emerging opera and classical singers. Don't miss the IFAC Handa Australian Singing Competition Semi-Finals Concert at The Independent Theatre in North Sydney on Sunday, 16 August. Celebrate the next generation of outstanding Australian vocal talent and support these remarkable artists as they compete for a place in the Finals.
https://events.humanitix.com/ifac-handa-australian-singing-competition-2026-semi-finals-concert?

From charming lieder to lyrical arias, enjoy an afternoon of dazzling singing from Australia's finest young singers.