Voice 2025

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VOICE 2025

From May 25 to June 6, 2025, the voice took centre stage at the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This elite-level competition featured the most beautiful classical voices of the new generation.

 

COMPETITORS

24 competitors shared the stage in Montreal, vying for the title of laureate and for prizes and grants worth over $160,000. Between 25 and 32 years of age, these exceptional singers hailed from 16 different countries. Discover them all!

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LAuREATES AND WINNERS

More than $160,000 in prizes and grants were awarded to the laureates and winners of Voice 2025. The CMIM is proud to contribute to the cultural dynamism of Montreal and to the launch of the careers of emerging international musicians.

Thank you to the many partners who made it possible to award these prizes and awards.

LAUREATES
First Prize Grand cash prize Value of $30,000 Offered in partnership with Ville de Montréal Joseph Rouleau Career Development Grant - First Prize Value of $40,000 Offered in partnership with the Azrieli Foundation Opéra de Montréal Aria Prize Value of $5,000 Offered in partnership with Opéra de Montréal Fleuranne Brockway	more than $75,000
Second prize Cash prize Pierre Péladeau et Raymonde Chopin Value of $15,000 Offered in partnership with Québecor Joseph Rouleau Career Development Grant - Second prize Value of $10,000 Offered in partnership with the Azrieli Foundation Junho Hwang	$25,000
Third prize Cash prize Value of $15,000 Offered in partnership with Stingray Classica Joseph Rouleau Career Development Grant - Third prize Value of $10,000 Offered in partnership with the Azrieli Foundation Theodore Platt	$20,000
SPECIAL PRIZES
Art Song Prize Awarded to the competitor who most excelled in the Art Song Prize Final. Offered in partnership with the Nawacki Family Foundation Laureano Quant	$10,000
ICI Musique Audience Choice Award Prize awarded by public vote to a competitor who has reached the Semifinal. Offered in partnership with ICI Musique Fanny Soyer	$5,000
André Bourbeau Award for the Best Canadian Artist Offered in partnership with the Fondation Bourbeau Ariane Cossette	$5,000
CMIM Grants for non-laureate finalists Offered to the 2 finalists who were not designated laureates of the Voice 2025 edition. Offered in partnership with Dixi Lambert and Rouleau Family Yewon Han and Julia Muzychenko-Greenhalgh	2 x $3,000
André Bachand Award for the best performance of a Canadian work Prize awarded for the best performance of a work by a Canadian composer, presented in the Aria or Art Song stages of the first round. Offered in partnership with Claudette Hould Ihor Mostovoi	$2,500
Best performance of a Contemporary Aria Prize awarded for the best performance of a contemporary aria composed after 1975 in the First Round. Offered in partnership with Dixi Lambert Theodore Platt	$2,500
Junior Jury Prize* Prize awarded by the Junior Jury at the conclusion of the First Round. Offered in partnership with Richard Tremblay * Prizes not determined by the Voice 2025 International Jury. Fleuranne Brockway	$1,000
Observatoire québécois d’art lyrique Prize Awarded to the best competitor born in Quebec or who has lived in Quebec for at least the past two years. Offered in partnership with the Observatoire québécois d’art lyrique Ariane Cossette	$1,000
ENGAGEMENTS
Opéra de Montréal Prize Award presented to the First Prize laureate of Voice 2025. An engagement for a role in a subsequent season of the Opéra de Montréal Offered in partnership with Opréra de Montréal Fleuranne Brockway	Value to be determined
OSM Prize* Awarded to a laureate. An engagement with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for a concert or recital in a subsequent season. Offered in partnership with OSM, the official orchestra of the CMIM * Prizes not determined by the Voice 2025 International Jury.	Value to be determined
Salle Bourgie Schubert Prize* An engagement for a recital as part of the Schubert Lieder series at Salle Bourgie. Offered in partnership with Salle Bourgie * Prizes not determined by the Voice 2025 International Jury. Laureano Quant	Value to be determined
McGill-UdeM Piano-Vocal Arts Residency Prize* An invitation to work with this program’s six resident pianists in Montreal, culminating in a recital offered to the public. Offered in partnership with McGill-UdeM Piano-Vocal Arts Residency * Prizes not determined by the Voice 2025 International Jury. Fanny Soyer	$7,500
Je reviendrai à Montréal Grant
A grant to bring back the laureates and winners of special prizes to perform in Montréal or surrounding areas. Offered in partnership with the Nawacki Family Foundation	$25,000

 

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INTERNATIONAL JURY

The members of the jury for the Voice 2025 edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) brought invaluable expertise to the competition.

From the balcony of Salle Bourgie and of Maison symphonique de Montréal, the jury attentively listened to all the rounds of the competition, determining the laureates and special prize winners.

The International Jury of Voice 2025 was chaired by singer, pedagogue, and cultural ambassador Adrianne Pieczonka.

The jury members for the Voice 2025 edition: Harolyn Blackwell, Iain Burnside, Étienne Dupuis, Anthony Freud, Roberto Mauro, Christina Scheppelmann, and Delores Ziegler.

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PATRICK SUMMERS – GUEST CONDUCTOR

Competitors had the opportunity to perform alongside the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for the Semifinal and Final rounds. For the occasion, the official orchestra of the CMIM was under the direction of Guest Conductor Patrick Summers.

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PRELIMINARY jury

PRELIMINARY JURY MEMBERS – VOICE 2025
Dorian Cox, Ben Heppner, Chantal Lambert, François Le Roux, Dame Felicity Lott, Michael McMahon, Wendy Nielsen, Richard Turp

Composed of eight renowned members, the preliminary jury listened to and meticulously evaluated the 348 applications received from 43 different countries. Their dedication, rigour, and expertise were essential to this crucial phase of the selection process.

The CMIM extends its gratitude to the members of the preliminary jury for their diligent work in selecting the competitors for Voice 2025. Thanks to their astute judgment, 24 exceptional singers were chosen and invited to participate in Voice 2025.

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juNIOR JURY

This second appearance of a Junior Jury at the CMIM was an exceptional experience for its members, full of discoveries and encounters, providing these students an invaluable opportunity to enrich their educational and professional careers, while sharpening their critical aptitude.

The Junior Jury was comprised of nine voice students from Montreal’s leading music training institutions: the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and the Faculty of Music at l’Université de Montréal.

At the end of the First Round on May 29, 2025, Fleuranne Brockway was named the winner of the Junior Jury Prize — a value of $1,000, offered in partnership with Richard Tremblay. 

 

President of the Junior Jury   
Voice 2025 Edition

 

Aline Kutan

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rULES AND REPERTOIRE

Download Rules - Voice 2025

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cmim ON THE ROAD

THE CMIM BROADENS ITS HORIZONS

For the second year in a row, the CMIM ventured beyond the Competition itself to offer even more people an unprecedented musical experience, with CMIM On the Road.   

In collaboration with three presenting partners, the 14 singers who did not advance to the Semifinal of Voice 2025 had the opportunity to perform in Île-des-Sœurs, Farnham, and Hudson, Quebec.

This initiative not only provides an additional showcase for these exceptional artists of the new generation, but also allows music lovers to experience high-level performances in a variety of venues, expanding the musical experience of the CMIM for Quebec’s cultural community. 

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CMIM DONORS, PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORTED THE VOICE 2025 EDITION.