International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera ‘Caffarelli’ – IV Edition 2025

The Traetta Opera Festival announces the 4th edition of the ‘Caffarelli’ International Competition for Baroque opera singers. The competition will take place at the ‘Tommaso Traetta’ Town Theatre in Bitonto, from the 29th to the 30th of September, 2025.

Sopranos, sopranists, mezzosopranos, contraltos, altos, tenors, countertenors, baritones and bassos of any nationality, who are not over 38 years old at the end of the application deadline, are admitted to participate.

DOWNLOAD HERE the competition notice!

DEADLINE 14 JULY 2025

ℹ️ What you need to fill out the form

  • a Google account
  • an ID Card
  • your artistic photo
  • link to the video for the online qualifying round or a certificate of 1st/2nd/3rd prize in a similar international competition (from 2022 to 2025)
  • scores (in HD PDF) of all the arias
  • receipt of payment for the registration fee

Winners of previous editions

1° premio: Alice LACKNER
2° premio ex aequo: Saori SUGIYARA e Giorgia TEODORO
3° premio: Antonella BALDANTONI

Premio del Pubblico: Antonella BALDANTONI

1° premio: Elena Finelli, soprano
2° premio: Francesco Masilla, basso
3° premio ex aequo: Sandro Rossi (controtenore) e Andreina Drago (mezzosoprano)

Premio Speciale “Tommaso Traetta”: Kate Amos, soprano

1° premio ex aequo: Miscante Guerra Yuri e Lia Rocco (bassi)
2° premio: Micol Pisanu (soprano)
3° premio: Sandro Rossi (controtenore)

Premio Speciale “TOMMASO TRAETTA” per la scrittura in un ruolo dell’Antigona a conclusione della presente edizione del TOF: Angelica Disanto (soprano)