Programme 2027
Queen Sonja Singing Competition
Online, 23-24 June
Oslo, 26 August-3 September
Photo: John-Halvdan Olsen-Halvorsen
Wednesday 23 June-Thursday 24 June
Preliminary rounds
YouTube
15.00-20.30
The digital preliminary rounds of the Queen Sonja Singing Competition 2027 will present 40 selected singers from around the world in a curated digital format.
Results announced Friday 25 June
Friday 27 August
Opening Ceremony
Oslo City Hall
18.00
Host: Oslo Council
Official opening of the competition in Oslo
For invited guests
Saturday 28 August-Sunday 29 August
Semifinal
Lindemansalen, the Norwegian Academy of Music
18 singers
Saturday 28 August, 13.00-17.00
Sunday 29 August, 13.00-16.30
Results announced at 19.00 on Sunday 29 August
Monday 30 August-Tuesday 31 August
Career Development for Singers
Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Jury members provide guidance to participants
Masterclasses
Coaching sessions
Wednesday 1 September
Oscarshall
17.00
Concert with previous prizewinner
Thursday 2 September
Oscarshall
17.00
Concert with previous prizewinner
For invited guests
Friday 3 September
Final Concert
Oslo Concert Hall
18.00 (17.45)
6 finalists perform opera arias with the Oslo Philharmonic
The concert will be livestreamed on OperaVision (Co-funded by the European Union)