Screening Jury 2025

Viviana Barrios, Germany
Associate to the Artistic Director, Deutsche Oper, Berlin

Barrios first started as the assistant to Christoph Seuferle at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and has since then been appointed the Associate to the Artistic Director. Since her beginning at the DOB her focus has been the scholarship program as well as auditions and casting.

Barrios has previously been part of several jury panels of singing competitions, among others the Laffont Competition at the Met, Tenor Vinas Contest in Barcelona, NY Opera Foundation in New York and Belvedere Singing Competition in Berlin.

Since October 2020 she holds a university teaching position at the UdK Berlin (Universität der Künste) at the Vocal Department, where she teaches “audition coaching”.

Anna Elisabet Einarsson, Norway
Mezzo-soprano, Dean of the Opera Academy at Oslo National Academy of the Arts

Anna Einarsson is a Swedish opera singer educated at the Malmö Academy of Music and the Oslo Opera Academy. She made her debut at the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in 2000 and has been active as an opera and concert singer both nationally and internationally. She has premiered many contemporary works, is represented on several radio and disc recordings, and has received several awards, including the Royal Swedish Academy of Music award and a US Grammy nomination.

Anna has been the Dean of the Opera Academy at Oslo National Academy of the Arts since 2021.

Jean Denes, France
Director of Opera, Theater Basel

Jean Denes is Opera Director at Theater Basel since 2020.

Born in Paris, he studied piano and viola at the CNR in Saint Maur-des-Fossés, later graduating in classical voice at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. As a singer, his performances included engagements with the Berlin Philharmonie, the Opéra-Bastille, the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
In 2010 he joined the classical music agency Opera4u in Vienna as an artist manager for international opera singers and conductors. From the 2014/15 season, he served as Deputy Opera Director at the Zurich Opera House, responsible for casting and artistic planning.

Jean Denes is regularly invited by conservatories for workshops and coaching with young singers.

Chandler Johnson, USA
Manager, Casting and Apprentice Program for Singers, Santa Fe Opera

Chandler Johnson has extensive professional experience on and off the operatic stage. He joined the artistic staff of The Santa Fe Opera in 2021 as the Artistic Associate, and now he serves as the Director of the Apprentice Program for Singers at The Santa Fe Opera.

Previously, Chandler was the Associate Manager of Artistic Programs at the Los Angeles Opera. He has also served as an artistic intern with Stratagem Artists.

On stage, Chandler has performed with companies including Opera Santa Barbara, The Glimmerglass Festival, Chautauqua Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, Opera Columbus, and Cincinnati Opera. Chandler holds both a Bachelor of Music and a Master’s of Music in Vocal Performance, from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Elisabeth Reischl, Austria
Artistic Planning, Wiener Konzerthaus

Elisabeth Reischl was born in Salzburg, Austria, and has been working at the Wiener Konzerthaus for nearly 18 years. Since 2009 she has been responsible for Artistic Planning with a main emphasis on vocal projects, choirs and casting (Liederabende, oratorio, opera in concert and semi-staged, orchestral repertoire with vocal soloists, a cappella – projects, and more). She developed the mentoring program for young musicians called “Great Talent” at the Wiener Konzerthaus.

Elisabeth has been on the jury of competitions such as the International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti, the International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition, the International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition, the Stella Maris Vocal Competition, the Musica Juventutis Competition and the Premio Franz Schubert.