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2023
- Randi Stene, Norway, Opera Director, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo (chair)
- Samuel Gelber, USA, Director of Artistic Planning, Washington National Opera, Washington D.C.
- Michael Heaston, USA, Assistant General Manager, Artistic, The Metropolitan Opera, New York
- Stefan Herheim, Norway, Opera Director, Theater an der Wien
- Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Opera Director, Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam
- Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic Administrator and Casting Adviser
- Annette Weber, Germany, Opera Director, Opernhaus Zürich
2021
- Birgitta Svendén, Sweden, CEO and Director of Opera, the Royal Opera, Stockholm (Chair)
- Olga Kapanina, Russia, Casting Director, the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
- Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic Administrator and Casting Adviser (only for the final concert)
- Christoph Seuferle, Germany, Director of Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin
- Randi Stene, Norway, Director of Opera, the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo
- Diane Zola, USA, former Assistant General Manager, Artistic, the Metropolitan Opera, New York
2019
- Annilese Miskimmon, Ireland/United Kingdom, Director of Opera, the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo (Chair)
- Stefan Herheim, Norway, opera director
- Sumi Jo, South Korea, soprano
- Tatjana Kandel, Denmark, Head of Artistic Planning, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Robert Körner, Germany, Director of Artistic Production, Opéra National de Lyon
- Sergei Leiferkus, Russia, baritone
- Diane Zola, USA, Assistant General Manager, Artistic, the Metropolitan Opera, New York
2017
- Birgitta Svendén, Sweden, CEO and Artistic Director at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm (Chair)
- Ben Heppner, Canada, Tenor
- Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Director of Zürich Opera
- Annilese Miskimmon, Ireland/United Kingdom, Opera Director at The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo
- Lenore Rosenberg, USA, former Artistic administrator at The Metropolitan Opera in New York
- Sebastian Schwarz, Germany, General Director of Glyndebourne
- Terje Stensvold, Norway, Baritone
2015
- Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Director of Zürich Opera (Chair)
- Jonathan Friend, UK/USA, Artistic Administrator at The Metropolitan Opera in New York
- Angelika Kirchschlager, Austria, mezzosoprano
- Dominique Meyer, Austria, Artistic Director at Wiener Staatsoper
- Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic adviser to The Norwegian National Opera
- Christophe Seuferle, Germany, Artistic Director at Deutsche Oper Berlin
- Bo Skovhus, Denmark, baritone
2013
- Sophie de Lint, Switzerland/Netherlands, Director of Zürich Opera (Chair)
- Dame Felicity Palmer, UK, mezzosoprano
- Carol Vaness, United States, soprano
- Wolfgang Holzmair, Austria, baritone
- Kasper Holten, UK, Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
- Pål Christian Moe, Norway, Artistic adviser to The Norwegian National Opera.
- Sven Müller, Denmark, Director of The Royal Danish Opera
2011
- Anne Gjevang, Norway, Contralto and Casting Director, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (Chair)
- Ileana Cotrubas, Romania, Soprano
- Siegfried Jerusalem, Germany, Tenor
- Sir John Tomlinson, UK, Bass
- Peter de Caluwe, Belgium, General Manager of La Monnaie, The Royal Opera House in Brussels
- John Fisher, UK, Chairman of the Jury at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
- Hein Mulders, The Netherlands, Artistic Administrator at De Nederlandse Opera
- Lenore Rosenberg, USA, Associate Artistic Administrator of the Metropolitan Opera
2009
- Anne Gjevang, Norway, Contralto (Chair)
- Sir Thomas Allen, Great Britain, Baritone
- Catherine Malfitano, USA, Soprano
- Hans Peter Blochwitz, Germany, Tenor
- Serge Dorny, Belgium
- Kurt Rydl, Austria, Bass
- Paul Curran, Great Britain, Opera Director
2007
- Menno Feenstra, Netherlands, Opera Manager, Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (Chair)
- Dame Joan Sutherland, Australia, Soprano
- Anne Gjevang, Norway, Contralto
- Ragnar Ulfung, Norway, Tenor
- Kurt Moll, Germany, Bass
- Erkki Korhonen, Finland, Opera Manager, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki
- Bjørn Simensen, Norway, Opera Manager, Norwegian National Opera, Oslo
2005
- Menno Feenstra, Opera Director, The Royal Opera, Stockholm (Chair)
- Teresa Berganza, mezzosoprano, Spain
- Anne Gjevang, alto, Norway
- Kasper Bech Holten, Artistic Director, The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen
- Tom Krause, baryton, Finland
- Bjørn Simensen, General Director, The Norwegian Opera
- Robert Tear, tenor, UK
2003
- Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
- Luigi Alva, Peru
- Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
- Paul-Emile Deiber, France
- Reri Grist, USA
- Kasper Bech Holten, Denmark
- Tom Krause, Finland
- Christa Ludwig, Austria
- Bjørn Simensen, Norway
2001
- Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
- Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
- Dame Joan Sutherland, Australia
- James King, USA
- Hans Sotin, Germany
- Regina Resnik, USA
- Luca Targetti, Italy
- Bjørn Simensen, Norway
1999
- Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
- Theo Adam, Germany
- Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
- Paul-Emile Deiber, France
- Heinz Fricke, Germany
- Christa Ludwig, Austria
- Birgit Nilsson, Sweden
- Bjørn Simensen, Norway
- Knut Skram, Norway
1997
- Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
- Betty Allen, USA
- Ingrid Bjoner, Norway
- Carlo Cossutta, Italy
- Paul-Emile Deiber, France
- Layla Gencer, Turkey
- Tom Krause, Finland
- Christa Ludwig, Austria
- Bjørn Simensen, Norway
1995
- Menno Feenstra, The Netherlands (Chair)
- Yurij Grigoriev, Russia
- Julia Hamari, Hungary
- James King, USA
- Hans-Peter Lehmann, Germany
- Paolo Montarsolo, Italy
- Birgit Nilsson, Sweden
- Bjørn Simensen, Norway