Dimos Flemotomos wins Francesc Viñas

Greek tenor Dimitrios (Dimos) Flemotomos, after the 3 Prizes he received at this year's Operalia, won tonight, 15th of January, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, the 3rd Prize of the Concurso "Francesc Viñas".

Other Prizes went to: 1st, Sunyoung Seo, soprano (Korea)- 2nd.- Dinara Alieva. soprano (Rusia) 3st.- Vera Chekanova (Rusia), soprano.

1st.- Russell Thomas, tenor (USA) - 2nd.- Teodor Ilincj, tenor (Romania).

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Congrats to Dimos for one more achievement.

Greek power @ Operalia 2009

Last year it was Elena Xanthoudakis to have won 2nd prize at the Operalia Competition, 2008 edition.

This time, Greek tenor Dimitrios (Dimos) Flemotomos, seems to have swept the boards at last night´s Operalia 2009 Competition, celebrated this year in Budapest, at the Budapest State Opera.

According to the latest news, Flemotomos has won the 2nd Prize of Operalia 2009, the Rolex Audience Prize and the Zarzuela Prize amongst 13 final competitors who were accompanied by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Placi himself.

The handsome young tenor from the island of Zante was the recipient of the 2007 Maria Callas scholarship and started off his career at the Greek National Opera singing in the "Opera for children" matinés.


***To be updated asap with video/audio from the finals***
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Placi with the two russian 1st Prize winners, Julia Novikova and Alexey Kudrya

Placi during the press conference

Dimos Flemotomos, by request

As promised, here's Dimitrios (Dimos) Flemotomos, 2nd Prize of Operalia 2009, Rolex Audience Prize winner and Zarzuela Prize winner, singing @ Operalia 2009 finals, on August the 1st.

Giacomo Meyerbeer: L'Africaine - Oh! paradis

Pablo Sorozabal: La Tabernera del puerto - No puede ser

Greek splendor @ Francesc Viñas

Listen to the Winner of the 3rd Prize, of theXLVII Edition of the Concurs Francesc Viñas (2010), Dimitrios Flemotomos, singing "O paradis" and "No puede ser" at the Final Concert, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

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