The Queen Sonja Inter­na­tion­al Music Com­pet­i­tion is one of the world’s lead­ing singing com­pet­i­tions. It has been held every two years in Oslo since 1988 and, since 1995, has been aimed at clas­sic­al sing­ers from all over the world. The goal is, on the one hand, to sup­port young, tal­en­ted sing­ers at the start of their careers, and on the oth­er, to bridge the gap between the Nor­we­gi­an and inter­na­tion­al music scenes. The Nor­we­gi­an Nation­al Opera & Bal­let, the Nor­we­gi­an Academy of Music, the Nor­we­gi­an Broad­cast­ing Cor­por­a­tion, the Oslo Phil­har­mon­ic Orches­tra, and the Nor­we­gi­an Roy­al Fam­ily act as insti­tu­tion­al part­ners. Well-known artists such as Lise Dav­id­sen, Elsa Dre­is­ig, Daniel Behle, and Mari Eriks­moen have emerged from the com­pet­i­tion.

At The Queen Sonja Singing Com­pet­i­tion (Nor­we­gi­an: „Dron­ning Sonja Sangkonkur­ranse“) a jury of inter­na­tion­ally renowned opera dir­ect­ors, sing­ers, and opera and cast­ing dir­ect­ors from the world’s lead­ing opera houses judges the com­pet­i­tion par­ti­cipants. At the end of the com­pet­i­tion is the final con­cert with the award cere­mony by Queen Sonja of Nor­way.

This year’s QSSC will take place online from 11–12 June and in per­son in Oslo from 14–22 August 2025. The applic­a­tion dead­line runs from 1 Feb­ru­ary to 1 April 2025. 40 sing­ers from 19 nations will be invited to par­ti­cip­ate in the pre­lim­in­ary rounds on 17 and 18 August at the Nor­we­gi­an Academy of Music. The win­ner of the com­pet­i­tion will receive career advice and a prize of €50,000.

Since 2017, Opheli­as Cul­ture PR has sup­por­ted the The Queen Sonja Singing Com­pet­i­tion with inter­na­tion­al press work in order to present the com­pet­i­tion world­wide and bet­ter. The means to achieve this are gen­er­al PR con­sult­ing, clas­sic press work and the organ­isa­tion of press trips.