The López-Cobos International Opera Conductors Competition, pioneer in this speciality, is held in the

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every two years since 2006. The conductors conduct the

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, whose members compose the jury. The first prize implies a two-year contract as Assistant Conductor in the theater. The second edition grand winner, Eun Sun Kim, will be the first woman to conduct in the Teatro Real.

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''El Mundo''
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