Nazanin Ezazi won the International Media Award for her enchanting performance in the 29th International “Hans Gabor Belvedere” Singing Competition, one of the most important competitions for young opera singers in the world. She was also the only singer from Austria who could be admitted in the final rounds of Placido Domingo’s International Singing Competition “Operalia” in 2011 in Moscow, where she received 3 offers from Domingo, a 2 years fix contract as a soprano soloist in the young ensemble of the Los Angeles Opera House, Washington Opera House, and Valencia Opera House. Furthermore, she was also the sole soprano to reach the final of the “Hilde Zadek” singing competition in Vienna.

Nazanin completed her 2 studies, opera performing and singing pedagogy, with a distinction in the University of Music and Performing Art of Vienna, (the second-best music university in the world). At the same time, she graduated in musicology from the State University of Vienna. She received her instruction in opera singing from Prof. Maria Bayer and Prof. Margit Klaushofer.

Already at the beginning of her studies, Nazanin distinguished herself with her excellent performances for which she has been rewarded with various international scholarships and prizes. During her studies, she received “ein Welt Stipendium – the World Scholarship” by reason of her special performance, one of the most difficult scholarships to obtain in Austria as a non-Austrian student.

She was also granted a scholarship from the Thyll-Dürr foundation of Switzerland, which is reserved for highly skilled and remarkably successful students.