CARDIFF, Wales (AP) - A young soprano from Moldova has won the prestigious BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, the launch pad for many operatic careers.
Twenty-four-year-old Valentina Nafornita swept the board in Sunday night's final, winning both the 15,000-pound ($24,200) Singer of the World prize and the 2,000-pound audience prize voted by people at the concerts and watching on television.
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