The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation is a musical organisation founded in 1974 whose scope is to provide assistance to young American and international artists by means of scholarships, study grants, and master classes.
The foundation is named after composer Giacomo Puccini and was created by Italian soprano Licia Albanese together with her husband Joseph Gimma.
[2] Albanese served as chairwoman,[3] and donated the proceeds from master classes she held well into her 90s to the foundation.
[1] The foundation hosts an international vocal competition open to singers from age 21 to 35.
Winners receive monetary prizes ranging from $1,000 to $12,500 and perform at a gala event held in New York City.