The winning Stamp: Italy
Designed by the graphic department team of the
“Fondazione Arena di Verona”
Since the opera Aida was performed on August 10, 1913 in the Roman amphitheater in Verona on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi, a visit to the “Arena di Verona Opera Festival” is a highlight for every opera lover. For the 100th anniversary of the festival, the “Fondazione Arena di Verona” foundation designed an advertising poster based on a photo inspired by the style of the posters for the first festivals, which were designed at the time by the painter Plinio Codognato (1878-1940). The Italian State Printing Office chose the poster for the stamp, which was released on June 16, 2023 and took first place in the vote for the most popular music stamp of 2023 with 7.28% of the votes. The Yehudi Menuhin Trophy 2024 goes to the team of the graphic department of the “Fondazione Arena di Verona”.
The stamp commemorating the 100th birthday of opera singer Maria Callas came in second place, narrowly beaten with 7.10% of the votes. The block, issued by the Greek Post Office on October 12, 2023, was designed by Myrsini Vardopoulou based on a photograph taken at La Scala in Milan in 1955.
Stamp collectors not only put colorful pictures in their albums, but also deal with current world events. This is shown by the Ukrainian stamp, which took third place with 5.42% of the votes. Oleh Shupliak designed the stamp with the mourning Kobzar, which was issued by the Ukrainian Post on August 29, 2023.
This year, 66 stamps from 56 postal administrations were available to choose from. More than 750 collectors from 42 countries took part in the online vote.
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Here you can find all previous winners of the Yehudi Menuhin Trophy
