2021 GUIDE TO TOP COMPETITIONS
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International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Since 1982 the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition is one of the world's best networked singing competition with qualifying rounds in more than 70 cities world-wide each year. The singers are judged by a jury consisting of artistic and casting directors from the world's most prestigious opera houses.
MAIN OFFICE
Seidengasse 32/3/52
1070 Vienna
AUSTRIA
+43 681-110400572
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
Singers (males/females) of all nationalities are invited to enter the competition, for men and women, born between 1989 and 2003. See the rules on our website for more details.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
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PANDEMIC & SAFETY
Due to the pandemic, is this competition:
✔ Scheduled?
TBD Accepting applications?
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | Less than €10,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than €5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | John Mordler, artistic director, Opera Monte Carlo |
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| • Michael Ajzenstadt, artistic administrator, The Israeli Opera Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Dmitry Bertman, artistic director, Helikon Opera, Moscow, Russia
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Rosetta Cucchi, artistic director, Wexford Festival Opera, Wexford, Ireland
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Heribert Germeshausen, opernintendant, Theater Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
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Olga Kapanina, casting director, The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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Peter Katona, casting director, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
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Guntars Kirsis, managing & artistic director, Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala, Latvia
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Christoph Meyer, generalintendant, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Guy Montavon, generalintendant, Theater Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany
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Hein Mulders, intendant, Aalto-Theater und Philharmonie, Essen, Germany
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Björn Peters, künstlerischer betriebsdirektor, Sächsische Staatsoper - Semperoper, Dresden, Germany
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Henning Ruhe, künstlerischer betriebsdirektor, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, Germany; designated artistic director, Göteborgsoperan, Göteborg, Sweden
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Christina Scheppelmann, general director, Seattle Opera, Seattle, WA, U.S.
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Florian Scholz, intendant, Konzert Theater Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Christoph Seuferle, operndirektor, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Egils Silins, general director, Latvian National Opera, Riga, Latvia
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Diane Zola, assistant general manager, Metropolitan Opera, New York, U.S.
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| Jury size | 11 or more |
| Application fee | €48 registration fee; €168 finals fee |
| Application notes | The different application deadlines for the 70 qualifying rounds worldwide are found on the competition website. |
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SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
June 21 till June 27, 2021: Enrollment, 1st Rounds, Semifinals and Finals at the Theater Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany |
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FINALS (live rounds)
June 27, 2021: Finals Concert with orchestra at the Theater Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ Semifinals | TBD Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ Finals | TBD Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, Russia, soprano
2018 Sungho Kim, South Korea, tenor
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, Russia, soprano
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, United States, bass-baritone
2011 Rachel Willis-Sørensen, United States, soprano
2009 Pretty Yende, South Africa, soprano (winner of first and all main prizes)
2007 Angela Meade, United States, soprano
2002 Burak Bilgili, Turkey, bass
1990 Angela Gheorghiu, Romania, soprano (third prize)
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