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International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
Since 1982, the annual International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition has been one of the world's best networked singing competition, with qualifying rounds in about 70 cities worldwide. The singers are judged by a jury consisting of artistic and casting directors from the world's most prestigious opera houses.
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Seidengasse 32
1070 Vienna AUSTRIA
+43 681 110400572
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ELIGIBILITY
Male and female singers of all nationalities born between 1991 and 2005 are invited to enter the competition. See the rules for more details. [https://www.belvedere-competition.com/registration-and-conditions]
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Voice
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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) | Guntars Kirsis, managing and artistic director, Dzintari Concert Hall, Latvia |
| Additional jurors | Michael Ajzenstadt. The Israeli Opera Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv (Israel), Artistic Administrator Dmitry Bertman, Helikon Opera, Moscow (Russia), Artistic Director Heribert Germeshausen, Theater Dortmund, Dortmund (Germany), Opernintendant Olga Kapanina, The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Moscow (Russia), Casting Director Christoph Meyer, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, D sseldorf (Germany), Generalintendant Guy Montavon, Theater Erfurt, Erfurt (Germany), Generalintendant Hein Mulders, Aalto-Theater und Philharmonie, Essen (Germany), Intendant Bj rn Peters, S chsische Staatsoper - Semperoper, Dresden (Germany), K nstlerischer Betriebsdirektor Henning Ruhe, Bayerische Staatsoper - K nstlerischer Betriebsdirektor, Munich (Germany), G teborg Opera - designated Artistic Director (Sweden) Christina Scheppelmann, Seattle Opera, Seattle (USA), General Director Florian Scholz, Konzert Theater Bern, Bern (Switzerland), Intendant Christoph Seuferle, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin (Germany), Operndirektor Melissa Weger, The Metropolitan Opera - Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition, New York (USA), Executive Director All Jury Members on https://www.belvedere-competition.com/prizes-and-jury |
| Jury size | 11 or more |
| Application fee | €49 registration fee; €169 finals fee |
| Application deadline | May 7, 2023 |
| Application notes | Application deadlines vary according to the more than 40 qualifying rounds |
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
May 21-28, 2023, Theater Dortmund, Germany, enrollment, first rounds, semifinals, and finals |
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FINALS (live rounds)
May 28, 2023, finals concert with orchestra, Theater Dortmund, Germany |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ | Semifinals | TBD | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | TBD | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2022 Key'mon Murrah, United States, countertenor, 1st prize
2020/21 Joshua Lovell, Canada, tenor, 1st prize
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, Russia, soprano, 1st prize
2018 Sungho Kim, South Korea, tenor, 1st prize
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, soprano, Russia, 1st prize
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, bass-baritone, United States, 1st prize
2011 Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano, United States, 1st prize
2009 Pretty Yende, soprano, South Africa, 1st and all main prizes
2007 Angela Meade, soprano, United States, 1st prize
2002 Burak Bilgili, Bass, Turkey, 1st prize
1990 Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, Romania, 3rd prize
2020/21 Joshua Lovell, Canada, tenor, 1st prize
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, Russia, soprano, 1st prize
2018 Sungho Kim, South Korea, tenor, 1st prize
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, soprano, Russia, 1st prize
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, bass-baritone, United States, 1st prize
2011 Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano, United States, 1st prize
2009 Pretty Yende, soprano, South Africa, 1st and all main prizes
2007 Angela Meade, soprano, United States, 1st prize
2002 Burak Bilgili, Bass, Turkey, 1st prize
1990 Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, Romania, 3rd prize
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