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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 has been one of the world's best-networked singing competitions, with qualifying rounds in about 70 cities worldwide 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
International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition
Seidengasse 32 1070 Vienna AUSTRIA
+43 681 110400572
WEBSITE
ELIGIBILITY
Singers (males/females) of all nationalities born between 1992 and 2006 are invited to enter the competition; see more details here.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Voice
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PANDEMIC & SAFETY
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| Travel Covered? | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First prize | €10,000 to €50,000 |
| Smallest prize | Less than €5,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Guntars Kirsis, managing & artistic director, Dzintari Concert Hall, Latvia |
| Additional jurors | Michael Ajzenstadt, artistic administrator, The Israeli Opera Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel; Christoph Meyer, generalintendant, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany; Guy Montavon, generalintendant, Theater Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany; Björn Peters, künstlerischer betriebsdirektor, Sächsische Staatsoper - Semperoper, Dresden, Germany; Henning Ruhe, artistic director, Göteborg Opera, Sweden; Florian Scholz, intendant, Konzert Theater Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Christoph Seuferle, operndirektor, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Melissa Weger, executive director, The Metropolitan Opera - Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition, New York, United States; Full list of jury members here. |
| Jury size | 11 or more |
| Application fee | €49 registration fee |
| Application deadline | Application deadlines vary according to the different qualifying rounds worldwide |
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
June 2-9, 2024, Dzintari Concert Hall Jurmala, Latvia—enrollment, 1st rounds, semifinals |
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FINALS (live rounds)
June 9, 2024, Dzintari Concert Hall Jurmala, Latvia, Finals Concert with orchestra |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ | Semifinals | TBD | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | TBD | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2023 Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk, soprano, Germany
2022 Key'mon Murrah, counterenor, United States
2020/21 Joshua Lovell, tenor, Canada
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, soprano, Russia
2018 Sungho Kim, tenor, South Korea
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, soprano, Russia
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, bass-baritone, United States
2011 Rachel WillisS-Sørensen, soprano, United Sttates
2009 Pretty Yende, soprano, South-Africa
2007 Angela Meade, soprano, United States
2002 Burak Bilgili, bass, Turkey
1990 Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, Romania (3rd prize)
2022 Key'mon Murrah, counterenor, United States
2020/21 Joshua Lovell, tenor, Canada
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, soprano, Russia
2018 Sungho Kim, tenor, South Korea
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, soprano, Russia
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, bass-baritone, United States
2011 Rachel WillisS-Sørensen, soprano, United Sttates
2009 Pretty Yende, soprano, South-Africa
2007 Angela Meade, soprano, United States
2002 Burak Bilgili, bass, Turkey
1990 Angela Gheorghiu, soprano, Romania (3rd prize)
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