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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 more than 50 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
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ELIGIBILITY
Singers (female/male/diverse) of all nationalities are invited to enter the competition, born between 1993 and 2007. See further details here.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Voice
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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 | Christoph Meyer, generalintendant. Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf, Germany Björn Peters, k nstlerischer 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 Viviana Barrios, associate to the artistic director, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin, Germany Christina Scheppelmann, general & artistic director (effective July 1, 2025), La Monnaie/De Munt, Brussels, Belgium Melissa Weger, executive director, The Metropolitan Opera and Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition, New York, United States |
| Jury size | 11 or more |
| Application fee | €59 registration fee |
| Application deadline | June 2, 2025 |
| Application notes | 43 qualifying rounds around the world with various deadlines from January 28 to May 3, 2025; see here for details |
SEMIFINALS (live rounds)
June 14-21, 2025—enrollment, first rounds, semifinals, finals, Theater Bühnen Bern, Switzerland |
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FINALS (live rounds)
June 21, 2025—Theater Bühnen Bern, Switzerland, finals concert with orchestra |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✔ | Semifinals | TBD | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | TBD | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2024 Jungrae Noah Kim, South Korea, baritone
2023 Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk, Germany, sopranoe
2022 Key'mon Murrah, United States, countertenor
2020/21 Joshua Lovell, Canada, tenor
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, Russia, soprano
2018 Sungho Kim, South Korea, tenor
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, Russia, soprano
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, United States, bass-baritone
2023 Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk, Germany, sopranoe
2022 Key'mon Murrah, United States, countertenor
2020/21 Joshua Lovell, Canada, tenor
2019 Valeriia Savinskaia, Russia, soprano
2018 Sungho Kim, South Korea, tenor
2017 Aigul Akhmetshina, Russia, soprano
2016 Nicholas Brownlee, United States, bass-baritone
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