Gala Concert at the Stadttheater Baden (with orchestra)
July 9, 2010
f.l.t.r.: President KR Brigitte Jank (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)
3rd Prize Opera: Miklós SEBESTYÉN (Hungary)
1st Prize Opera: Antonio POLI (Italy)
2nd Preis Opera: Agnieszka ADAMCZAK (Poland)
Kammerdirektor Mag. Heinz Wollinger (Austrian Federal Economic Chamber)
The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition is one of the most renowned and biggest singers' competitions world-wide, offering young talents an opportunity to make contact with people who can help them embark on a future international career.
An international jury composed of opera managers and agents as well as numerous media representatives make the Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition a veritable "Wall Street of Voices".
About 3000 young singers from all over the world took part in the qualifying rounds of the Competition 2010 in nearly 50 cities all over the world. 151 of them qualified for the final rounds in Vienna. Most singers came from Russia (19) and South-Korea (11) Finally 134 singers has arrived in Vienna to take part the second round (66 sopranos, 16 mezzo-sopranos, 1 alto, 1 counter-tenor, 18 tenors, 20 baritones, 6 bass-baritones, 6 basses), three of them from Austria.
powered by:
1st Prize Opera: Antonio POLI, tenor, Italy
endowed in memoriam KS Teresa Stich-Randall
2nd Prize Opera: Agnieszka ADAMCZAK, soprano, Poland
endowed by Valentin and Anni LEITGEB Stiftung
3rd Prize Opera: Miklós SEBESTYÉN, basso, Hungary
endowed by Dr. El Khalil Binebine
endowed by Dr. El Khalil Binebine
1st Prize Operetta: Yitian LUAN, soprano, China
2nd Prize Operetta: Daria TEREKHOVA, soprano, Russia
3rd Prize Operetta: Helena BECSE SZABÓ, soprano, Slovakia
Prize of the audience: Antonio POLI, tenor, Italy
Prize of the international Media-Jury: Nazanin EZAZI, soprano, Iran
Staetshuys Antik Prize Amsterdam: no prize awarded
donated by Jan Meulendijks and Bart Schuil, Amsterdam
Bösendorfer-Prize: no prize awarded
donated by Bösendorfer, Vienna
SONDERPREIS DER DEUTSCHEN OPER AM RHEIN DÜSSELDORF-DUISBURG: Daria TEREKHOVA, soprano, Russia; Miklós SEBESTYÈN, basso, Hungary
SONDERPREIS DES THEATERS ERFURTS: Hana LEE, soprano, South-Korea
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL OPERA TALLINN: Antonio POLI, tenor, Italy
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE THEATRE IRKUTSK: Olga DEYNEKA-BOSTON, mezzo-soprano, Russia
SONDERPREIS DES STADTTHEATERS KLAGENFURT: Dimitrios FLEMOTOMOS, tenor, Greece, Dmitry TRUNOV, tenor, Russia
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE HELIKON OPERA MOSCOW: Daria TEREKHOVA, soprano, Russia; Dmitry TRUNOV, tenor, Russia
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERRA & HOUSTON GRAND OPERA: Luhando QAVE, baritone, South-Africa
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE CHAMBRE PROFESSIONNELLE DES DIRECTEURS D´OPERA PARIS: Yitian LUHAN, China
SONDERPREIS OF WIEN TOURISMUS: Juraj HOLLÝ, tenor, Slovakia
RBT-PREIS MÜNCHEN: Antonio POLI, Tenor, Italien
donated by Jörg Bachmann
PRIZE OF THE PUBLISHING HOUSE “DIE ZEIT”: Musawenkosi NGQUNGWANA, bass-baritone, South-Afrika
SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL – WIENER CLUBS: Chiara SKERATH, soprano, Switzerland
OLGA-WARLA-KOLO-PREIS: Chiara SKERATH, soprano, Switzerland
donated by Olga Warla-Kolo
HANS GABOR-PREIS: Chiara SKERATH, soprano, Switzerland
donated by Prof. Yasuko Mitsui
MOSCOW-PRIZE: Olga DEYNEKA-BOSTON, mezzo-soprano, Russia
donated by Alexandr I. Gussev
PRIZE FOR THE YOUNGEST SINGER OF THE FINAL ROUND: Pavol KUBÁN, baritone, Slovakia
donated by Jan Meulendijks and Bart Schuil, Amsterdam
Wiener Kammeroper
Fleischmarkt 24
1010 Vienna
belvedere@wienerkammeroper.at
Phone: +43-1-512 01 00
Fax: +43-1-512 01 00 30
Mo–Thu: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; Fr: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
From the very beginning of his artistic career, Hans Gabor, the founder and long-term manager of the Wiener Kammeroper, was engaged in discovering and promoting young talented singers. Quite some singer who was to become a star of the operatic stage later tread the boards for the first time under its guidance.
These efforts were channelled into the successful concept of a very special singing competition: instead of academic vocal instructors, those who are in practice responsible for the engagement of singers were to assess the talents and maturity of singers - opera and festival managers, music promoters and representatives of the media industry. Artists' agencies were given observer status.
That was the background against which the 1st Belvedere Competition took place in Vienna.
The idea of a trustworthy "singers' stock exchange" without a strictly academic orientation quickly gained popularity. Applications started to come in from around the world. Very soon the number of participants had to be restricted so as not to overtax the jury. In 1992 the decision was made to organise preliminary rounds all over the world. The first qualifying rounds were held in 13 cities, and by now that number has risen to more than 50. The winners of these qualifying heats then enter the finals in Vienna.
In organisational terms, all of this would not be possible without the assistance of many opera houses and cultural institutions as well as the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Thanks to their support, the Belvedere Competition has been able to develop into the biggest singers' stock exchange, the "Wall Street of Voices".
As early as in 1988, the competition – up until then reserved to the operatic repertory – was extended, also to encompass operetta. In 2000 the accompanists' competition was added.
An ever increasing number of institutions have donated special prizes, be it in cash or in kind, or in the form of engagements. These include the opera houses of Barcelona, Milan, New York, Paris, Oslo and Rome as well as the Operetta Festival of Moerbisch. Apart from the main prizes, the much vied-for prize of the audience can be won; it is awarded by the audience of the public final concert in Vienna's city hall.
The traditional ending of the competition is a gala concert of the finalists at the Stadttheater of Baden. For an interested public, these two concerts are opportunities to encounter tomorrow's stars for the first time.
Since 1995 the name of Hans Gabor was added to the original name "Belvedere Competition" - after all, his work is inseparably linked with the contest.
Adriana
Kucerová (2005)
Burak Bilgili (2002)
Marina Mescheriakowa (1995)
Detlev Roth (1992)
Angela Gheorghiu (1990)
Egils Silins (1989)
Peter Edelmann (1989)
Maria Bayo (1988)
| First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Antonio Poli (Tenor, Italy) |
Agnieszka Adamczak (Soprano, Poland) |
Miklós Sebestyén (Bass, Hungary) |
| 2009 | Pretty Yende (Soprano, South Africa) |
Gaston Rivero (Tenor, USA) |
Maria Porubcinova (Soprano, Slovakia) |
| 2008 | Guanqun Yu (Soprano, China) |
Igor Bakan (Bass-Baritone, Lithuania) |
Heidi Melton (Soprano, USA) |
| 2007 | Angela Mead (Soprano, USA) |
Yannick-Muriel Noah (Soprano, Canada) |
Roman Shulakov (Tenor, Russia) |
| 2006 | Brian
Mulligan (Baritone, USA) | Gerald
Thompson (Counter-Tenor, USA) | Gal
James (Soprano, Israel) |
| 2005 | Adriana Kucerová (Soprano, Slovakia) | Janja Vucetic (Mezzo-Soprano, Croatia) | Elena Semenova (Soprano, Russia) Tae-Joong Yang (Baritone, South-Korea) |
| 2004 | Ilya
Kuzmin (Baritone, Russia) | Mihaela
Komocar (Soprano, Slovenia) | Marita
Solberg (Soprano, Norway) |
| 2003 | Laquita Mitchell (Soprano, USA) | Latonia Moore (Soprano, USA) | Irina Lungu (Soprano, Russia) |
| 2002 | Burak Bilgili (Bass, Turkey) | Tatjana Mazurenko (Soprano, Russia) | Myung Won Han (Korea, Baritone) |
| 2001 | Woo-Kyung Kim (Tenor, Korea) | (prize was not accepted) | Pavel Koudinov (Bass, Russia) |
| 2000 | Matthias Rexroth (Counter-Tenor, Germany) | Viktoria
Vizin (Mezzo-Soprano, Hungary) | Adrineh
Simonian (Mezzo-Soprano, Austria) |
| 1999 | Anna Lorenc (Soprano, Poland) | Tina Schlenker (Soprano, Germany) Caterina Celia Costea (Soprano, Romania) | Jannie Moolman (Tenor, South Africa) |
| 1998 | Anke Vondung (Mezzo-Soprano, Germany) | Rachel
Harnisch (Soprano, Switzerland) | Eldar
Aliev (Bass, Azerbaidzhan) |
| 1997 | Stuart Skelton (Tenor, Australia) | Seung-Hyun Jeon (Bass, Korea) | Barbara Havemann (Soprano, Netherlands) |
| 1996 | Vladimir
Atanelishvili (Baritone, Georgia) | Katharine
Goeldner (Mezzo-Soprano, USA) | Garry
Magee (Baritone, UK) Andriy Shkurhan (Baritone, Ukraine) |
| 1995 | Marina Mescheriakowa (Soprano, Russia) |
Elisabete Matos (Soprano, Portugal) |
Claudia Mahnke (Mezzo-Soprano, Germany) |
| 1994 | Stanislaw Schwez (Bass, Russia) | Louise Walsh (Soprano, Ireland) | Martina Rüping (Soprano, Germany) |
| 1993 | Anna Rita Taliento (Soprano, Italy) |
Luisa Islam-Ali Zade (Mezzo-Soprano, Russia) | Maxim Michailow (Bass, Russia) |
| 1992 | Detlev Roth (Baritone, Germany) | Hee-Joon Yang (Bass, South Korea) | Carmen Paula
Oprisanu (Mezzo-Soprano, Romania) |
| 1991 | Adina-Cristina Nitescu (Soprano, Romania) | Albert Schagidullin (Baritone, Soviet Union) | Janice Dixon (Soprano, USA) Regina Nathan (Soprano, Ireland) |
| 1990 | Woiciech Drabowicz (Baritone, Poland) | Sedat
Öztoprak (Baritone, Turkey) | Angela
Gheorghiu (Soprano, Romania) Desmond Byrne (Tenor, USA) |
| 1989 | Peter Edelmann (Baritone, Austria) | Yong Chin (Tenor, Malaysia) Liliana Nichiteanu (Mezzo-Soprano, Romania) | Egils Silins (Bass, USSR) Pietro Daalyiski (Bass, Bulgaria) |
| 1988 | Maria Bayo (Soprano, Spain) | Richard Pal Fink (Baritone, USA) | Izabela Labuda (Soprano, Poland) |
| 1987 | Trond Halstein Moe (Baritone, Norway) |
Ana-Felicia Filip (Soprano, Romania) Maria Diaconu (Soprano, Romania) | Carmen
Anhorn (Mezzo-Soprano, Switzerland) |
| 1986 | Jolanta Wrozyna (Soprano, Poland) | Teodor Ciurdea (Bass, Romania) | Helen Bickers (Soprano, USA) Emil Ivanov (Tenor, Bulgaria) |
| 1985 | Carsten Harboe Stabell (Bass, Norway) | Kathleen Cassello (Soprano, Italy) Kwan-Dong Kim (Baritone, Korea) | Chihiro Bamba (Soprano, Japan) |
| 1984 | Jieyi Zhang (Tenor, China) Manhua Zhan (Mezzo-Soprano, China) |
Jacek Strauch (Baritone, UK) | Mariana
Doina Cioromila (Mezzo-Soprano, Romania) |
| 1983 | Harrie Peters (Bass, Netherlands) | Angela Denning (Soprano, Australia) | Johann Werner Prein (Bass-Baritone, Austria) Anton Scharinger (Baritone, Österreich) Ulrike Finder (Mezzo-Soprano, Austria) |
| 1982 | John Hurst (Tenor, USA) | Berardino Di Domenico (Tenor, Italy) | Jane Mac Kenzie (Soprano, Canada) |
Arpiné Rahdijan (2002)
Ferdinand von Bothmer (1998)
Silvana Dussmann (1989)
Ildikó Raimondi (1988)
| First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Yitian Luan (Soprano, China) |
Daria Terekhova (Soprano, Russia) |
Helena Becse Szabó (Soprano, Slovakia) |
| 2009 | Pretty Yende (Soprano, South Africa) |
Sean Panikkar (Tenor, USA) |
Claudia Boyle (Soprano, Ireland) |
| 2008 | Naomi O’Connell (Mezzo-Soprano, Ireland) |
Noa Danon (Soprano, Israel) |
Vincent Schirrmacher (Tenor, China/Germany) |
| 2007 | Angela Meade (Soprano, USA) |
Esther Kretzinger (Germany, Soprano) |
Yannick-Muriel Noah (Soprano, Canada) |
| 2006 | Iurie
Ciobanu (Tenor, Romania) | Ausrine
Stundyte (Soprano, Lithuania) | Gabor
Bretz (Bass, Hungary) |
| 2005 | Janja Vuletic (Mezzo-Soprano, Croatia) | Kinga Dobay (Mezzo-Soprano, Germany) Marianne Gesswagner (Soprano, Austria) | (no third prize awarded) |
| 2004 | Alice
Goulipian (Soprano, France) | Hila
Baggio (Soprano, Israel) | Daniela
Dott (Soprano, Germany) |
| 2003 | (no first prize awarded) | Michaela Selinger (Mezzo-Soprano, Austria) | Irina
Samoilova (Soprano, Russia) |
| 2002 | Arpiné Rahdijan (Soprano, Austria) | Asli Ayan (Soprano, Turkey) | Maria Lyudko (Soprano, Russia) |
| 2001 | Christiane Kohl (Soprano, Germany) | Debra Fernandes (Soprano, USA) | Katarina Sokolova-Rauer (Soprano, Czech Rep.) |
| 2000 | Kristiane Kaiser (Soprano, Austria) | Julia Vera Kamenik (Soprano, Austria) | Joulia
Arsentieva (Soprano, Russia) |
| 1999 | Dietmar Kerschbaum (Tenor, Austria) | Gundula Peyerl (Soprano, Germany) | Dan Chamandy (Tenor, Canada) |
| 1998 | Romana Noack (Soprano, Germany) | Ferdinand von Bothmer (Tenor, Germany) | — |
| 1997 | (no first prize awarded) | Angela
Kronberger (Soprano, Austria) | — |
| 1996 | Marie Devellereau (Soprano, France) | Petra Chiba (Soprano, Austria) | Olatz Saitua-Irbar (Soprano, Austria) |
| 1995 | Gerhard Siegel (Tenor, Germany) |
— | — |
| 1994 | Sally
Du Randt (Soprano, South Africa) | — | — |
| 1993 | Althea Maria Papulias (Soprano, Greece) | — | — |
| 1992 | Laura Claycomb (Soprano, USA) | — | — |
| 1991 | (no prize awarded) | — | — |
| 1990 | Simina Badea (Soprano, Romania) | — | — |
| 1989 | Silvana Dussmann (Soprano, Austria) |
— | — |
| 1988 | Ildikó
Raimondi-Szabo (Soprano, Italy/Hungary) |
— | — |