International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: June 29 through July 6, 2013 in Amsterdam

Jury Video

Former Prize Winners

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Matthias Rexroth

1^st Prize Opera 2000

Matthias Rexroth won two of the most important international singing competitions: the 37th Francesco Viñas Competition and the 19th Belvedere Singing Competition, where he got further eight special prizes. He is one of the most renowned countertenors.

Rachel Willis-Sørensen

1^st Prize Opera 2011

Rachel Willis-Sørensen about the Belvedere Competition: „Thank you for everything. I understand the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition as my greatest career move. I am very, very grateful.“ In 2012, she made her Royal Opera House, Covent Garden debut.

Antonio Poli

1^st Prize Opera 2010

After winning the Belvedere Competition in 2010 Antonio Poli made his highly acclaimed debut as Don Ottavio in Graz, took part at "Festliche Opergala für die AIDS-Stiftung" at Deutsche Oper Berlin and appeared at the Salzburg Festival.

Pretty Yende

1^st Prize Opera 2009

The New York Times writes on Pretty Yende at Metropolitan Opera: "Her voice has a luminous sheen combined with steely resolve." In February 2013 she has sung with great success - instead of Cecilia Bartoli - in Vienna.

Gaston Rivero

2^nd Prize Opera 2009

Upcoming engagements include Don José in Carmen at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and at the New National Theater Tokyo as well as Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut at Oper Graz.

Heidi Melton

3^rd Prize Opera 2008

After winning the 3rd prize of the Belvedere Competition Heidi Melton was engaged at the Metropolitan Opera and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She also stepped in on short notice to sing Sieglinde in Die Walküre at the Deutsche Oper Berlin to great acclaim.

Guanqun Yu

1^st Prize Opera 2008

In July 2007 Guanqun Yu won the Golden Medal of the Youth Singers Competition at Shanghai and the 1st Prize of the Belvedere Competition. In June 2010 she sang at the Musikverein Vienna and made her debut in 2012 at the Metropolitan Opera.

Burak Bilgili

1^st Prize Opera 2002

Fom the time of his professional operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in 2002 as Don Alfonso in Lucrezia Borgia, Burak Bilgili has enjoyed a busy international career. His upcoming engagements include Rossini Stabat Mater for Schleswig-Holstein Festival.

Rachel Harnisch

2^nd Prize Opera 1998

Since the beginning of the 2012/13 season Rachel Harnisch belongs to the ensemble of Zurich Opera House, where she sings roles like Contessa, Michaëla or Antonia. 2013 she sings Fiordiligi in a new production Così fan tutte in Bari.

Barbara Haveman

3^rd Prize Opera 1997

Barbara Haveman, born in Groningen, The Netherlands, is winner of many international competitions. Some of her future engagements are Falstaff at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Rusalka at the Monte Carlo Opera.

Vladimir Atanelishvili

1^st Prize Opera 1996

Well knowned under his artistic name Lado Ataneli, he is "One of the healthiest, roundest, most mellifluous voices on the planet" (L.A. Times, October 2002) and one of the world's most sought-after interpreters of Verdi, Puccini and verismo roles.

Marina Mescheriakowa

1^st Prize Opera 1995

Studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and continued her vocal studies with Renata Scotto and Licia Albanese. After her début at the Bolshoi Theatre she won several prestigious competitions including the Belvedere Singing Competition.

Elisabete Matos

2^nd Prize Opera 1995

Elisabete Matos has debuted Isolda at Campoamor de Oviedo recently, and after her huge success as Minnie at Metropolitan Opera, she will return soon for Nabucco’s Abigaille. Next engagements include Isabel de Valois at Sao Carlos de Lisbon.

Peter Edelmann

1^st Prize Opera 1989

After winning the Belvedere Singing Competition Peter Edelmann has sung in renowned opera houses like in Dresden, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Washington , New York and at the Wiener Staatsoper.

Ildikó Raimondi-Szabo

1^st Prize Operetta 1988

The soprano Ildikó Raimondi, member of the Wiener Staatsoper since 1991/92, appeared on the stages of many important European opera houses like the Wiener Staatsoper, the Bavarian State Opera Munich and the opera house of Zurich.

Qualified Singers for the Final Rounds

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Dae-hyun Ahn

(Baritone, Korea South)

Theophile Alexandre

(Countertenor, France)

Valentin Anikin

(Bass, Russia)

Elisa Balbo

(Soprano, Italy)

Ludmilla Bauerfeldt

(Soprano, Brazil)

Christianne Belanger

(Mezzo-Soprano, Canada)

Dilruba Bilgi

(Soprano, Turkey)

Anna Bistritskaya

(Soprano, Russia)

Konstantin Boyko

(Bass, Russia)

Sarah-Jane Brandon

(Soprano, South Africa)

Oleg Budarackii

(Bass, Russia)

Roman Burdenko

(Baritone, Russia)

Olga Burmistrova

(Soprano, Russia)

Meghan Cakalli

(Soprano, USA)

Kerem Cetinkaya

(Baritone, Turkey)

Yong Chen

(Tenor, China)

Ewandro Cruz Stenzowski

(Tenor, Brazil)

Dmitry Danilenko

(Tenor, Russia)

Sunnyboy Vincent Dladla

(Tenor, South Africa)

Marie-Luise Dressen

(Mezzo-Soprano, Germany)

Gala EL Hadidi

(Mezzo-Soprano, Egypt)

Paloma Friedhoff Bello

(Soprano, Spain)

Ingrida Gápová

(Soprano, Slovakia)

Vasil Garvanliev

(Baritone, Macedonia)

Rinat Goldmann

(Soprano, Israel)

Carolina Gomez

(Soprano, Argentina)

Marion Grange

(Soprano, France)

Lilja Gudmundsdottir

(Soprano, Iceland)

Gulbin Günay

(Soprano, Turkey)

Rena Harms

(Soprano, USA)

Kanako Hayashi

(Soprano, Japan)

Olga Heikkilä

(Soprano, Finland)

Adriana Hernandez Flores

(Soprano, Mexiko)

Shiri Hershkovitz

(Soprano, Israel)

Vivianne Holmberg

(Soprano, Sweden)

Eve-Maud Hubeaux

(Mezzo-Soprano, Switzerland)

Alexandra Hutton

(Soprano, Australia)

Igor Ievdokymenko

(Baritone, Ukraine)

Akaki Ioseliani

(Bass, Georgia)

Jennifer Jakob

(Soprano, Germany)

Lina Johnson

(Soprano, Norway)

Lilly Jørstad

(Mezzo-Soprano, Russia)

Jaeyoon Jung

(Tenor, Korea South)

Maria Kataeva

(Mezzo-Soprano, Russia)

Marine Khachatyan

(Mezzo-Soprano, Armenia)

Je Ni Kim

(Soprano, Korea South)

Sinhye Kim

(Soprano, Korea South)

Sara Kobayashi

(Soprano, Japan)

Ilijana Korać

(Soprano, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Vladimir Evgenievich Kovarskii

(Bass, Russia)

Hamida Maryam Kristoffersen

(Soprano, Norway)

Tatyana Kuzmina

(Soprano, Russia)

Stephanie Lauricella

(Mezzo-Soprano, USA)

Dmitry Lavrov

(Baritone, Russia)

Dong-Hwan Lee

(Baritone, Korea South)

KyuBong Lee

(Baritone, Korea South)

Myonghyun Lee

(Tenor, Korea South)

YeonJin Lee

(Soprano, Korea South)

Lussine Levoni

(Soprano, Armenia)

Carol Ho-Yan Lin

(Mezzo-Soprano, China)

Rebecca Jo Loeb

(Mezzo-Soprano, USA)

Federica Lombardi

(Soprano, Italy)

An Luyten

(Soprano, Belgium)

Mongezi Thato Machona

(Bass-Baritone, South Africa)

Kensho Maekawa

(Tenor, Japan)

Irina Maltseva

(Mezzo-Soprano, Russia)

Catherine Martin

(Mezzo-Soprano, USA)

Valentina Martselli

(Soprano, Russia)

Akine Matsumoto

(Soprano, Japan)

Jamez McCorkle

(Baritone, USA)

Eva Melichaříková

(Soprano, Czech Republic)

Natia Melkadze

(Soprano, Georgia)

Tatyana Metlina

(Soprano, Russia)

Boikhutso Owen Metsileng

(Baritone, South Africa)

Victoria Mikulina

(Mezzo-Soprano, Russia)

Courtney Mills

(Soprano, USA)

Rheinaldt Moagi

(Tenor, South Africa)

Attila Mokus

(Baritone, Hungary)

Mariya Mudryak

(Soprano, Kazakhistan)

Alexander Murashov

(Tenor, Russia)

Rory Musgrave

(Baritone, Ireland)

Gyula Nagy

(Baritone, Hungary)

Ilham Nazarov

(Countertenor, Azerbaijan)

Gemma Ní Bhriain

(Mezzo-Soprano, Ireland)

Cristina-Maria Oltean

(Soprano, Romania)

Ramona Paun

(Soprano, Romania)

Irma Pavare

(Mezzo-Alt, Latvia)

Evgeny Pentsak

(Bass, Russia)

Michael Pervushin

(Bass, Russia)

Irina Polivanova

(Soprano, Ukraine)

Anastasia Prokoviefa

(Soprano, Russia)

Joel Damián Ramírez

(Countertenor, Argentina)

Maartje Rammeloo

(Soprano, Netherlands)

Marta Reichelová

(Soprano, Czech Republic)

Timothy Reynolds

(Tenor, Australia)

María Belén Rivarola

(Soprano, Argentina)

Andri Björn Róbertsson

(Bass-Baritone, Iceland)

Hanne Roos

(Soprano, Belgium)

Elisabeth Rosenberg

(Soprano, USA)

Sara Rossi

(Soprano, Italy)

Dinara Rudane- Zmitrovica

(Soprano, Latvia)

Tanja Ruzdjak

(Soprano, Croatia)

Hulkar Sabirova

(Soprano, Uzbekistan)

Elena Sancho

(Soprano, Spain)

Kim Sargsyan

(Bass-Baritone, Armenia)

Yuko Shimamura

(Soprano, Japan)

Wookyung Shin

(Baritone, Korea South)

Lucie Silkenová

(Soprano, Czech Republic)

Irina Skazhenik

(Mezzo-Soprano, Russia)

Agostina Smimmero

(Mezzo-Alt, Italy)

Michaela Sojčáková

(Soprano, Slovakia)

Celia Sotomayor

(Mezzo-Soprano, USA)

Lilith Stepanyan

(Soprano, Armenia)

Elena Stikhina

(Soprano, Russia)

Kresimir Strazanac

(Baritone, Croatia)

Jessica Strong

(Soprano, Canada)

Iulia Elena Surdu

(Soprano, Romania)

Kacper Szelazek

(Countertenor, Poland)

Lok Hin Phoebe Tam

(Soprano, China)

Ivan Thirion

(Baritone, Belgium)

Daniel Todd

(Tenor, Australia)

Maria Toshcheva

(Soprano, Russia)

Anna Tsartsidze

(Soprano, Georgia)

David Tselauri

(Bass, Russia)

Francine Vis

(Mezzo-Soprano, Netherlands)

Henning von Schulman

(Bass, Sweden)

Bing Bing Wang

(Soprano, China)

Anne Wik Larssen

(Soprano, Norway)

Chrystal E. Williams

(Mezzo-Soprano, USA)

Wah Sheung (Joyce) Wong

(Soprano, China)

Jie Yin

(Tenor, China)

Naka Yuko

(Soprano, Japan)

Nino Zakaidze

(Mezzo-Soprano, Georgia)

Jing Zhang

(Soprano, China)

Elizabeth Zharoff

(Soprano, USA)

Ayala Zimbler

(Mezzo-Soprano, Israel)

Miriam Zubieta

(Soprano, Spain)

The Jury

Why Participate?

• The world’s best networked singing competition with qualifying rounds in 55 cities. Singers (males/females) of all nationalities are invited to enter the competition in the international qualifying rounds. List of all cities
• The jury members of the final rounds are exclusively opera and casting directors of international renowned opera houses, who award additional engagements to the participants. List of all jury members
• Numerous singers’ agents and representatives of international opera and concert houses visit the final rounds as observers. They have made the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition into a veritable “Wall Street of Voices”. It’s your “springboard” to a career in opera. List of registered observers
• The engagement ratio of past participants of the final rounds is about 70%. List of all prizes and engagements