The International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: May 21 through May 28, 2023 in cooperation with the opera house of Dortmund (Germany)

Congratulations to the Winners 2023

Winners 2023. Photo: Third-placed Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero, winner Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk and second-placed Filip Filipović (from left) – Photo (c) HB

Prizes
- 1st Prize: Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk, Soprano (Germany)
- 2nd Prize: Filip Filipović, Tenor (Croatia)
- 3rd Prize: Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero, Tenor (Spain)
- Audience Award: Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk, Soprano (Germany)
- International Media Jury Award: Neven Crnic, Baritone/Bass (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Hans Gabor Award: Annie Fassea, Soprano (Greece)

Engagements and Coaching Sessions
- Royal Opera House Covent Garden: Sanele Mwelase, Countertenor (South Africa)
- Dutch National Opera Amsterdam: Fabian Homburg, Baritone/Bass (Netherlands) for a Coaching Session, Théo Imart, Countertenor (France) for a Coaching Session and Audition on Main Stage
- Israeli Opera Tel Aviv: Katleho Mokhoabane, Tenor (South Africa)
- The Metropolitan Opera New York, Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition: Filip Filipović, Tenor (Croatia)
- Dzintari Concert Hall Jurmala: Serhii Moskalchuk, Baritone/Bass (Ukraine)
- Konzert Theater Bern: Ian Castro, Tenor (USA)
- Sächsische Staatsoper – Semperoper: Oleh Lebedyev, Baritone/Bass (Ukraine), Mikolaj Bońkowski, Baritone/Bass (Poland)
- Deutsche Oper am Rhein: Filip Filipović, Tenor (Croatia), Grisha Martirosyan, Baritone/Bass (Armenia)
- Deutsche Oper Berlin: Nina Solodovnikova, Soprano (Russia)
- Oper Köln: Grisha Martirosyan, Baritone/Bass (Armenia)
- Theater Erfurt: Jeremy Boulton, Baritone/Bass (Australia)
- Theater Dortmund: SeongBeom Choi, Tenor (South Korea)

Winners

Grisha Martirosyan. Photo: Marco Borelli

Grisha Martirosyan

Baritone / Bass

  • Handshake Awarded Engagements:
    Deutsche Oper am Rhein
    Oper Köln
Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk

Soprano

  • Trophy1st Prize Opera
  • TrophyAudience Prize
Katleho Mokhoabane. Photo: Michael Arivony

Katleho Mokhoabane

Tenor

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Israeli Opera
Théo Imart. Photo: Caterina Biasi

Théo Imart

Countertenor

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Dutch National Opera
Ian Castro. Photo: Tom Schopper

Ian Castro

Tenor

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Konzert Theater Bern
Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero. Photo: Clemens Heidrich

Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero

Tenor

  • Trophy3rd Prize Opera
Filip Filipović

Filip Filipović

Tenor

  • Trophy2nd Prize Opera
  • Handshake Awarded Engagements:
    The Metropolitan Opera - Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition
    Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Neven Crnic. Photo: Marko Mestrovic

Neven Crnic

Baritone / Bass

  • TrophyMedia Prize
STATEMENT
The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition stands for peaceful coexistence. Every year we organize more than 50 qualifying rounds worldwide with up to 1,000 singers from all over the world. We want to continue doing so, together with our colleagues, friends and singers from Ukraine, Russia and from more than 40 other countries every year. We condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine, which was ordered by Vladimir Putin in violation of international law.

Why Participate?

702 Singers

The Belvedere Competition is one of the largest competitions for young opera singers in the world. 702 singers participated in 2022. Become part of the global singing elite and start your international opera career!

40% Engagement Ratio

6 engagements were awarded by the Opera Jury in 2022 to the 15 finalists. This makes a commitment rate of 40.0%.

19 Jury Members

The Opera Jury in the final rounds is composed exclusively with opera and casting directors of the most prestigious opera houses, who award additional engagements to the participants. The international Media Jury in the final rounds awards the additional Media Prize.

30 Professional Observers

Numerous singers’ agents and representatives – 19 in 2022 – 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.

54 Qualification Cities

The international qualifying rounds are held each year on all continents and gives young, highly talented opera singers the best access to the professional opera world.

41 Years of Experience

The Belvedere Singing Competition started in 1982, making it one of the renowned and best networked singing competition in the world.

Winners 2022

Key'mon Murrah. Photo: Ben Boutell

Key'mon Murrah

Countertenor

  • Trophy1st Prize Opera
  • TrophyMedia Prize
  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Oper Köln
Nikita Ivasechko

Nikita Ivasechko

Baritone / Bass

  • Trophy2nd Prize Opera
  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Rueben Mbonambi

Rueben Mbonambi

Baritone / Bass

  • Trophy3rd Prize Opera
  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Maya Gour

Maya Gour

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

  • TrophyCS Rising Stars
Vittorio De Campo

Vittorio De Campo

Baritone / Bass

  • TrophyAudience Prize
  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Dzintari Concert Hall
Ava Dodd. Photo: Olivia da Costa

Ava Dodd

Soprano

  • TrophyWil Keune Prize
  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Dzintari Concert Hall
Theater Dortmund Photo (c) Franziska Strauss