The International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: June 14 through June 21, 2025 at Bern (Switzerland)

Singers in the Final Rounds after 52 out of 56 Qualifications

Mihailo Slavnić. Photo: Marija Erdelji

Mihailo Slavnić

Tenor

Alma Ruoqi Sun

Alma Ruoqi Sun

Soprano

Daniel Kfelir. Photo: Marek Obrzymek

Daniel Kfelir

Baritone / Bass

GUAN Bowen

GUAN Bowen

Baritone / Bass

Lonwabo Mose

Lonwabo Mose

Baritone / Bass

Junoh Lee

Junoh Lee

Baritone / Bass

SungUk Park

SungUk Park

Baritone / Bass

Geon Kim. Photo: Geon Kim

Geon Kim

Baritone / Bass

Laura Nielsen

Laura Nielsen

Soprano

Christin Stanowsky. Photo: Martin Trømborg
Yejy Nam

Yejy Nam

Soprano

Yasmin Forastiero

Yasmin Forastiero

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Mark Kurmanbayev

Mark Kurmanbayev

Baritone / Bass

Yerang Park

Yerang Park

Soprano

Mathilda Goike. Photo: Erik Maxím Kronda

Mathilda Goike

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Malinda Wagstaff. Photo: Brent Looyenga

Malinda Wagstaff

Soprano

Changdai Park. Photo: Youngbeom Kwon

Changdai Park

Baritone / Bass

Wonje Song

Wonje Song

Baritone / Bass

Laura Avila. Photo: Simon Petek

Laura Avila

Soprano

Hwanhee Lee. Photo: Lisa Fokina

Hwanhee Lee

Soprano

Valeriia Gorbunova

Valeriia Gorbunova

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Anna Shcherbakova. Photo: Polina Golberg
Johannes Pessi

Johannes Pessi

Baritone / Bass

Ju-Hyeok Lee. Photo: jihyang lim

Ju-Hyeok Lee

Tenor

Louise Guenter. Photo: Capucine de Chocqueuse

Louise Guenter

Soprano

Xiaofang Zhao. Photo: Dietmar Scholz

Xiaofang Zhao

Soprano

Maria Cenname

Maria Cenname

Soprano

George Gamal Mohareb. Photo: Philipp Lojak

George Gamal Mohareb

Baritone / Bass

Vartan Gabrielian

Vartan Gabrielian

Baritone / Bass

Kitija Mināte. Photo: Sevinča Sabīne Ukolova

Kitija Mināte

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Mia Mandineau. Photo: Daniel Welch

Mia Mandineau

Soprano

Gan Lin

Gan Lin

Baritone / Bass

Jongyoung Kim
Anastasiya Taratorkina. Photo: Maja Kamienska
Wei Lu

Wei Lu

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Ivan Lyvch. Photo: Kvetoslav Šakový

Ivan Lyvch

Baritone / Bass

BO YANG

BO YANG

Baritone / Bass

Felicity Tomkins. Photo: Andi Crown Photography
Heta Sammalisto. Photo: Riku Pelo

Heta Sammalisto

Soprano

Indyana Schneider

Indyana Schneider

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Petra Radulovic

Petra Radulovic

Soprano

Sviatoslav Vynnyk. Photo: Ants Liigus

Sviatoslav Vynnyk

Baritone / Bass

Seolbin Oh. Photo: Kanon Adachi

Seolbin Oh

Soprano

Binny-Supin Yang. Photo: Geoffrey Tang
Teresa Sales Rebordão. Photo: Filipe Ferreira

Teresa Sales Rebordão

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Jaewoung Lee

Jaewoung Lee

Baritone / Bass

Suhyeon Shin

Suhyeon Shin

Soprano

Anna Erokhina. Photo: Daniil Rabovsky

Anna Erokhina

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

YOUNJI YI

YOUNJI YI

Soprano

Minseok David Kang. Photo: Daeun Lee

Minseok David Kang

Baritone / Bass

Heesung Kwon

Heesung Kwon

Tenor

Rania Ateek

Rania Ateek

Soprano

Evelina Smolina. Photo: Daniil Rabovsky

Evelina Smolina

Soprano

Frida Lund-Larsen. Photo: Victoria S. Elmas

Frida Lund-Larsen

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

KAMILA DUTKOWSKA. Photo: Małgorzata Chrastek
Hyejin Han. Photo: @trinitystudio

Hyejin Han

Soprano

Ani Aghajanyan. Photo: Gayane Hovsepyan

Ani Aghajanyan

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Tamara Nishri

Tamara Nishri

Soprano

Matthew Curtis. Photo: Nick Guttridge
Haneul Jo

Haneul Jo

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

JINGYI YU

JINGYI YU

Soprano

Vanesa Čierna

Vanesa Čierna

Soprano

Charlotte Kelso. Photo: Olivia Da Costa

Charlotte Kelso

Soprano

Yulietta Quevedo Santos

Yulietta Quevedo Santos

Soprano

Elisabeth Eunsoo Lee

Elisabeth Eunsoo Lee

Soprano

Cory McGee. Photo: Jiyang Chen

Cory McGee

Baritone / Bass

Elena Sverdiolaite. Photo: Ramon Karolan
Sophia Hunt. Photo: Daniel Welch

Sophia Hunt

Soprano

Alice Paroissien. Photo: Olga Gasnier
Cecilia Lund Tomter

Cecilia Lund Tomter

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Maria Vasilevskaya. Photo: Matthew Holler
Yaara Attias

Yaara Attias

Soprano

Molly Dzangare

Molly Dzangare

Soprano

Sháo fēng (韶沨) Fàn (范)

Sháo fēng (韶沨) Fàn (范)

Baritone / Bass

Keith Klein

Keith Klein

Baritone / Bass

Gosh Sargsyan

Gosh Sargsyan

Baritone / Bass

Ben Reisinger. Photo: Dario Acosta

Ben Reisinger

Tenor

Haewon Lee

Haewon Lee

Baritone / Bass

Camila Montefusco. Photo: Cecilia Gidali

Camila Montefusco

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Thomas Kinch. Photo: Jiyang chen

Thomas Kinch

Tenor

yue yin

yue yin

Baritone / Bass

Kathryn Henry. Photo: Fay Fox

Kathryn Henry

Soprano

Huigang Liu

Huigang Liu

Baritone / Bass

William Meinert. Photo: Marvin Mears

William Meinert

Baritone / Bass

Valentina Pravdina

Valentina Pravdina

Soprano

Tessa Fackelmann. Photo: Curtis Brown

Tessa Fackelmann

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Gihwang Yoon

Gihwang Yoon

Baritone / Bass

Ryota Higuchi

Ryota Higuchi

Baritone / Bass

Aoxue Zhu

Aoxue Zhu

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

Julie Sekinger. Photo: Kirsten Nijhof

Julie Sekinger

Soprano

Nicoletta Briguglio

Nicoletta Briguglio

Soprano

Dear singers, please register for the qualifying rounds here.

Why Participate?

773 Singers

The Belvedere Competition is one of the largest competitions for young opera singers in the world. 773 singers participated in 2024. Become part of the global singing elite and start your international opera career!

44% Engagement Ratio

4 engagements were awarded by the Opera Jury in 2024 to the 9 finalists. This makes a commitment rate of 44.4%.
Each year, the jury also regularly awards engagements to participants in the first rounds and semi-finals. You can find all the engagements awarded last year under ‘Winners 2024’.

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.

8 Professional Observers

Numerous singers’ agents and representatives – 28 in 2024 – 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.

43 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 2024

Nicole Chirka

Nicole Chirka

Mezzo-Soprano / Alt

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Bühnen Bern
Matthew Cairns. Photo: Sam Gaetz

Matthew Cairns

Tenor

  • Trophy3rd Prize Opera
  • TrophyMedia Prize
JING YI YU

JING YI YU

Soprano

  • TrophyHans Gabor Prize
Etīna Saulīte. Photo: Jānis Ķeris

Etīna Saulīte

Soprano

  • TrophyJane Carty Memorial Prize
  • Handshake Awarded Engagements:
    Dutch National Opera
    Dzintari Concert Hall
Michael Appiah Kubi Mensah

Michael Appiah Kubi Mensah

Baritone / Bass

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    The Metropolitan Opera - Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition
Adrian Janus

Adrian Janus

Baritone / Bass

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Dzintari Concert Hall
Thando Zwane. Photo: Mark Cloete

Thando Zwane

Baritone / Bass

  • TrophyAudience Prize
  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Andrew Hyunjung Kim

Andrew Hyunjung Kim

Tenor

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Theater Bonn
Volodymyr Morozov

Volodymyr Morozov

Baritone / Bass

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Deutsche Oper Berlin
Daniel O'Hearn. Photo: Dario Acosta

Daniel O'Hearn

Tenor

  • Trophy2nd Prize Opera
Teona Todua. Photo: Olesya Dyatlova

Teona Todua

Soprano

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Deutsche Oper Berlin
Jungrae Noah Kim. Photo: Jiseock cho

Jungrae Noah Kim

Baritone / Bass

  • Trophy1st Prize Opera
Janice Van Rooy

Janice Van Rooy

Soprano

  • Handshake Awarded Engagement:
    Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Berner Symphonieorchester – Photo (c) Priska Kletterer