The International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: June 04 through June 11, 2022 in Jurmala (Latvia)
Singers in the Final Rounds after 51 out of 52 Qualifications
Kali Hardwick
Soprano
Iuliia Cherskaia
Soprano
Judith Ankoué
Soprano
Yewon Han
Soprano
Louise Foor
Soprano
Jisung Lee
Baritone / Bass
Sanna Matinniemi
Soprano
Rein Kim
Soprano
Pete Thanapat Tripuvanantakul
Baritone / Bass
Hyerim Kim
Soprano
Marta Huptas
Soprano
Zuzanna Hwang-Cempla
Soprano
Jana Markovic
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Eva Langeland Gjerde
Soprano
Junho Hwang
Tenor
Rosha Maura Fitzhowle
Soprano
Anaís Mejías
Soprano
Bongwangani Zwane
Baritone / Bass
Cierra Byrd
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Anne Sophie Petit
Soprano
CARLOS ARAMBULA
Baritone / Bass
Nuri Park
Soprano
Manda Sviben
Soprano
Hyerin Park
Soprano
Ceren Aydın
Soprano
Rueben Mbonambi
Baritone / Bass
Meinir Wyn Roberts
Soprano
weilian Wang
Tenor
Han Seong Yun
Baritone / Bass
Daniel Noyola
Baritone / Bass
Shanley Horvitz
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Elena Sverdiolaite
Soprano
Maria del Mar Machado Morán
Soprano
Katarzyna Marczewska
Soprano
Kabelo Lebyana
Baritone / Bass
Monika Zasheva
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Brent Michael Smith
Baritone / Bass
Tereza Kotlánová
Soprano
Lubov Karetnikova
Soprano
Anush Martirosyan
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Marina Shakhdinarova
Soprano
Baia Saganelidze
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Yarden Kiperman
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Yeji Lee
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Alexandra Nowakowski
Soprano
Donggun Seo
Baritone / Bass
Vittorio De Campo
Baritone / Bass
Olivera Ticevic
Soprano
Jongwoo Kim
Tenor
Tyler Zimmerman
Baritone / Bass
Leila Kirves
Soprano
Han Kim
Baritone / Bass
Martin Morháč
Baritone / Bass
Vartan Gabrielian
Baritone / Bass
Josipa Bilić
Soprano
Sofia Poulopoulou
Soprano
Barbora Ďubeková
Soprano
Chanhee CHO
Baritone / Bass
Tomi Punkeri
Baritone / Bass
Marcelo Coelho Pereira Junior
Baritone / Bass
Taejun Jeong
Baritone / Bass
SEOHEE KANG
Soprano
Ido Beit Halachmi
Tenor
Rafaela Albuquerque
Soprano
Jiyeon Park
Soprano
Lantao Li
Baritone / Bass
Gabriela Flores
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Minhyung Roh
Baritone / Bass
Maya Gour
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Annika Westlund
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Marta Kristin Fridriksdottir
Soprano
Kazumi Yokoyama
Soprano
Timoleon Sirlantzis
Baritone / Bass
Berk Dalkılıç
Tenor
Gal Kohav
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Anna Kudriashova
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Irina Vekszler
Soprano
Jeremy Kleeman
Baritone / Bass
Vesna Djurkovic
Soprano
Mateusz Ługowski
Baritone / Bass
Tristan Blanchet
Tenor
Anna-Maria Lisa Koßbau
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Vittoria Vimercati
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Angela Schisano
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Hyunju Mun
Soprano
Subin Park
Soprano
Shannon Keegan
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Mirjam Evelyne Fässler
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Katarzyna Toboła
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Alice Cahya Putri
Soprano
Michał Romanowski
Baritone / Bass
Hailing Piao
Soprano
Key'mon Murrah
Countertenor
jihoon park
Tenor
Inkyu Park
Tenor
Hyun Jung Kim
Tenor
Andżelika Wiśniewska
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Ilkin Alpay
Soprano
Nikita Ivasechko
Baritone / Bass
Ava Dodd
Soprano
Ron Silberstein
Tenor
Magdalena Lucjan
Soprano
The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition stands for peaceful coexistence. Every year we organize more than 70 qualifying rounds worldwide with up to 1,200 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?
887 Singers
The Belvedere Competition is one of the largest competitions for young opera singers in the world. 887 singers participated in 2021. Become part of the global singing elite and start your international opera career!
50% Engagement Ratio
5 engagements were awarded by the Opera Jury in 2021 to the 10 finalists. This makes a commitment rate of 50.0%.
20 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.
12 Professional Observers
Numerous singers’ agents and representatives – 17 in 2021 – 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.
52 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.
40 Years of Experience
The Belvedere Singing Competition started in 1982, making it one of the renowned and best networked singing competition in the world.
Singers in the Finals 2021
Ilia Kazakov
Baritone / Bass
Jaesung Park
Baritone / Bass
Fleuranne Brockway
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Joshua Lovell
Tenor
1st Prize Opera- Media Prize
Ketevan Chuntishvili
Soprano
Margarita Polonskaia
Soprano
Elena Villalón
Soprano
- 2nd Prize Opera
- Audience Prize
- CS Rising Stars
- Wil Keune Prize
Awarded Engagements:
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Seattle Opera