The International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: June 02 through June 09, 2024 at Jurmala (Latvia)

The Belvedere Competition is one of the largest competitions for young opera singers in the world. 888 singers participated in 2023. Become part of the global singing elite and start your international opera career!

7 engagements were awarded by the Opera Jury in 2023 to the 15 finalists. This makes a commitment rate of 46.7%.

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.

Numerous singers’ agents and representatives – 30 in 2023 – 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.

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.

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