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