The International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: June 02 through June 09, 2024 at Jurmala (Latvia)
Congratulations to the Winners 2024
![Winners 2024. Photo: Winners 2024. Photo:](/assets/winner/homepage.jpg)
Photo (c) Dzintari Concert Hall – Pauls Zvirbulis
Winners
![Teona Todua. Photo: Olesya Dyatlova Teona Todua. Photo: Olesya Dyatlova](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/395-teona-todua.jpg)
Teona Todua
Soprano
Awarded Engagement:
Deutsche Oper Berlin
![Thando Zwane. Photo: Mark Cloete Thando Zwane. Photo: Mark Cloete](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/106-thando-zwane.jpg)
Thando Zwane
Baritone / Bass
Audience Prize
Awarded Engagement:
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
![Volodymyr Morozov. Photo: Viktor Kavalevskyi Volodymyr Morozov. Photo: Viktor Kavalevskyi](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/461-volodymyr-morozov.jpg)
![Michael Appiah Kubi Mensah. Photo: Michael Pöhn Michael Appiah Kubi Mensah. Photo: Michael Pöhn](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/618-michael-appiah-kubi-mensah.jpg)
Michael Appiah Kubi Mensah
Baritone / Bass
Awarded Engagement:
The Metropolitan Opera - Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition
![Matthew Cairns. Photo: Sam Gaetz Matthew Cairns. Photo: Sam Gaetz](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/340-matthew-cairns.jpg)
![Daniel O'Hearn. Photo: Dario Acosta Daniel O'Hearn. Photo: Dario Acosta](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/80-daniel-o-hearn.jpg)
![JING YI YU JING YI YU](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/212-jing-yi-yu.jpg)
JING YI YU
Soprano
Hans Gabor Prize
![Nicole Chirka. Photo: Kristof Kovacs Nicole Chirka. Photo: Kristof Kovacs](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/473-nicole-chirka.jpg)
Nicole Chirka
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Awarded Engagement:
Bühnen Bern
![Etīna Saulīte. Photo: Jānis Ķeris Etīna Saulīte. Photo: Jānis Ķeris](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/625-etina-saulite.jpg)
Etīna Saulīte
Soprano
Jane Carty Memorial Prize
Awarded Engagements:
Dutch National Opera
Dzintari Concert Hall
![Adrian Janus. Photo: Ants Liigus Adrian Janus. Photo: Ants Liigus](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/235-adrian-janus.jpg)
Adrian Janus
Baritone / Bass
Awarded Engagement:
Dzintari Concert Hall
![Andrew Hyunjung Kim Andrew Hyunjung Kim](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/65-andrew-hyunjung-kim.jpg)
Andrew Hyunjung Kim
Tenor
Awarded Engagement:
Theater Bonn
![Janice Van Rooy. Photo: Dorota Szczepanska Janice Van Rooy. Photo: Dorota Szczepanska](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/94-janice-van-rooy.jpg)
Janice Van Rooy
Soprano
Awarded Engagement:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
![Jungrae Noah Kim. Photo: Jiseock cho Jungrae Noah Kim. Photo: Jiseock cho](https://belvedere-competition.com/media/cache/singer_homepage/assets/singer/462-jungrae-noah-kim.jpg)
Why Participate?
888 Singers
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!
47% Engagement Ratio
7 engagements were awarded by the Opera Jury in 2023 to the 15 finalists. This makes a commitment rate of 46.7%.
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.
28 Professional Observers
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.
51 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.
42 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 2023
![Neven Crnic. Photo: Marko Mestrovic Neven Crnic. Photo: Marko Mestrovic](/assets/archived-singer/658-neven-crnic.jpg)
Neven Crnic
Baritone / Bass
Media Prize
![Nina Solodovnikova Nina Solodovnikova](/assets/archived-singer/828-nina-solodovnikova.jpg)
![Ian Castro. Photo: Tom Schopper Ian Castro. Photo: Tom Schopper](/assets/archived-singer/52-ian-castro.jpg)
![SeongBeom Choi SeongBeom Choi](/assets/archived-singer/339-seongbeom-choi.jpg)
SeongBeom Choi
Tenor
Awarded Engagement:
Theater Dortmund
![Jeremy Boulton Jeremy Boulton](/assets/archived-singer/195-jeremy-boulton.jpg)
![Filip Filipović Filip Filipović](/assets/archived-singer/362-filip-filipovic.jpg)
Filip Filipović
Tenor
2nd Prize Opera
Awarded Engagements:
The Metropolitan Opera - Lindemann Young Artist Development Program & Laffont Competition
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
![Serhii Moskalchuk Serhii Moskalchuk](/assets/archived-singer/113-serhii-moskalchuk.jpg)
Serhii Moskalchuk
Baritone / Bass
Awarded Engagement:
Dzintari Concert Hall Jurmala
![Fabian Homburg Fabian Homburg](/assets/archived-singer/781-fabian-homburg.jpg)
Fabian Homburg
Baritone / Bass
Awarded Engagement:
A coaching session awarded by the Dutch National Opera Amsterdam
![Sanele Mwelase Sanele Mwelase](/assets/archived-singer/10-sanele-mwelase.jpg)
Sanele Mwelase
Countertenor
Awarded Engagement:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
![Grisha Martirosyan. Photo: Marco Borelli Grisha Martirosyan. Photo: Marco Borelli](/assets/archived-singer/234-grisha-martirosyan.jpg)
Grisha Martirosyan
Baritone / Bass
Awarded Engagements:
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Oper Köln
![Annie Fassea Annie Fassea](/assets/archived-singer/404-annie-fassea.jpg)
![Théo Imart. Photo: Caterina Biasi Théo Imart. Photo: Caterina Biasi](/assets/archived-singer/335-theo-imart.jpg)
Théo Imart
Countertenor
Awarded Engagement:
Coaching Session and Audition on the main stage awarded by the Dutch National Opera Amsterdam
![Mikołaj Bońkowski Mikołaj Bońkowski](/assets/archived-singer/618-mikolaj-bonkowski.jpg)
Mikołaj Bońkowski
Baritone / Bass
Awarded Engagement:
Sächsische Staatsoper – Semperoper
![Katleho Mokhoabane. Photo: Michael Arivony Katleho Mokhoabane. Photo: Michael Arivony](/assets/archived-singer/566-katleho-mokhoabane.jpg)
Katleho Mokhoabane
Tenor
Awarded Engagement:
Israeli Opera
![Oleh Lebedyev Oleh Lebedyev](/assets/archived-singer/236-oleh-lebedyev.jpg)
![Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk](/assets/archived-singer/200-ann-kathrin-niemczyk.jpg)
Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk
Soprano
1st Prize Opera
Audience Prize
![Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero. Photo: Clemens Heidrich Kevin Jose Simerilla Romero. Photo: Clemens Heidrich](/assets/archived-singer/122-kevin-jose-simerilla-romero.jpg)