The International Singing Competition for Young Opera Singers
Final Rounds: May 30 through June 06, 2020 in Jurmala (Latvia)
Why Participate?
1061 Singers
The Belvedere Competition is one of the largest competitions for young opera singers in the world. 1061 singers participated in 2019. Become part of the global singing elite and start your international opera career!
53% Engagement Ratio
8 engagements were awarded by the Opera Jury in 2019 to the 15 finalists. This makes a commitment rate of 53.3%.
26 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.
19 Professional Observers
Numerous singers’ agents and representatives – 45 in 2019 – 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.
71 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.
39 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 Final Rounds after 6 out of 71 Qualifications
Singers in the Finals 2019
Boikhutso Owen Metsileng
Tenor
2nd Prize Opera- Hans Gabor Prize
Awarded Engagement:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Kalvis Kalnins
Baritone / Bass
Sol Her
Soprano
Valeriia Savinskaia
Soprano
- 1st Prize Opera
- Media Prize
- Awarded Engagements:
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Theater Dortmund
Pablo Martinez
Tenor
- Awarded Engagements:
Stadttheater Klagenfurt
Dzintari Concert Hall
Margaux de Valensart
Soprano
Annika Schlicht
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Erica Petrocelli
Soprano
Maksym Nazarenko
Baritone / Bass
Bonsu Ku
Baritone / Bass
Vero Miller
Mezzo-Soprano / Alt
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Soprano
- Audience Prize
- CS Rising Stars
- Awarded Engagement:
Operngala für die Deutsche AIDS-Stiftung