forumopera.com: Ces dernières étapes seront ouverts au public à l’opéra de Düsseldorf

Concours de chant prestigieux s’il en est, l’International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition verra les étapes finales de sa 33e édition se dérouler à Düsseldorf du 1er au 6 juillet prochains. Pour la première fois de son histoire, ces dernières étapes seront ouverts au public: les 1er, 2, 3 et 4 juillet au Robert Schumann-Saal - Museums Kunstpalast (« pass day » 10€) et le 6 juillet à l’opéra de Düsseldorf (billet à 20€ ou 30€ selon la catégorie choisie). 
Comme l’an passé, Forum Opéra fera partie du jury de la presse internationale. 
Christophe Rizoud, forumopera.com

Pretty Yende, Winner of all main prizes 2009: on 15 March in „Great Voices“ at the Konzerthaus Vienna

Pretty Yende in "Die Bühne" Ausgabe 2/2014, Österreich: 

Beim Belvedere-Wettbewerb 2009 in Wien war sie die große Siegerin. Sie gewann den ersten Preis in den Sparten Oper und Operette, den Preis der internationalen Medienjury sowie den Publikumspreis. 

Dieser Tag war, wie sie erzählt, ein Wendepunkt in ihrem Leben, denn der Jury gehörte der Besetzungsdirektor der Mailänder Scala an, der sie sofort an die Scala-Akademie engagierte, wo sie drei Jahre land bei Mariella Devia studierte, Proben und Aufführungen besuchte, aber auch selbst schon auf der Bühne stand, als Barbarina, als Berenice in Rossinis L´occasione fa il ladro, als Norina in Don Pasquale sowie als Musetta… der ganz große Durchbruch aber gelang ihr Anfang 2013 in New York. 

"Weihnachten stand vor der Tür … als mich mein Manager anrief und sagte … könntest du dir vorstellen, Le Comte Ory zu singen… als Debüt an der Met …"

Pretty Yende singt am 15. März im Wiener Konzerthaus.

IOCO - Kultur im Netz

"IOCO - Kultur im Netz" supports the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition as media partner and shares NEWS@BLOG, the competition blog, on its website. Thanks a lot for this! 

Soprano Yu Guanqun, 1st prize winner 2008, sings at Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts 2014

Voices of Brilliance
by Yu Guanqun, Zhu Huiling & Shenyang (China)

From the ranks of today’s foremost operatic stars, three of China’s top young singers come together to showcase their vocal prowess as they take on a programme of Western operatic favourites including Cosi fan tutte, Carmen, Don Giovanni and Faust, and Chinese art songs such as I Live by the Headwaters of Yangtze River, Homesickness, How Could I Not Miss herand more.

Soprano Yu Guanqun was the First Prize winner at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition... (more)

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Max von Luetgendorff

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I am a young, ascending Tenor who wants to sing, sing, sing!

I participate at the Belvedere Singing Competition 2014, because this contest is an event with high reputation; many great singers sang there and especially today young people need opportunities like this one to be heard. When I read the homepage I really was humbled by the many great artists that took part in this competition. One of them is Peter Edelmann, who now is teaching at the University of Music and performing Arts in Vienna from which I graduated. I really hope that this competition is a chance for me to start a career of singing and joy... for this is what I really hope for.

My most ardent desire ...for my life ...for my career is to sing. To express myself on stage, to be an artist! To be able to sing the roles I am dreaming of, to make that music which fascinated me even as a child. I hope that I might live my dreams and be succsessfull doing so.

Max von Luetgendorff, Tenor, Austria

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Jonathan Winel

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I am a New York City born tenor who was fortunate to be brought up by parents who loved the arts. At the early age of 8, I was taken to operas, Broadway shows and museums. My love for singing grew to the point where I knew I wanted a career in opera.

Having just moved to Berlin in September, 2013, being part of such a prestigious competition as the Belvedere Singing Competition, gives me the opportunity to gain exposure in other parts of Europe and around the world.

My greatest desires are to spend life with my beautiful wife, mezzo soprano, Ayse Ozkan, to have an international opera career as a leading tenor and to share music with the world.

Jonathan Winell, Tenor, New York City

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Jie Yin

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I am a Chinese tenor from Beijing who is currently living in Tallinn, Estonia.

My Tweet: “To make art living, we must live artfully, and that is what I am doing everyday.”

The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition is one of the most important events for opera singers, coaches, directors, agencies and etc., therefore, it would be more than perfect to be able to perform on this very stage.

In more than 3 decades, The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition has become a standard of opera singers, thus one of the most important reasons for me to participate at the competition is its artistic level, it is a testing stone for singers to understand their pros and cons, and another main reason is because of its international influences in opera world, all the participants will be able to present themselves in front of the distinguish jury members and international observing agencies who/which will be seeking for new and young talents who have not yet started their careers, that is insanely amazing chance for us.

Desires in both life and career: Here I would like to use a line of Floris Tosca’s aria Vissi d'arte, vissi d’amore. Perhaps it is a bit hard to believe, but I have never had a girlfriend in my life yet, so my most desire of my life is to meet her soon, maybe in Dusseldorf in this summer... :-)

My career has always been at the top of my life list, it is not a job, it is not a hobby, since many years ago, it has become part of my pesonal life, therefore I would not like to apart it from my life actually, however, I really hope that I can start my career soon, because my ardent desire for music wishes to share. God gave each one of us an unique gift, and the reason is to let us share with each other instead of keeping and holding it for our own.
 

Best wishes,

Jie Yin