#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Jessica Ng

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I'm Jessica Ng, a lyric-coloratura soprano. I'm participating in the Belvedere Singing Competition 2014 because it is a shining opportunity to challenge myself as a performer. My dream is to be able to sing and perform my whole life!

Jessica Ng, Soprano, United Kingdom

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Ekaterina Mikhailova

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My name is Ekaterina Mikhailova. My voice is Soprano. I was born in Kaliningrad and studied there at the music college. 

Now I am student of the Moscow Academy of Choral Art. 

For me it´s very important to participate in this competition, because I want to get new professional knowledge, communicate with colleagues and increase my stage experience. 

Music is my life and I'm really looking forward to this challenge.

Ekaterina Mikhailova, Soprano, Russia

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Katerina Bogacheva

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Hi everyone! My name is Katerina, I am from the Olympic city of Sochi, Russia.

I'm very pleased to participate in the 33rd International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in 2014, this is such a large and significant competition for singers from all around the world.

I hope that this competition will be a milestone in my life and 

will help me reach a new stage of the development in my singing career.

Also, it gives the opportunity to meet many interesting people.

I'd like to say, Good luck to all participants!

Katerina Bogacheva, Soprano, Russia

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: lasha Sesitashvili

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I am lasha Sesitashvili from Georgia.

I participate at the Belvedere Singing Competition because I think that it is required for singer's creativity and I want to make good success in my career.

My ardent desire is to be a very strong artist and singer.  

lasha Sesitashvili, Baritone, Georgia

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Anna Shaytanova

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My name is Anna Shaytanova, I'm a forth-year student at Russian Gnesin Music Academy, my professor is Nina Terentieva.

Belvedere – one of the most prestigious competition in the world. Participation in this competition - it's a dream and a challenge for any professional young singer.

What is my dream? Since childhood, I realized that music - my calling. I left my native Kostroma for studying in Moscow and learning from the greatest masters. And I hope that participation in Belvedere will give me the impulse to the development of my professional career and will help my dreams come true.

Меня зовут Анна Шайтанова, я студентка 4 курса РАМ им. Гнесиных класса Терентьевой Нины Николаевны.

Belvedere — один из самых престижных конкурсов мирового масштаба. Участие в этом конкурсе — мечта и вызов для любого профессионального молодого вокалиста.

Какова моя мечта? Я с детства поняла, что музыка — моё призвание. Из родной Костромы я поступила в Москву для того, чтобы учится у мастеров и очень надеюсь, что участие в Belvedere даст мне нужный толчок для развития моей профессиональной карьеры и претворит мои мечты в жизнь.

Anna Shaytanova, Mezzo-Soprano, Russia

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Olga Kukunina

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Hello my name is Olga, this year I graduate from the Moscow state University of culture and arts majoring in Opera singer.

I want to take part in competition of vocalists Belvedere 2014 because Belvedere is one of the most prestigious competitions of young singers.

My biggest dream is to make a successful career as an Opera singer.

Olga Kukunina, Mezzo-Soprano, Belarus

#Belvedere2014 - Participants in the spotlight: Lyuba Tatevosyan

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Dear Sir or Madam,

 

My name is Lyuba Tatevosyan, I am a russian-armenian soprano. I graduated from the Moscow State Linguistic University in 2010, actually I am a student at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, so I can sing and express my feelings in 5 languages: italian, french, english, russian and armenian.  

Singing is the sense of my life, the main aim for me is to be on stage and to transfer emotions to other people. I try to do it the way I feel and how I perceive what the composer had created. The Belvedere Singing Competition gives us a great opportunity to be heard by professionals from all over the world. It will certainly be an enriching experience for me as a singer.

Music allows us to cross all types of barriers in the society. This fact certainly attracts me as an artist. I want to be heard and understood by many people no matter of what race or religion they are. That is why I am eager to sing and become a part of the great world of opera.  

Yours faithfully,

Lyuba Tatevosyan, Soprano, Russia