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![IVC 2010 – Winner of the 1st Prize / Prize of the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch € 10.000
Education: after short studies with B. Jaeger-Böhm and Julia Hamari went to Karlsruhe to study with Ingrid Haubold. Scholarships Lions Club Karlsruhe-Durlach (2005-2006), Richard-Wagner-Verband Baden-Baden and Zonta Karlsruhe (2007). Continued studying with Sheri Greenawald and John Parr at San [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/170-Foto-Kohler-Daniela-115x115.jpg "Daniela Köhler (1979) – soprano – Germany")
Daniela Köhler (1979) – soprano – Germany
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the 1st Prize / Prize of the city of ’s-Hertogenbosch € 10.000 Education: after short studies with B. Jaeger-Böhm and Julia Hamari went to Karlsruhe to study with Ingrid Haubold. Scholarships Lions Club Karlsruhe-Durlach (2005-2006), Richard-Wagner-Verband Baden-Baden and Zonta Karlsruhe (2007). Continued studying with Sheri Greenawald and John Parr at San [...] -
Avtandil Merebashvili (1980) – bass – Georgia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Richard-Strauss-Conservatory in Munich. Repertory: Sparafucile Rigoletto (Verdi), Sarastro Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Yevgeny Onegin (Tchaikovsky), La bohème (Puccini), operatic arias Simon Boccanegra, I vespri Siciliani, Macbeth, Il barbiere di Siviglia, concert arias Meeresleuchten (Loewe), Sapphische Ode (Brahms), Zueignung (R. Strauss). -
Ben Heijnen (1983) – tenor – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Master degree Conservatory of Maastricht with Frans Kokkelmans (2001-2008). Currently studies with Mya Besselink. Repertory: War Requiem (Britten), The Singer (Head), Die Jahreszeiten (Haydn), Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, arias from Le Roi David (Honegger), Così fan tutte (Mozart), Roméo et Juliette (Gounod), Der fliegende Holländer (Wagner), Der Zwerg (Zemlinsky). -
![Education: studied classical voice and music theater at Fontys Conservatory, Tilburg. Master diploma cum laude, section operetta. Currently studies with Jard van Nes. Prizes: IVC Staetshuijs Fonds Prize 2008.
Repertory: Monica The Medium (Menotti), Saffi Der Zigeunerbaron (J. Strauss), Giulietta Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach), Cunegonde Candide (Bernstein), Bastien Bastien & Bastienne (Mozart), Messiah (Händel), Matthäus Passion [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/065-Foto-Rammeloo-Maartje-115x115.jpg "Maartje Rammeloo (1982) – soprano – Netherlands")
Maartje Rammeloo (1982) – soprano – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied classical voice and music theater at Fontys Conservatory, Tilburg. Master diploma cum laude, section operetta. Currently studies with Jard van Nes. Prizes: IVC Staetshuijs Fonds Prize 2008. Repertory: Monica The Medium (Menotti), Saffi Der Zigeunerbaron (J. Strauss), Giulietta Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Offenbach), Cunegonde Candide (Bernstein), Bastien Bastien & Bastienne (Mozart), Messiah (Händel), Matthäus Passion [...] -
![Education: studied classical singing with Hanneke Kaasschieter at Fontys Conservatorium Tilburg. Continued studies at Dutch National Opera Academy and Conservatory of Amsterdam, where she received singing lessons from Charlotte Margiono. Currently studies with Charlotte Margiono and Peter Nilsson. Prizes: 1st Prize national competition Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland. Finalist Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona. Repertory: Micaëla Carmen (Bizet), [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/086-Foto-Westendorp-Julia-115x115.jpg "Julia Westendorp (1982) – soprano – Netherlands")
Julia Westendorp (1982) – soprano – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied classical singing with Hanneke Kaasschieter at Fontys Conservatorium Tilburg. Continued studies at Dutch National Opera Academy and Conservatory of Amsterdam, where she received singing lessons from Charlotte Margiono. Currently studies with Charlotte Margiono and Peter Nilsson. Prizes: 1st Prize national competition Stichting Jong Muziektalent Nederland. Finalist Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona. Repertory: Micaëla Carmen (Bizet), [...] -
![IVC 2010 – Winner of the Opera Prize € 5000 – ex aequo: Miriam Deanesse Clark (1980)
IVC 2010 – Winner of the Young Person’s Prize € 500
Education: Masters course Royal Irish Academy of Music with first class honours. Studies with Suzanne Murphy, Mary Brennan and Mairead Hurley. Selected for Young Singer’s Project 2010 Salzburg Opera [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/209-Foto-Boyle-Claudia-115x115.jpg "Claudia Boyle (1983) – soprano – Ireland")
Claudia Boyle (1983) – soprano – Ireland
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the Opera Prize € 5000 – ex aequo: Miriam Deanesse Clark (1980) IVC 2010 – Winner of the Young Person’s Prize € 500 Education: Masters course Royal Irish Academy of Music with first class honours. Studies with Suzanne Murphy, Mary Brennan and Mairead Hurley. Selected for Young Singer’s Project 2010 Salzburg Opera [...] -
Aundi Marie Moore (1980) – soprano – Africa/USA
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsPrizes: 1st Prize Leontyne Price Voice Competition and Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for Puerto Rico. Repertory: Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte (Mozart), Nedda Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), covering title role Rusalka, Jo in Let Freedom Sing: the Marian Anderson Story, Messiah (Händel), Serena Porgy and Bess (Gershwin). -
![Education: music student Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme 2010.
Prizes: Finalist Veronica Dunne International Singing competition 2010, where he also received Joan Sutherland Prize for ‘Most Promising Singer’. Winner of Baritone Solo, Mahler Cup, Duet competition and Young Cup in Feis Ceoil, Dublin (national singing competition). Repertory: Dancairo Carmen (Bizet), title [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/158-Foto-Russell-Benjamin-115x115.jpg "Benjamin Russell (1988) – baritone – Ireland")
Benjamin Russell (1988) – baritone – Ireland
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: music student Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme 2010. Prizes: Finalist Veronica Dunne International Singing competition 2010, where he also received Joan Sutherland Prize for ‘Most Promising Singer’. Winner of Baritone Solo, Mahler Cup, Duet competition and Young Cup in Feis Ceoil, Dublin (national singing competition). Repertory: Dancairo Carmen (Bizet), title [...] -
![Education: Conservatory of Bucharest, Conservatoroire de Genève and Conservatory G. Verdi in Milan with Vittorio Terranova, graduating with the highest votes. In 2009 graduated at Universität fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. Prizes: Winner of international singing competitions Hariclea Darclée in Bucharest, J. Brahms in Austria, Franz Schubert in Bulgaria, Ferruccio Tagliavini-Austria, Iris Adami Corradetti-Padova, [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/113-Foto-Pasaroiu-Cristina-Antoaneta-115x115.jpg "Cristina-Antoaneta Pasaroiu (1986) – soprano – Romania")
Cristina-Antoaneta Pasaroiu (1986) – soprano – Romania
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Conservatory of Bucharest, Conservatoroire de Genève and Conservatory G. Verdi in Milan with Vittorio Terranova, graduating with the highest votes. In 2009 graduated at Universität fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna. Prizes: Winner of international singing competitions Hariclea Darclée in Bucharest, J. Brahms in Austria, Franz Schubert in Bulgaria, Ferruccio Tagliavini-Austria, Iris Adami Corradetti-Padova, [...] -
![Education: Kyung-Won University, Seoul 1977-2003. Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg since 2006 and Musikhochschule Stuttgart. Repertory: Riccardo I Puritani (Bellini), Il conte di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Rodrigo Don Carlo, Giorgio Germont La Traviata (Verdi), Hérode Hérodiade (Massenet), Yeletsky The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky), O Tod, wie [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/107-Foto-Park-Sungjun-115x115.jpg "Sungjun Park (1977) – baritone – Republic of Korea")
Sungjun Park (1977) – baritone – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Kyung-Won University, Seoul 1977-2003. Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg since 2006 and Musikhochschule Stuttgart. Repertory: Riccardo I Puritani (Bellini), Il conte di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Rodrigo Don Carlo, Giorgio Germont La Traviata (Verdi), Hérode Hérodiade (Massenet), Yeletsky The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky), O Tod, wie [...] -
![IVC 2010 – Winner Vereniging Vrienden van het Lied Prize: Seil Kim (1977)
Education: diploma Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, concert diploma Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. Completed his studies at Musikhochschule in Zurich. Member of Opera Studio Netherlands (2007-2009).
Prizes: 2nd Prize Maria Callas Competition in Athens, and twice won Swiss Migros Prize for [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/173-Foto-Kim-Seil-115x115.jpg "Seil Kim (1977) – tenor – Republic of Korea")
Seil Kim (1977) – tenor – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner Vereniging Vrienden van het Lied Prize: Seil Kim (1977) Education: diploma Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, concert diploma Conservatoire de Musique de Genève. Completed his studies at Musikhochschule in Zurich. Member of Opera Studio Netherlands (2007-2009). Prizes: 2nd Prize Maria Callas Competition in Athens, and twice won Swiss Migros Prize for [...] -
![Education: studies voice with Ana-Maria Miranda at Ecole Normale de Musique ‘Alfred Cortot’ in Paris. Graduated in Music Theory from Conservatory of Paris, continues piano lessons at Conservatoire Maurice Ravel.
Prizes: 1st Prize at 2010 international voice competition ‘Les Maîtres du Chant Français’. Several prizes at international piano competitions.Repertory: soloist Le Colibri (Tomasi) at the [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/206-Foto-Winan-Onadek-115x115.jpg "Onadek Winan (1991) – soprano – France")
Onadek Winan (1991) – soprano – France
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studies voice with Ana-Maria Miranda at Ecole Normale de Musique ‘Alfred Cortot’ in Paris. Graduated in Music Theory from Conservatory of Paris, continues piano lessons at Conservatoire Maurice Ravel. Prizes: 1st Prize at 2010 international voice competition ‘Les Maîtres du Chant Français’. Several prizes at international piano competitions.Repertory: soloist Le Colibri (Tomasi) at the [...] -
Todd Boyce (1983) – baritone – USA
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: graduated from Oberlin Conservatory, recent member Bayerische Staatsoper Opera Studio. Young Artist Glimmerglass Opera. Repertory: Dandini La Cenerentola, Figaro Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Guglielmo Così fan tutte (Mozart), Lieder eines fahrendes Gesellen (Wagner), Weihnachtsoratorium, Matthäus Passion (Bach), Messiah (Händel), Carmina Burana (Orff), songs of Duparc, Dutilleux, Massenet. -
![Education: Doctor of Musical Arts and the Master of Music degrees University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Selected for Tanglewood Music Center and Tanglewood’s Bach Institute. Prizes: Finalist American Bach Society’s Fifth Biennial Vocal Competition (2008). Repertory: tenor roles L’enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel) and Mavra (Stravinsky), Evangelist Johannes Passion (Bach), concert arias Händel, Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/162-Foto-Umstead-Randall-115x115.jpg "Randall Umstead (1979) – tenor – USA")
Randall Umstead (1979) – tenor – USA
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Doctor of Musical Arts and the Master of Music degrees University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Selected for Tanglewood Music Center and Tanglewood’s Bach Institute. Prizes: Finalist American Bach Society’s Fifth Biennial Vocal Competition (2008). Repertory: tenor roles L’enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel) and Mavra (Stravinsky), Evangelist Johannes Passion (Bach), concert arias Händel, Monteverdi, Bach, Mozart, [...] -
![IVC 2010 – Winner of the Arleen Auger Prize € 5.000
Education: Bachelor’s Degree Manhattan School of Music in 2006, Master’s degree in 2008 and Professional Studies Certificate in 2009. Prizes: Winner of the International Competition for Young Singers in Sarzana (2010), winner in the Gerda Lissner Vocal Competition in New York, Regional Finalist and Study Grant [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/079-Foto-Bique-Jeanine-De-115x115.jpg "Jeanine De Bique (1981) – soprano – Trinidad")
Jeanine De Bique (1981) – soprano – Trinidad
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the Arleen Auger Prize € 5.000 Education: Bachelor’s Degree Manhattan School of Music in 2006, Master’s degree in 2008 and Professional Studies Certificate in 2009. Prizes: Winner of the International Competition for Young Singers in Sarzana (2010), winner in the Gerda Lissner Vocal Competition in New York, Regional Finalist and Study Grant [...] -
![Education: studied clarinet at conservatories of Toulouse and Paris. Starting singing at the age of 23. Studied voice in Paris with Valérie Guillorit. Joined the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Graduated in 2009, and currently studies with Jon Thorsteinsson. Member of the New Opera Academy. Repertory: Antonio and Don Curzio Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Mr. Triquet Yevgeny [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/082-Foto-Reddet-Eric-115x115.jpg "Eric Reddet (1979) – tenor – France")
Eric Reddet (1979) – tenor – France
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied clarinet at conservatories of Toulouse and Paris. Starting singing at the age of 23. Studied voice in Paris with Valérie Guillorit. Joined the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Graduated in 2009, and currently studies with Jon Thorsteinsson. Member of the New Opera Academy. Repertory: Antonio and Don Curzio Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Mr. Triquet Yevgeny [...] -
Aylin Sezer (1983) – soprano – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Royal Conservatory The Hague with Maria Acda, Gerda van Zelm, Ira Siff. Master diploma Dutch National Opera Academy. Repertory: Poppea L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi), title role Agrippina (Händel), Despina Così fan tutte, Pamina Die Zauberflöte, Annio La clemenza di Tito (Mozart), Requiem (Saint-Saëns and Mozart), Ein deutsches Requiem (Brahms), Gloria (Poulenc). -
![Education: Bachelor Chung-Ang University with Jae-whan Lee (2005-2008), Master Hochschule for Musik Karlsruhe with Maria Venuti (2007-2009), Hochschule für Musik Lübeck with Prof. Franz-Josef Einhaus (2009-2010), International Opernstudio Theater Lubeck. Prizes: 3rd Prize Maritim Musikwoche 2009. Repertory: operatic arias Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte (Mozart), I Puritani (Bellini), Don Pasquale and L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti), Il [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/130-Foto-Kim-Jundong-115x115.jpg "Jundong Kim (1979) – baritone – Republic of Korea")
Jundong Kim (1979) – baritone – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Bachelor Chung-Ang University with Jae-whan Lee (2005-2008), Master Hochschule for Musik Karlsruhe with Maria Venuti (2007-2009), Hochschule für Musik Lübeck with Prof. Franz-Josef Einhaus (2009-2010), International Opernstudio Theater Lubeck. Prizes: 3rd Prize Maritim Musikwoche 2009. Repertory: operatic arias Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte (Mozart), I Puritani (Bellini), Don Pasquale and L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti), Il [...] -
![Education: Academy of Music in Krakow. Also studied music theory, conducting and composition at the Krakow Music Academy. Prizes: 1st Prize Deutsches Lied Competition at the Prague-Budapest-Vienna Sommerakademie (Austria, 2008), 2nd Prize Ada Sari International Compettion of Vocal Art in Nowy Sacz (Poland), 3rd Prize Wilhelm Stenhammar International Singing Competition in Norrkoping (Sweden, 2010). Repertory: operatic roles: [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/199-Foto-Matula-Izabela-115x115.jpg "Izabela Matula (1980) – soprano – Poland")
Izabela Matula (1980) – soprano – Poland
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Academy of Music in Krakow. Also studied music theory, conducting and composition at the Krakow Music Academy. Prizes: 1st Prize Deutsches Lied Competition at the Prague-Budapest-Vienna Sommerakademie (Austria, 2008), 2nd Prize Ada Sari International Compettion of Vocal Art in Nowy Sacz (Poland), 3rd Prize Wilhelm Stenhammar International Singing Competition in Norrkoping (Sweden, 2010). Repertory: operatic roles: [...] -
![IVC 2010 – Winner of the Toonkunst Oratorio Prize € 5000
IVC 2010 – Winner of the Staetshuys Fonds Prize for a talented young Dutch singer € 3500
Education: Master diploma cum laude at Rotterdam Conservatory with Roberta Alexander. Currently studies with Margreet Honig. Repertory: Dido Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), Sesto Giulio Cesare (Händel), Geraldine A Hand of [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/214-Foto-Sandwijk-Rosanne-van-115x115.jpg "Rosanne van Sandwijk (1983) – mezzo-soprano – Netherlands")
Rosanne van Sandwijk (1983) – mezzo-soprano – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the Toonkunst Oratorio Prize € 5000 IVC 2010 – Winner of the Staetshuys Fonds Prize for a talented young Dutch singer € 3500 Education: Master diploma cum laude at Rotterdam Conservatory with Roberta Alexander. Currently studies with Margreet Honig. Repertory: Dido Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), Sesto Giulio Cesare (Händel), Geraldine A Hand of [...] -
Lusine Levoni (1981) – soprano – Armenia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Yerevan State Conservatory with Gayane Grigoryan. Post graduate at Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas, Armenia (2006-2008). Prizes: Finalist Gohar Gasparyan Singers Competition in Yerevan, Armenia (2008). Semifinalist Competitizione dell Opera in Dresden, Germany (2009). Repertory: Zerlina Don Giovanni (Mozart), Fanny La cambiale di matrimonio (Rossini), title role Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti). -
Vitaly Yushmanov (1981) – baritone – Russia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: St. Petersburg College of Music Rimsky-Korsakov. Student and soloist Academy for Young Singers Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg. Student Hochschule für Musik und Theater Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Leipzig, since 2009. Repertory: Les Mamelles de Tirésias (Poulenc), Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini), Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Love for three Oranges (Prokofiev), Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Mahler). -
Elias Benito Arranz (1979) – baritone – Spain
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: completed vocal studies at Royal Academy of Music in 2008, member La Monnaie Opera Studio in 2009. Repertory: Papageno Die Zauberflöte, Il conte di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, Leporello Don Giovanni (Mozart), Symphony no. 9 (Beethoven), b-minor Mass (Bach), Lieder Brahms, Finzi, Rabel, Ibert, Janácek, operatic arias Don Pasquale (Donizetti), La Cenerentola (Rossini), Yevgeny [...] -
Siman Chung (1983) – countertenor – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Currently attending Mannes College of music for Bachelor’s degree in New York. Prizes: Winner New York District of Metropolitan Opera Competition 2008, prizewinner concert of Gesangswettbewerb ‘Alexander Girardi’ (Coburg, 2009), prizewinner concert of Francisco Viñas International Singing Contest Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain (2010). Repertory: Idamante Idomeneo (Mozart), roles in Giulio [...] -
![Education: voice lessons with Achim Schulz in Alicante and María de los Llanos in Valencia. Baroque summer courses (2000–2004) with Jennifer Smith, Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Gerd Türk and Mark Padmore. BA in Early Music, with Distinction, at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland) with Gerd Türk (2008)– and Master of Arts in November 2010. Prizes: [...]](http://www.internationalvocalcompetition.com/IVC/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/023-Foto-Ferri-BenedettiFlavio-115x115.jpg "Flavio Ferri-Benedetti (1983) – countertenor – Italy")
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti (1983) – countertenor – Italy
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: voice lessons with Achim Schulz in Alicante and María de los Llanos in Valencia. Baroque summer courses (2000–2004) with Jennifer Smith, Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Gerd Türk and Mark Padmore. BA in Early Music, with Distinction, at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland) with Gerd Türk (2008)– and Master of Arts in November 2010. Prizes: [...] -
Monika-Evelin Liiv (1979) – mezzo-soprano – Estonia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied at Conservatoire of Tallinn, Lithuanian Music Academy and Estonian Music Academy. Attended Mariinsky Theatre Young Singers Summer Academy in Mikkeli. Member Jette Parker Young Artists Programme in 2007/9. Prizes: 2nd Prize Studio Bel Canto Vocal Competition in Malmö 2006, 3rd Prize Mart Saar Song Competition 2002. Repertory: Flora La traviata, Ines Il Trovatore (Verdi), 2. [...] -
Dorine Mortelmans (1984) – soprano – Belgium
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Masters Degree Conservatory of Antwerp in 2007, continued studies at Queen Elisabeth College of Music. Currently member of Opera Studio Nederland. Prizes: Finalist in the Elardo International Opera Competition. Repertory: title role La Dafne (Da Gagliano), Blondchen Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart), Belinda Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), Noémie Cendrillon (Massenet), one of the Six Nuns [...] -
EungKwang Lee (1981) – baritone – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – NTR Media Prize € 2.500 Education: Seoul National University B.A, Hochschule für Musik und Theater ‘Hanns Eisler’ Diplom, Berlin, member Theater Basel opera ensemble. Repertory: operatic arias Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), Falstaff and Un ballo in maschera (Verdi), Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), Prince Igor (Borodin), Hérodiade (Massenet), Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky), [...] -
Sonja Volten (1980) – soprano – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied in The Hague with Sasja Hunnego. Master Diploma Dutch National Opera Academy (2008). Member Opera Studio Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth, Brussels (2010-2011). Prizes: Prize Friends (Vriendenkrans) of the Concertgebouw together with her pianist Abigail Richards (2008). Repertory: Blanche Dialogues de Carmélites (Poulenc), Euridice Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck), Princess El Gato con Botas (Montsalvatge), Deutsches Requiem [...] -
Alistair Shelton-Smith (1976) – baritone – United Kingdom
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied at Royal College of Music in London with Kenneth Woollam, Musikhochschule Karlsruhe with Mitsuko Shirai and Hartmut Höll, and Dutch National Opera Academy in Amsterdam with Margreet Honig (graduating with distinction). Repertory: Il Pedone La Wally (Catalani), title role Don Giovanni, Il conte di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart), title role Gianni Schicchi [...] -
Zhenhua Chang (1982) – baritone – China
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: bachelor degree Royal Conservatory The Hague since 2007. Master degree Dutch National Opera Academy in 2009. Zhenhua Chang was trained under American soprano Barbara Pearson. Repertory: Il conte di Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro, Guglielmo Così fan tutte, title role Don Giovanni (Mozart), Le Roi Cendrillon (Massenet), Jailer Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc), L’Horloge Comtoise and [...] -
Elsa Barthas (1983) – mezzo-soprano – France
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the Prize for the best performance of the compulsarory Dutch song € 2,500 Education: Bachelor in musicology Toulouse Conservatory. Started singing with Jane Berbie, and now studies is at High School of Music of Geneva with Gilles Cachemaille. Repertory: Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia, Lucila La scala di seta (Rossini), Dorabella Così [...] -
Ashley Kelly (1985) – soprano – USA
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Bachelors Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Currently studies with Dutch dramatic soprano Wiebke Göetjes. Repertory: Clotilde and understudy title role Norma (Bellini), 1. Dame Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Frasquita Carmen (Bizet), operatic aria’s Suor Angelica and La bohème (Puccini), Hérodiade (Massenet), Aida (Verdi), Tannhäuser and Lohengrin (Wagner), Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Mahler). -
Jussi Lehtipuu (1977) – baritone – Finland
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied at Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, and Conservatory of Amsterdam with Udo Reinemann and Valérie Guillorit. Furthermore, Dutch National Opera Academy with Pierre Mak, master’s degree 2009. At the moment he studies with Elisabeth Werres. Repertory: Guglielmo Così fan tutte, Leporello Don Giovanni (Mozart), Elder Son The Prodigal Son (Britten), L’Officier Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc), Ottone [...] -
Ksenia Eliseeva (1986) – soprano – Russia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Saratov State Conservatory and Moscow Conservatory, studied there with Professor B. Rudenko. Repertory: operatic arias Giulio Cesare (Händel), Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea), Rusalka (Dvorák), La bohème (Puccini), concert arias Rachmaninov, R. Strauss, Schumann, Debussy. -
Yun-Jeong Lee (1980) – soprano – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Rabobank Audience Prize € 2500 Education: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, studied with Turid Karlsen. Prizes: 3rd Prize International Singing Competition – Competitione dell’Opera, Dresden. 2nd Prize and Audience Award Marittim Singing Competition. 1st Prize Elise Meyer Competition, Germany 2009. Grand Prix Maria Callas International Singing Competition, Athens 2009. Audience award Francesco Vinas [...] -
Sung-Eon Yun (1978) – baritone – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: graduated from Kyoung-won University, Korea and Conservatoire Rayonnement Région de Paris as Supérieur grade. Prizes: 1st Prize international competition Union Française des Artistes Musiciens (2007) and international competition Musique et D’Art Dramatique Leopold Bellan with Jury unanimity (2010). Repertory: operatic arias Hériodade and Werther (Massenet), Hamlet (Thomas), Un ballo in maschera and Don Carlo (Verdi), Die [...] -
Elnara Shafigullina (1980) – soprano – Netherlands
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Studied with Volkova Rimma and at conservatory of Amsterdam since 2008. Repertory: performances with many musical bands in Europe. Zueignung (R. Strauss), Von ewiger Liebe (Brahms), Zerlina Don Giovanni, title role Iolanta and Lisa Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky), Mimi La bohème (Puccini), Leonora La forza del destino, Lauretta Gianni Schicchi (Verdi), Laetitia The Old Maid and [...] -
Stephanie Lewis (1981) – mezzo-soprano – UK
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Royal College of Music in the Benjamin Britten International Opera School, Opera Studio Teatro Comunale di Bologna, young artist Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Prizes: 1st Prize Premio Crescendo Competition (Florence, 2010). Repertory: Madama Rosa Il campanello (Donizetti), Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia, Lucia La gazza ladra (Rossini), Suzuki Madama Butterfly (Puccini), Ottavia L’incoronazione di Poppea [...] -
Kateryna Kasper-Machula (1986) – soprano – Ukraine
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the Prize of the Province of North-Brabant for a young talent under the age of 25 years € 3500 Education: studied with Raisa Kolesnik in hometown Donezk. Graduated from Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg. Opera-program Frankfurt Music Academy with Hedwig Fassbender (Fall, 2010). Scholarship from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Prizes: 1st Prizes [...] -
Jan Kullmann (1978) – countertenor – Germany
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Master of Music degree Royal Conservatory of The Hague (2009), studied with Rita Dams, Peter Kooij, Jill Feldman, Michael Chance, Marius van Altena. Repertory: Ottone Agrippina (Händel), arias Bach and Bernstein, Mitridate (Mozart), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten), Winterreise (Schubert), Stabat Mater (Vivaldi), Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck). -
Pascale Beaudin (1979) – soprano – Canada
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: degrees University of Ottawa (Bmus) and Université de Montréal (Mmus). Young artist Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. Prizes: grants Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation, Canada Arts Council, Bourse d’Excellence Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, winner New Discoveries Auditions, 2nd Prize Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition. Repertory: Zerlina Don Giovanni (Mozart), Oscar Un ballo in maschera (Verdi), Comtesse [...] -
Emilio Pons (1977) – tenor – Mexico
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Master and Doctor of Music degrees Indiana University, studied with Carlos Montané and Andreas Poulimenos. Studies with KS Francisco Araiza since 2006. Prizes: Prizewinner Irma Cooper and Palm Beach Opera competitions (USA, 2005), Pavel Lisitsian (Russia, 2006), Hans Gabor Belvédère (Austria, 2007). Repertory: Erlkönig (Schubert), arias Jephta and Semele (Händel), Magnificat (Bach), Va dal furor portata [...] -
An de Ridder (1979) – soprano – Belgium
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Conservatory Maastricht cum laude. Studied with Malcolm Martineau, Roberta Alexander, Margreet Honig, Rudolf Jansen, Jard van Nes, Michael Chance. Member of Opera Studio Nederland. Prizes: Prizewinner opera festival Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg. Finalist Vocal Presentation (oratorium), 2004. Repertory: Pamina Die Zauberflöte, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte (Mozart), Nannetta Falstaff, Nella Gianni Schicchi (Verdi), L’enfant L’enfant et les sortilèges [...] -
Hyunbong Choi (1981) – baritone – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: studied in Seoul with Um. Moved to Germany in 2007, continuing vocal education with Edda Moser at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz. Prizes: various awards in national singing competitions in his mother country. 5th Prize Bayreuth Cantilena Gesangswettewerb 2009. Finalist Internationaler Gesangswettbewerb Ferruccio Tagliavini 2009. Repertory: Lieder by Brahms, Schubert, Sibelius, operatic arias Un [...] -
Oleksandr Pushniak (1983) – baritone – Ukraine
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Bachelor’s Degree in Music Pedagogy and Music Teacher Ushynsky Pedagogical College, Kyiv. Graduated National Music Academy of Ukraine, specialty Musical Art and qualification opera and concert singer (2007). Joined Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program in Washington DC (2008-2010). Prizes: semi-finalist Plácido Domingo’s ‘Operalia’ competition (Paris, 2007). Prizewinner European song contest within Styriarte Music Festival, Austria. Repertory: title [...] -
László Pálfi (1984) – baritone – Hungary
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: student University of Szeged with Edit D. Szécsi. Prizes: Special Prize University of Szeged, Sófi József Scholarship. Repertory: Venetian guest Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov), song cycles Schumann and Beethoven, arias Weihnachtsoratorium (Bach), Elijah and Paulus (Mendelssohn), Samson (Händel). -
Tatia Jibladze (1983) – mezzo-soprano – Georgia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi state conservatoire (since 2003). In 2007 entered master’s studies vocal faculty in the class of Lamara Goglichidze. Graduated Vano Sarajishvili Tbilisi state conservatoire (2009). From 2009 student Accademia d’arte lirica Osimo (Italy). Repertory: Berta and Rosina Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini), Flora La Traviata, Ulrica Un ballo in maschera, Maddalena Rigoletto (Verdi), [...] -
Q-Won Han (1983) – tenor – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: graduated Seoul Art High School 2001 and Seoul National University 2008, completed Seoul National University Graduate School 2010. Repertory: h-moll Messe, Weihnachtsoratorium (Bach), Messiah Händel, Die Schöpfung (Haydn), Elijah (Mendelssohn), Erlkönig (Schubert), The Hero (Menotti). -
Taehyun Jun (1981) – baritone – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanss Eisler’ Berlin, Germany, with Brenda Mitchell since 2007. Prizes: 2nd Prize Singing Competition Berlin Intenational Music Festival, 1st Prize CBS section vocal range. Repertory: Leporello Don Giovanni (Mozart), Seneca L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi), Raphael and Adam Die Schöpfung (Haydn), bass soloist Messiah (Händel) and Symphony no. 9 (Beethoven). -
Silvia Dobrotka (1983) – soprano – Serbia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: student of University of Szeged. She has one year left before getting her degree as a Teacher and Performer of Singing. Her present teacher is István Andrejcsik. Prizes: Wagner Scholarschip to Bayreuth, Budapest 2009. Semi-finalist Ondina Otta Opera Competition, Maribor 2010. Repertory: Fatime Le Cadi dupé (Gluck), Don Ettore La Canterina (Haydn), arias Elijah (Mendelssohn), Messiah (Händel), Wesendonck-Lieder [...] -
Je Ni Kim (1984) – soprano – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: graduated Seoul National University (2007), participated International Academy of Nice with Dalton Baldwin (2005). Prizes: 1st Prize Singing Competition Lassen, Korea (2007), 1st Prize International Singing Contest ‘Germans pla.ciutat de Balaguer’, Spain (2009), 1st Prize International Singing Competition ‘Colzani’, Italy (2010). Repertory: Zerlina Don Giovanni, Exsultate Jubilate (Mozart), soprano part Johannes Passion (Bach), aria Caro nome [...] -
Jens Søndergaard (1977) – baritone – Denmark
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: graduated from Danish Academy of Opera Copenhagen (2003). Continued in the soloist class at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. Prizes: 1st Prize Annemarie Mortensen Talent Prize 2007, 2nd Prize National Opera Competition 2004, Talent Prize Friends of Opera Århus 2004. Repertory: Belcore L’elisir d’amore (Donizetti), Papageno Die Zauberflöte, Figaro Le nozze di Figaro, Guglielmo [...] -
Julia Banyai (1983) – soprano – Hungary
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: László Hermann Konservatorium with Noémi Kiss, Institut für Musik der Széchenyi István Universität with Judit Németh and Erika Markovics, Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien with Margit Klaushofer since 2006. Prizes: 1st and 2nd Prizes Széchenyi István University 2002, 2003, 2006. Special Prize Simándy-Gesangswettbewerb (Szeged, 2005). 2nd Prize and Prize of the Audience International [...] -
Miriam Deanesse Clark (1980) – soprano – Germany
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsIVC 2010 – Winner of the Opera Prize € 5000 – ex aequo: Claudia Boyle (1983) Education: Hochschule für Musik und Theater (München). Prizes: 2nd Prize Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballé (Zaragoza, 2009), many first prizes. Repertory: Vitellia La clemenza di Tito, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte, Königin der Nacht Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), Gräfin Zedlau Wiener Blut (Joh. [...] -
Jelena Rakić (1984) – soprano – Serbia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Faculty of Music (Belgrade, 2004-2008), Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim with Snežana Stamenković since 2008. Prizes: 1st Prize and Special Prize Best Interpretation, International Singing Competition ‘Petar Konjović’ (Belgrade, 2005), Finalist International Singing Competition ‘Ferruccio Tagliavini’ (Deutschlandsberg, Austria 2006), 3rd Prize and Special Audience Prize, International Singing Competition (Baden-Baden, 2009). Repertory: Papagena Die Zauberflöte, [...] -
Kamila Kulakowska (1979) – soprano – Poland
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Felix Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (Poland) with Brygida Skiba (1998-2004). Prizes: 1st Prize Competition Golden Voices of Mazowsze (Warsaw, 2007), 2nd Prize Ada Sari International Vocal Competition (Nowy Sacz, 2007), 3rd Prize Halina Halska Competition (Wroclaw, 2005). Repertory: Bubikopf Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Ullmann), Gretel Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck), title role Zaide, Pamina [...] -
Jean Sebastien Beauvais (1979) – counter-tenor – France
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Conservatory of Toulouse with Charles Brett, Howard Crook and Guillemette Laurens. Bachelor’s diploma Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. Bachelor’s and Master diploma Conservatory of Amsterdam with Valerie Guillorit. Dutch National Opera Academy. Repertory: Fernando Don Chisciotte in Sierra Nevada (Conti), Oberon A Midummer Night’s Dream (Britten), Ottone L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi), title role Giulio Cesare [...] -
Yun Park (1979) – soprano – Republic of Korea
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Bachelor’s Degree Han-Yang University, Korea, with Hyae-Wook Ko (2004), Bachelor’s degree Royal Conservatory, The Hague, with Maria Acda (2007), Master’s degree Conservatory of Amsterdam with Valérie Guillorit (2009). Prizes: 1st and 2nd Prize National Student Competition Jeonju University (1996). Repertory: Cleopatra Giulio Cesare (Händel), Damigella L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi), Krönungsmesse (Mozart), Ariettes Oubliées (Debussy). -
Marina Nachkebiya (1987) – soprano – Georgia
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory with Zurab Sotkilava since 2006. Prizes: Grand Prix International Shalyapin Competition Kazan, Ukraine (2008), Grand Prix International Euterpe Competition, Italy Repertory: Musetta La bohème (Puccini), Marpha The Tsar’s Bride (Rimsky-Korsakov). -
Maribeth Diggle (1979) – soprano – USA
Posted on 19/09/2010 | No CommentsEducation: Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Musik Hochschule Luzern, Conservatorium of Amsterdam, masters’ degree cum laude at the Dutch National Opera Academie. Repertory: Mère Marie Dialogues des Carmélites (Poulenc), Donna Elvira Don Giovanni, Fiordiligi Così fan tutte (Mozart), Poppea L’incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi).
