Mopping up the awards at the Belvedere
Last week the annual world renowned Viennese competition, Hans Gabor Belvedere, completed it’s final round with some dramatic results.
The 28th international Belvedere opera competition received around 3,000 singers for the qualifying rounds that took place in nearly 50 cities around the world. This has been whittled down to 143 singers for the Vienna finals.
Pretty Yende (South African competitor, age 24) won 1st place for Opera, 1st place for Operetta, Prize of the Audience, Prize of the International Media-Jury, Special Prizes of: Der Deutschen Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf-Duisburg, Des Opernhauses Graz, Des Stadttheaters Klagenfurt, Teatro alla Scala Milano, Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian Lisboa, Chambre Professionnelle des Directeurs D´Opera Paris, and Soroptimist International – Wiener Clubs.
The US did really well with tenors Gaston Rivero and Sean Panikkar winning 2nd place for Opera and Operetta.
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