On 15 December, preliminary selections were held via YouTube for the 55th International Vocal Competition, Opera | Oratorio category.
The jury selected twelve singers for the First Round:
- Teaa An, Mezzo-soprano (South Korea, 1990)
- Marlen Bieber, Mezzo-soprano (Germany, 1996)
- Marta De Castro, Soprano (Spain, 1991)
- Mimi Doulton, Soprano United (Kingdom, 1994)
- Joanna Harries ,Mezzo-soprano (United Kingdom, 1988)
- Dominika Kościelniak, Mezzo-soprano (Poland, 1992)
- Michelle Neupert, Mezzo-soprano (Germany, 1990)
- Sarah Richmond, Mezzo-soprano (Ireland, 1988)
- Jacob Scharfman, Baritone (USA, 1991)
- Nils Wanderer, Countertenor (Germany, 1993)
- Gerben van der Werf, Countertenor (Netherlands, 1994)
- Maryna Zubko, Soprano (Ukraine, 1990)
The Jury of these pre-selections consisted of:
- Marc Clémeur, casting consultant | honorary director Opéra National du Rhin
- Marcel Reijans, tenor
- Elena Vink, soprano
- Ivan van Kalmthout, general manager IVC
The International Vocal Competition (IVC) will organize the 55th edition of the competition in 2022, in which Opera and Oratorio are central. International singers compete for various prizes in June and July, including the main prize: the Grand Prix, the Opera Prize, the Toonkunst Oratorio Prize and the Dutch Wagner Prize. Entrants who wish to register for the competition must participate in the preliminaries via YouTube or via live auditions on location. Registrations are open and go through the IVC website. The competition starts for the candidates on June 23 and is open to the public from June 24 to July 2, 2022 in 's-Hertogenbosch and Eindhoven.
The Opera | Oratorio competition
alternates annually with the LiedDuo competition of the International Vocal
Competition. The last edition of the Opera | Oratorio competition took place in
2018. This edition was won by Canadian tenor Josh Lovell. He also won the Opera
Prize. The Toonkunst Oratorio Prize was won by Rosina Fabius and Claire
Barnett-Jones won the Wagner Prize. Other laureates include Elly Ameling,
Thomas Hampson, Pretty Yende and Dame Sarah Connolly. In addition to the first
round - and possibly the semi-finals and finals - participants also receive
coaching sessions and master classes. The semifinals will take place in
's-Hertogenbosch on June 28. The final will be held on July 2 in Eindhoven with
the South Netherlands Philharmonic conducted by Hartmut Haenchen.
Prizes 2022
After the final,
several prizes will be awarded, including the main prize - the Grand Prix -
which consists of a special award and € 15,000 for the winner.
The Wagner Society of
the Netherlands has created the Wagner Prize worth €5,000 to continue the
training and further professional development of the winner. As with the
LiedDuo competition, the Van Riemsdijk Prize worth € 2,500 will be awarded to
the participant who best interprets the compulsory piece Vermeer's Gold by composer Bart Visman in the version for symphony
orchestra. In addition, various other prizes are awarded (see website) and
various concerts and engagements are offered.
Jury 2022
The jury consists of, among others,
Deborah Polaski (soprano), Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano), Javier Menéndez
(opera director of Seville) and Damià Carbonell Nicolau (head of artistic
affairs at Dutch National Opera).
Preliminary rounds:
dates, locations, deadlines
29 & 30 January 2022 Amsterdam
Deadline registration:
4 January 2022
25 & 26 February 2022 Monte-Carlo Deadline registration: 26 January 2022
14 March 2022 Łódź (PL)
Deadline registration: 23 February 2022
2 & 3 April 2022 ’s-Hertogenbosch Deadline registration: 1 March 2022
Singers can register via this link:https://www.ivc.nu/en/competition/participate-2022