Jury 2026
Main Jury Preliminary Jury Preliminary Juries 2026 Live Auditions Feb 17 | Łódź, PolandUrszula Kryger – Mezzo-soprano & Professor University of Music in Łódź Daniel Borowski – BassAndrzej Dobber – BaritoneAndrew Watts – Countertenor | General & Artistic Director IVC March 30 | Colombo, Sri LankaLakshman Joseph de Saram – ComposerAndrew Watts – Countertenor | General […]
Criteria Grand Final
Repertoire Requirements All repertoire must be performed in its original language and original key. During the main competition, all arias — both opera and oratorio — must be performedfrom memory. The commissioned work by Anne-Maartje Lemereis must also beperformed from memory. Main Rounds Repertoire listEach participant must select 10 works in total: Finals Each candidate […]
Criteria
Competition Dates Singers can submit their application for the Preliminary Selections of the IVC Opera | Oratorio 2026 via the online portal. Apply Now Main Rounds: Friday, 2 October – Monday, 5 October 2026Grand Finale: 10 October, 2026 Criteria The Competition is open to aspiring professional singers of all nationalities who have completed their formal vocal […]
Theatre in Song Finalists
The Finalists of Theatre in Song 2025 have been chosen! From more than 140 candidates from more than 40 countries, eleven presentations are invited to come to Den Bosch in September. From 27-28 September, these eleven duos will compete at the very first edition of Theatre in Song at the Theatre aan de Parade for monetary and engagement prizes.
Application requirements Theatre in Song
An overview of all requirements for the application to the 58th IVC Theatre in Song including theatre specifications.
Criteria
The International Vocal Competition (IVC) 2025 Edition competition is titled Theatre in Song and replaces the former IVC LiedDuo competition.
Timetable
Theatre in Song Finals from 27-28 September at Theater aan de Parade in Den Bosch!
Compulsory Work
The IVC tradition of commissioning a work remains strong in 2025. This year’s compulsory work comes from Dutch-Israeli composer Karmit Fadael.
Preliminary Jury 2025
Meet the preliminary jury of the IVC Theatre in Song 2025. The preliminary jury will review all videos to determine which singers and duos will be invited to ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Main Jury 2025
Meet the Main jury of the IVC Theatre in Song 2025! Our Main Jury will be in ‘s-Hertogenbosch during the 2025 competition to see all performances of the singers and duos invited to compete live.
