BBC CARDIFF SINGER OF THE WORLD – 2023 Finals

One of the most prestigious singing competitions in the world, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2023. This biennial competition has launched the careers of some of the biggest opera stars, including Karita Mattila, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sir Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros, Jamie Barton, Catriona Morison and 2021 winner, baritone Gihoon Kim.

Streamed for the first time on OperaVision, the Final includes a programme from 5 singers who have made it through a week of concert rounds and, before that, three virtual auditions from nearly 500 applications. In the company of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, we celebrate the next generation of talent from across the globe.

Streamed on OperaVision on Tuesday 20 June 2023 at 19:00 CET and available until 20 December 2023: https://operavision.eu/performance/bb...

Finalists
Adolfo Corrado
Beth Taylor
Jessica Robinson
Nombulelo Yende
Siphokazi Molteno
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Orchestra
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Conductors
Ryan Bancroft
Michael Christie

Jury
Aidan Lang
Bernarda Fink
Errollyn Wallen
Rosemary Joshua
Sir Brian McMaster

Patron
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Presenters

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PROGRAMME

Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano
Handel – ‘Va tacito e nascosto’ from Giulio Cesare
Kienzl – ‘O schöne Jugendtage’ from Der Evangelimann
Berlioz – ‘Le spectre de la rose’ from Les nuits d‘été

Nombulelo Yende, soprano
Moniuszko – ‘Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera… O mój maleńki’ from Halka
Tchaikovsky – ‘Puskai pogibnu ya’ from Eugene Onegin

Adolfo Corrado, bass
Mozart – ‘Non più andrai’ from Le nozze di Figaro
Rossini – ‘La Calunnia’ from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Verdi – ‘Vergini…Sciagurata! Hai tu creduto…. O speranza’ from I Lombardi alla prima Crociata

Jessica Robinson, soprano
Handel – ‘Tornami a vagheggiar’ from Alcina
Donizetti – ‘Chacun le sait’ from La fille du régiment
Rachmaninov – Vocalise Op.34 No.14
Arditi – ‘Il bacio’

Siphokazi Molteno, mezzo-soprano
Massenet – ‘Qui m'aurait dit la place’ from Werther
Strauss – ‘Wie du warst’ from Der Rosenkavalier
Rossini – ‘Una voce poco fa’ from Il barbiere di Siviglia

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