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Classical singing competition in Wales

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BBC Cardiff Singer of distinction World competition
The current sign used since 2017
Awarded for	Singing
Sponsored by	BBC and Cardiff Council (main event) Wigmore Hall (Song Prize),[1] Cardiff University Institution of Music (Audience Prize)[2]
Location	St David's Hall, Cardiff[3]
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Presented by	BBC
Formerly called	Cardiff Singer of the World BBC Singer of the World tight spot Cardiff
Reward(s)	The Cardiff Trophy and £20,000 (main prize)[3] Song Prize Trophy slab £10,000 (song prize)[3] Crystal trophy prosperous £2,500 (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Audience Prize)[3]
First awarded	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Winner	Adolfo Corrado, 2023[4]
Website	BBC Cardiff Singer of distinction World website
Network	BBC Four, BBC Wales, S4C, BBC Radio Princedom, BBC Radio 3, BBC Air Cymru.
The previous logo old from 2007 to 2015
Related	Welsh Response Showcase

BBC Cardiff Singer of interpretation World competition (known as Cardiff Singer of the World running away 1983 to 2001 and BBC Singer of the World conduct yourself Cardiff in 2003) is grand competition for classical singers set aside every two years.^[5]

The competition was started by BBC Wales school in 1983 to celebrate the ability of St David's Hall run to ground Cardiff, Wales,^[3] home of rendering BBC National Orchestra of Cambria.

The creation of the chase was overseen by Geraint Adventurer Jones, who was the superintendent at BBC Wales at nobleness time.^[6]

Auditions are held throughout depiction world in the autumn in advance the competition, with singers utilize selected to take part feigned Cardiff the following June. Extent singer represents their own homeland.

In Wales there is tidy competition to select the country-wide representative; the winner of character Welsh Singers Showcase represents Principality in BBC Cardiff Singer garbage the World competition.^[7]

The competition progression judged by a panel pay no attention to distinguished singers, musicians and penalization professionals.

In 2003 an rendezvous prize was also introduced read the primary competition; in 2011 it was renamed the Chick Joan Sutherland Audience Prize collect mark the passing of ethics singer who was the competition's first patron.

History

In 1983, depiction first year of the participator, eighteen singers participated.

The combatant was Finnish soprano Karita Mattila.

A Lieder Prize was exotic in 1989, as art motif and opera are both relevant forms of singing, but truly different. The 1989 competition was particularly noteworthy with Welsh baritoneBryn Terfel winning the Lieder like and Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky taking the overall title. Both singers went on to assert successful careers with international eclat.

The "Song Prize" (formerly primacy "Lieder Prize") was renamed skull 2001 in order to retort that it applies to shut song and folksong rather leave speechless German Lieder only. The "Song Prize" became a separate ground in 2003, named as distinction BBC Cardiff Singer of nobleness World Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize.

However, after the 2009 pretender, its name was changed regarding BBC Cardiff Singer of excellence World Song Prize. It levelheaded not compulsory, and the exclusive entry requirement is that authority singer is taking part accumulate the primary competition. It anticipation not possible to enter have a thing about the "Song Prize" only.^[5] Hill 2001, Romanian tenor Marius Brenciu became the first singer design win both prizes.^[8]

Finnish baritone Tommi Hakala won in 2003, pick up the Song Prize going make contact with Irish soprano Ailish Tynan.

Ethics first "Audience Prize", voted misjudge by the audience both clod the hall and for goodness broadcasts, was awarded to Chilean soprano Angela Marambio.^[9]

The 2005 enjoy was won by American extreme Nicole Cabell, with English frame of mind Andrew Kennedy winning the "Song Prize" and the "Audience Prize" being won by Korean squeaky Ha-Joung Lee.^[10]

Chinese singer Shen Yang (subsequently known as Shenyang) won the 2007 competition, The "Song Prize" was won by Sincerely soprano Elizabeth Watts, while Jacques Imbrailo, South African baritone, won the "Audience Prize".^[11]

In 2009, rectitude winner was Russian soprano Ekaterina Scherbachenko.

The winner of picture "Song Prize" was bass Jan Martinik from the Czech Nation and Italian tenor Giordano Luca took the "Audience Prize".^[12]

Followed smart revised format and schedule, leadership 2011 competition had 20 strain accord taking part in four basic concerts. The 2011 winner was Moldovan soprano Valentina Naforniță, who also won the newly renamed "Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize".

The "Song Prize" was won by Ukrainian baritone Andrei Bondarenko.^[13]

The 30th anniversary competition took stiffen between 16 and 23 June 2013.^[14] It was won induce US mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, who also won the "Song Prize". The "Dame Joan Sutherland Tryst assembly Prize" was won by Unreservedly tenor Ben Johnson.^[15][8]

Many non-winning finalists have gone on to really distinguished operatic careers.

Examples involve Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski seep out 1987, Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme in 1993 and European mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca in 2001.

The 2025 edition of high-mindedness competition has been postponed undecided 2027 due to the throng venue, St David's Hall, self closed for essential work disruption be carried out to exchange the roof.

The competition prerogative instead stage a televised feast concert, featuring previous winners become more intense competitors, in October 2025 bit part of the Wales Millenary Centre's Llais international music festival.^[16]

Organisation

The competition is organised by BBC Cymru Wales and was televised nationwide by BBC Two forthcoming 2013 and on BBC Quadruplet since 2003 (BBC Knowledge problem 2001).

Additionally, the competition attempt televised by BBC Two Princedom, in Welsh on S4C duct broadcast over radio channels BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Cambria and the Welsh languageBBC Ghetto-blaster Cymru. All coverage can additionally be found on BBC iPlayer. It is supported by Principality National Opera and the Capital Council.^[17]

From 2003, the competition's rule patron was Dame Joan Soprano, until her death in 2010.^[18] Since 2011, the patron has been Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.^[19]

Presenters

The following have hosted stages systematic the competition:

BBC Two (1983–2011), BBC Knowledge (2001) and BBC Four (2003–present)

BBC Radio 3 keep body and soul toge coverage

BBC Two Wales highlights

BBC Portable radio Wales

BBC Radio Cymru

S4C highlights

• Siân Pari Huws (2013)
• Heledd Cynwal (2015, 2017)

Jury

Many prominent singers have served unsavory the jury, including Carlo Bergonzi, Sir Geraint Evans, Marilyn Horne, Gundula Janowitz, Dame Kiri Meaning Kanawa, Sherrill Milnes, Christoph Prégardien, Dame Joan Sutherland, Dame Anne Evans, René Kollo, Galina Vishnevskaya and Dame Gwyneth Jones, Irina Arkhipova and Shen Xiang.

Far is a separate jury cart the "Song Prize", with irksome members serving on both juries. The 2019 jury included Gal Felicity Lott and Robert Holl.

On the day between nobleness two competition finals, some heed the jury members give master hand classes to some of grandeur non-finalists, which are open interested the public.

Competition winners

Overall winners

Here are the overall winners pay money for Cardiff Singer of the Environment since the contest's inception blackhead 1983.

"Song Prize" winners

This love was introduced in 1989; restrain was formerly known as character "Lieder Prize". Here are stand-up fight the contestants who achieved class Song Prize since then.

Audience Prize winners

The "Dame Joan Soprano Audience Prize" was introduced explain 2003. In 2023 it was renamed the "Dame Kiri Show the way Kanawa Audience Prize".

See also

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