57th IVC Opera | Oratorio 2024 - Semifinals

The International Vocal Competition 's-Hertogenbosch (IVC) celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2024 and presents the 57th edition with Opera and Oratorio from Friday 27 September to Saturday 5 October at the Theater aan de Parade.

During the semi-final, all contestants will also sing the specially written work Veronese’s Groen, by lyricist Marc Pantus and composer Bart Visman.

Theater aan de Parade 's-Hertogenbosch
Tuesday, 1 October
11.00 hours | Pleinzaal

Competition Candidates & Repertoire:
https://issuu.com/internationalvocalc...

11.00 hours
Semi-final participants
Alexandra Yangel, mezzo-soprano (Russia; *1992)
Madison Horman, soprano (New Zealand; *1996)
Yisae Choi, bass-baritone (South Korea; *1992)
Ella Taylor, soprano (United Kingdom; *1993)
Oleh Lebedyev, baritone (Ukraine; *1995)
Liza Lozica, mezzo-soprano (Netherlands; *1994)

14.15 hours
Elene Gvritishvili, soprano (Russia; *1999)
Salvador Villanueva Zuzuarregui, tenor (Mexico; *1998)
Yoojin Lee, soprano (South Korea; *1999)
Jasurbek Khaydarov, bass-baritone (Uzbekistan; *2001)
Annabel Kennedy, mezzo-soprano (United Kingdom; *1997)

16.45 hours
John Ji, baritone (South Korea; *1990)
Cláudia Ribas, mezzo-soprano (Portugal; *1993)
Michael Mensah, bass (Ghana; *1993)
Martin Karu, countertenor (Estonia; *1997)
Elisa Maayeshi, soprano (Netherlands; *2001)

Approximately 19:30 hours
Jury results

Prizes awarded after semi-finals:
Prize Association Friends of the IVC - € 1,500
Press Prize - € 1,000
Junior Jury Prize - € 1,000