Eight young singers have qualified for the final of the NEUE STIMMEN International Singing Competition. They will perform tomorrow, Friday, October 11, from 7 p.m. in front of an audience and orchestral accompaniment in the Gütersloh Stadthalle to compete for the top prizes. The final concert will be broadcast live on operavision.eu from 7 p.m. If you can't be there live, you can also listen to the final concert on Deutschlandradio on October 20 at 8:05 p.m. or watch a recording on YouTube later.
The finalists – four women and four men – are:
Baliñas Vieites, Alejandro / Bass, Spain
Haumschilt-Rocha, Trevor / Baritone, United States
Monserrat, Anita / Mezzo-Soprano, United Kingdom
Pinar, Seray / Mezzo-Soprano, Turkey
Rucker, Ian / Baritone, United States
Russomanno, Martina / Soprano, Italy
Sagal, Finn / Baritone, United States
Todua, Teona / Soprano, Ukraine
"These young men and women have not only impressed us with their outstanding voices, but also with their personality and charisma. They will soon have many doors open to them in the world of opera. I sincerely wish all those who will be giving their best on stage tomorrow every success. I look forward to experiencing the magic of opera again with their performances in the final," says Liz Mohn, founder of the competition and Chairwoman of the Liz Mohn Foundation.