October 08, 2024
Gütersloh, October 8, 2024. The 16 semifinalists of the NEUE STIMMEN 2024 International
Singing Competition have been announced. Of the 40 young participants from 19 nations
who came to Gütersloh on Sunday for the final round of the competition, 16 singers from 10
nations will be singing in the semifinal this coming Wednesday. They presented themselves
and their skills at the auditions on Monday and Tuesday to the renowned ten-member jury
chaired by Dominique Meyer, director of La Scala in Milan:
- Baliñas Vieites, Alejandro / Bass, Spain
- Guerzé, Matteo / Baritone, Italy
- Haumschilt-Rocha, Trevor / Baritone, United States
- Khaydarov, Jasurbek / Bass, Uzbekistan
- Lucjan, Magdalena / Soprano, Poland
- Monserrat, Anita / Mezzo Soprano, United Kingdom
- Nalewajek, Zuzanna / Mezzo Soprano, Poland
- Oh, Youngkwang / Bass, South Korea
- Pinar, Seray / Mezzo Soprano, Turkey
- Rucker, Ian / Baritone, United States
- Russomanno, Martina / Soprano, Italy
- Sagal, Finn / Baritone, United States
- Todua, Teona / Soprano, Ukraine
- Vening, Daniel / Bass, United Kingdom
- Yi, Younji / Soprano, South Korea
- Zib, Daniela / Soprano, Slovakia
“These young people can enchant their audiences on the world’s great stages. They are pursuing their dream of an opera career with great joy, ambition and enthusiasm. I wish all the
semi-finalists every success,” says Liz Mohn, founder of the competition and Chairwoman of
the Board of the Liz Mohn Foundation. “I would like to encourage those who did not make it
to the semi finals. They have held their own against 1,000 singers from all over the world. I
am convinced that they have a good chance of a successful career,” continued Liz Mohn.
Last chance to get tickets for the semifinal and final in the Stadthalle Gütersloh:
If you would like to experience the competition live in the Stadthalle Gütersloh, you still have
a chance: the semifinal will take place on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Tickets cost 12 euros
(concessions: 6.50 euros). The final starts on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Last seats are still available
for 39.50 euros per person (concessions 20.25 euros) at Gütersloh Marketing or at
www.stadthalle-gt.de.
As with previous competitions, both the semifinal (with piano accompaniment) and the final
can be viewed via livestream. The semifinal will be available on the website www.neue-stimmen.de. The final will be broadcast live on the opera streaming platform OperaVision
(https://operavision.eu/).
