Concours musical international de Montréal

Mezzo-soprano Valerie Eickhoff (Germany, 1996) performs ‘Deh, per questo istante solo’ from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera La clemenza di Tito; ‘Vois sous l’archet frémissant’ from Jacques Offenbach’s opera Les contes d'Hoffmann; and ‘Una voce poco fa’ from Gioachino Rossini’s opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, during the final round of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). She is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at Montreal Symphony House.

Countertenor Nils Wanderer (Germany, 1993) performs ‘Sea Slumber Song’ from Edward Elgar’s song cycle Sea Pictures, Op. 37; ‘Venga pur minacci e frema’ from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Mitridate, re di Ponto; and ‘Pena tiranna’ from George Frideric Handel’s opera Amadigi di Gaula, during the final round of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). He is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at Montreal Symphony House.

Mezzo-soprano Simone McIntosh (Canada, 1991) performs ‘Sein wir wieder gut’ from Richard Strauss’s opera Ariadne auf Naxos; ‘Vani solo i lamenti … Svegliatevi nel core’ from George Frideric Handel’s opera Giulio Cesare; and ‘Naqui’all affanno … Non più mesta’ from Gioachino Rossini’s opera La Cenerentola, during the final round of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). She is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at Montreal Symphony House.

Soprano Sarah Dufresne (Canada, 1994) performs ‘Ach, ich fühl’s’ from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Die Zauberflöte; ‘Caro nome’ from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto; and ‘Ah! Je veux vivre’ from Charles Gounod’s opera Roméo et Juliette, during the final round of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). She is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at Montreal Symphony House.

Baritone Hugo Laporte (Canada) performs ‘Alzati … Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima’ from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera; ‘Vy tak pechalny … Ya vas lyublyu’ from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s opera Pique Dame; and ‘Largo al factotum’ from Gioachino Rossini’s opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, during the final round of the Aria division of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2022 (CMIM). He is accompanied by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jacques Lacombe. This performance was recorded at Montreal Symphony House.