BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013

Every two years, promising young vocalists gather in Wales’ capital city to take part in one of the world’s most prestigious singing competitions: the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. This broadcast features the 2013 edition of the renowned competition, showing the five finalists competing for the competition’s Song Prize. Enjoy the most enthralling highlights from the five competitors’ performances. Host Connie Fisher, along with an all-Welsh panel consisting of conductor Tim Rhys-Evans, soprano Catrin Wyn-Davies, and bass-baritone Neal Davies, then evaluate the contestants’ accomplishments. In this episode, the following young singers take the stage: soprano Mária Celeng (Hungary, 1988), tenor Yuri Gorodetski (Belarus, 1983), mezzosoprano Jamie Barton (USA, 1981), tenor Ben Johnson (England, 1983), and soprano Olena Tokar (Ukraine, 1987).

This broadcast features the 2013 edition of the renowned competition, in which twenty young opera singers compete for their chance to become the next international opera star. Enjoy the performances of the first five competitors. Host Petroc Trelawny, along with vocal coach and singer Mary King, and opera director David Pountney, then evaluate the contestants’ performances. In this episode, the following young singers take the stage: bass Kihwan Sim (South Korea, 1983), soprano Katherine Broderick (UK, 1982), tenor Yi Li (China, 1984), mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton (USA, 1981), and bass-baritone Marko Mimica (Croatia, 1987). All participants are accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the baton of German conductor Jun Märkl, recorded at St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales.

This broadcast features the 2013 edition of the renowned competition, in which twenty young opera singers compete for their chance to become the next international opera star. Enjoy the performances of the five competitors of the second round. Host Petroc Trelawny, along with vocal coach and singer Mary King, and former winner of the BBC Cardiff competition, mezzosoprano Katarina Karnéus, then evaluate the contestants’ performances. In this episode, the following young singers take the stage: soprano Mária Celeng (Hungary, 1988), baritone Alexey Bogdanchikov (Russia, 1985), mezzosoprano Gala El Hadidi (Egypt, 1982), mezzosoprano Loriana Castellano (Italy, 1981), and baritone Luthando Qave (South Africa, 1986). All participants are accompanied by the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera under the baton of British conductor Graeme Jenkins, recorded at St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales.

This broadcast features the 2013 edition of the renowned competition, in which twenty young opera singers compete for their chance to become the next international opera star. Enjoy the performances of the five competitors of the third round. Host Petroc Trelawny, along with vocal coach and singer Mary King, and baritone Gerald Finley, then evaluate the contestants’ performances. In this episode, the following young singers take the stage: mezzosoprano Eglé Šidlauskaité (Lithuania, 1983), soprano Susana Gaspar (Portugal, 1981), baritone Gary Griffiths (Wales, 1983), soprano Olena Tokar (Ukraine, 1987), and tenor Yuri Gorodetski (Belarus, 1983). All participants are accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the baton of German conductor Jun Märkl, recorded at St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales.

This broadcast features the 2013 edition of the renowned competition, in which twenty young opera singers compete for their chance to become the next international opera star. Enjoy the performances of the last five competitors. Host Petroc Trelawny, along with vocal coach and singer Mary King, and former winner of the BBC Cardiff competition, baritone Tommi Hakala, then evaluate the contestants’ performances. In this episode, the following young singers take the stage: baritone Michał Partyka (Poland, 1985), tenor Ben Johnson (England, 1983), mezzosoprano Daniela Mack (Argentina, 1982), bass-baritone Jeongcheol Cha (South Korea, 1981), and soprano Teresa Romano (Italy, 1985). All participants are accompanied by the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera under the baton of British conductor Graeme Jenkins, recorded at St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales.