GUTERSLOH 〓 Soprano and Tenor won the competition for young singers “NEUE STIMMEN”

2019/10/28

The international competition “NEUE STIMMEN” for young singers, held in Gutersloh, Germany, ended on the 27th. The female voice category was won by Russian Soprano Anna El-Khashem (23), and the male voice category was won by Chinese tenor Zhang Long (28). Each was awarded a prize of € 15,000. In addition, Ukrainian bass baritone Vladislav Buyalskiy (21) was awarded the “Brian Dicky Young Singers Award”. The prize money is 5,000 euros.

The competition “NEUE STIMMEN” is a bi-annual competition since 1987 by the Bertelsmann Foundation based in the German media group. The first winner was Natalie Stutzmann. To date, singers such as Vesselina Kasarova, Franco Fagioli and Marina Rebeka have fluttered from the competition. From 2015, the winners will be given by gender.

After studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, El-Khashem became a member of the Bavarian Opera House opera studio. She has been active as a singer for the Hessen State Theater Wiesbaden since the 2019/2020 season.

Meanwhile, Zhanglong has the stage name of “Long Long”. After studying at the Shanghai Conservatory and Peking University Opera Institute, he became a member of the Bavarian Opera House opera studio. Finalist of the 2018 Operaria. Has been active as a singer at Hanover State Opera since the 2019/2020 season.

Photo：NEUE STIMMEN　/　Besim Mazhiqi


　　　　Click here for details　▷


How about this ?

  1. BORDEAUX 〓 Minkowski extended the contract with the Bordeaux National Opera

  2. PITTSBURGH 〓 Manfred Honeck Has Extended His Contract With The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

  3. BAYREUTH 〓 Piotr Beczala to replace Roberto Alagna in Lohengrin at Bayreuth Festival

  4. R.I.P 〓 Paul Badura-Skoda, Austrian Pianist

  5. ROME 〓 Andrea Obiso has been appointed concertmaster of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

  6. GRANADA 〓 International Festival Music and Dance has announced that it will decide whether to hold on May 20

  7. DUBLIN 〓 Jaime Martín will be appointed Principal Conductor by RTÉ National Symphony

  8. NEW YORK 〓 The Metropolitan Opera Will Create A New “Ring Cycle” From 2025

  9. PRAGUE 〓 Renovation of the Prague State Opera completed and reopened

  10. CHICAGO 〓 Chicago Symphony Orchestra cancels summer European tour

  11. MILAN 〓 Two new people infected with the new coronavirus at Teatro alla Scala

  12. MALMÖ 〓 Malmö Symphony Orchestra has appointed Martyn Brabbins as Chief Conductor

  13. NEW YORK 〓 Eleven new women testify to Domingo’s sexual harassment

  14. TOKYO 〓 NHK Symphony extended contract with Paavo Järvi

  15. LONDON 〓 Joshua Bell has extended his contract with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra, where he serves as music director

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.