International Singing Competition New Voices

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New Voices (proper spelling in capital letters) is an international singing competition. It was founded in 1987 on the initiative of Liz Mohn to promote young opera talent. New voices are considered a “talent factory”, which for many participants marks the beginning of an international career. The singing competition is organized every two years by the Bertelsmann Foundation in Gütersloh and is one of their oldest projects.

history

Maria Celeng during the final concert 2011

In 1985 the Berliner Philharmoniker gave a concert in the Gütersloh town hall under the direction of Herbert von Karajan . The occasion was Bertelsmann's 150th anniversary . On the sidelines of the event, Karajan and Liz Mohn discussed the lack of support for opera singing. Compared to other countries, it is difficult to find suitable young people in Germany. Because of this, Mohn, who has been a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Advisory Board since 1986, initiated an international singing competition. August Everding played a key role in the realization; as general director of the Bavarian State Theater, he contributed the necessary specialist knowledge.

The first singing competition took place in October 1987 in cooperation with the directors' group of the German Stage Association in the Gütersloh town hall. In contrast to other funding programs, participants found a large stage and a concert hall that they had to fill in with their voice. They were also accompanied by a symphony orchestra. In parallel to the competition, the Bertelsmann Stiftung organized a symposium at which experts debated cultural policy issues. It continued in the following years.

New voices was initially a “European singing competition”, since only artists trained in Europe were allowed to register. It is noteworthy that there were applicants from Eastern Europe right from the start. In the early 1990s, however, more and more applicants came from other countries, for example from China, Israel, Japan, Korea and the United States. As a result, the New Voices developed their present-day character as an "International Singing Competition". Over the years the number of applicants has risen steadily, today it is around 1,500 singers.

After the singing competitions in 1987, 1988 and 1989, the organizers changed to a two-year rhythm. The first master class took place in 1997 and has been held since then in the years between competitions. It serves to promote particularly talented applicants who have previously participated in the New Voices. In 2012, a song master class was added as a third format, which was continued in 2013 and 2014. In doing so, the organizers want to keep the song alive as an art form.

competition

The New Voices singing competition has existed for 30 years. In 2017, 1430 applicants from 76 nations registered. One of the prerequisites was that they were enrolled at a music college and had already studied or performed roles. The age limit for female singers is 28 years, singers may not be more than 30 years old. The jury first selects the best 40 to 45 talents. The process takes place worldwide under fair and professional conditions, for example in New York City or Beijing . The top talents will then be invited to a final in Gütersloh, which will lead to a semi-final and a final. These events are open to the public and the artists are accompanied by tutors.

Since 2013 there has been a female and male first, second and third place, which enables a fairer evaluation of the participants. Sometimes it can happen that two winners take the same place if they prove to be equal in front of the scoring committee. There are also sponsorship, audience and other special prizes that are intended to support singers in their development. The winners of the new votes will receive prize money depending on their placement. You will also receive long-term support afterwards, for example when accepting important commitments. Directors and agents use the singing competition as a talent exchange to bring promising singers from all parts of the world to their stages.

jury

August Everding headed the jury from 1987 to 1997. He died shortly before the 1999 competition. René Kollo took his place from 1999 to 2001. In 2001 Peter Ustinov took over the honorary chairmanship of the jury and at the same time the patronage of the New Voices. In 2003, 2005 and 2007 Gérard Mortier headed the board. Dominique Meyer has been chairman of the new votes jury since 2009.

The artistic director of the singing competition has been Gustav Kuhn since 1995 , who, according to the Bertelsmann Foundation, has been suspending his duties as artistic director since September 2018 and will not take part in the 2018 masterclass. The reason for this is the allegations against Kuhn of sexual assault and abuse of power in his function as director of the Tyrolean Festival Erl . Brian Dickie is responsible for the preselection.

Award winners

1987
1988
  • 1st place: Izabela Labuda (soprano)
  • 2nd place: Heike Theresa Terjung (lyric mezzo-soprano)
  • 3rd place: Ingrid Kertesi (coloratura soprano)
1989
1991
1993
  • 1st place: Marina Ivanova (coloratura soprano)
  • 2nd place: Laura Polverelli (mezzo-soprano)
  • 3rd place: Nicola Beller (lyric soprano)
1995
  • 1st place: Gwyn Hughes Jones (tenor)
  • 2nd place: Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass baritone)
  • 3rd place: Sami Luttinen (bass)
1997
1999
  • 1st place: Tina Schlenker (lyric coloratura soprano)
  • 2nd place: Andrei Dounaev (tenor)
  • 3rd place: Paul Gay (bass-baritone)
2001
  • 1st place: Burak Bilgili (bass)
  • 2nd place: Woo-Kyung Kim (tenor)
  • 3rd place: Anna Samuil (soprano)
2003
2005
  • 1st place: Maria Virginia Savastano (soprano)
  • 2nd place: Alexey Kudrya (tenor)
  • 3rd place: Anna Aglatova (soprano)
2007
  • 1st place: Marina Rebeka (soprano)
  • 2nd place: Fernando Javier Radó (bass)
  • 3rd place: Diego Torre (tenor)
2009
  • 1st place: Eunju Kwon (soprano)
  • 2nd place: Kihwan Sim (bass-baritone)
  • 3rd place: JunHo You (tenor)
2011
2013
  • 1st place: Nicole Car (soprano), Nadine Sierra (soprano), Myong-Hyun Lee (tenor)
  • 2nd place: Oleg Tibulco (bass)
  • 3rd place: Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano), Oleksandr Kyreiev (baritone)
2015
  • 1st place: Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Anatoli Sivko (bass)
  • 2nd place: Miriam Albano (mezzo-soprano), Darren Pati (tenor)
  • 3rd place: Bongiwe Nakani (mezzo-soprano), Lukhanyo Moyake (tenor)
2017
  • 1st place: Svetlina Stoyanova (mezzo-soprano), Cho ChanHee (bass)
  • 2nd place: Emily D'Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Johannes Kammler (baritone)
  • 3rd place: Zlata Khershberg (mezzo-soprano), Mingjie Lei (tenor)
2019

Web links

Commons : New Voices  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ August Everding: "New Voices": Many sing about their happiness in life . In: Welt am Sonntag . March 23, 1997, p. 27 .
  2. ^ "New Voices 1999", a TV documentary by Anette Kanzler and Konstanze Brill for ARD .
  3. ↑ a b c "Herbert von Karajan had the idea" . In: Westfalen-Blatt . November 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ Talent factory provides a look behind the scenes . In: The bell . September 29, 2016, p. 21 .
  5. ↑ With all my heart . In: Westfalen-Blatt . June 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ A real fountain of youth for the future opera scene . In: Saxon newspaper . October 20, 2005, p. 7 .
  7. ↑ Bertelsmann Foundation is looking for new voices . In: Rhein-Zeitung . January 10, 2011, p. 26 .
  8. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s New Voices 1987–2016. Chronology. Bertelsmann Stiftung, accessed on September 1, 2017 .
  9. ↑ a b Liz Mohn: Love opens hearts . Goldmann Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-641-02988-3 , p. 105-110 .
  10. ↑ a b Liz Mohn: Key moments . Experiences of a committed life. C. Bertelsmann Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-641-07123-3 , pp. 69-76 .
  11. ↑ Harald Stazol: The Mastersingers of Gütersloh . In: Stern . No. 42 , 1999.
  12. ↑ a b New Voices - Portrait of the International Singing Competition. Retrieved September 1, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Between Art and Commerce: Symposium is dedicated to music culture in the future . In: Lausitzer Rundschau . May 30, 1997, p. 19 .
  14. ↑ Bertelsmann Foundation . Expenditures rise to 16.4 million Deutschmarks. The aim is to contribute to the common good by improving state structures. In: Handelsblatt . April 5, 1990, p. 6 .
  15. ↑ Olympics for young artists . "New voices" with international talents. In: New Westphalian . May 7, 2003.
  16. ^ A b c d Carl H. Hiller: New voices in competition . 4. Bertelsmann Foundation singing competition. In: Bonner General-Anzeiger . October 31, 1991, p. 17 .
  17. ↑ Opportunity for young operas . International singing competition of the Bertelsmann Foundation. In: New Westphalian . January 22, 2009.
  18. ↑ "New voices" asked . In: New Westphalian . May 10, 2005.
  19. ↑ Master class and gala concert . “New Voices” for the first time in the new theater. In: New Westphalian . October 16, 2010.
  20. ↑ a b The song as an art form . In: Westfalen-Blatt . 3rd October 2012.
  21. ↑ Stefan Lind: A festival of classical music . In: Westfalen-Blatt . 5th October 2013.
  22. ↑ Fire and alarm: “New Voices” in the concert hall . In: Der Tagesspiegel . November 18, 2014, p. 25 .
  23. ^ Gütersloh: Round birthday . In: Gala . No. 20 , 2017, p. 101 .
  24. ↑ 1,430 applications to New Voices . In: Bielefelder Tageblatt . April 28, 2017, p. 30 .
  25. ↑ New Voices 2017. (PDF) Application brochure. Bertelsmann Stiftung, accessed on September 1, 2017 .
  26. ↑ New voices singing competition announced - age limit lowered. In: Music Today. January 30, 2015, accessed September 1, 2017 .
  27. ↑ “New Voices” more international than ever . In: The bell . April 28, 2017, p. 21 .
  28. ↑ Stefan Lind: "New Voices": It starts today . 40 young opera talents have arrived in Gütersloh. In: Westfalen-Blatt . October 7, 2013.
  29. ↑ Stefan Lind: Finale has long been sold out . In: Westfalen-Blatt . 17th October 2011.
  30. ↑ 19 singers in the semifinals . In: Westfalen-Blatt . October 10th, 2013.
  31. ^ Sopranos and tenors will be separated in future . "New voices" with a changed price structure. In: New Westphalian . 17th January 2013.
  32. ^ A b c d Barbara Brunnert: For once, three winners . In: Westfalen-Blatt . October 14, 2013.
  33. ↑ Matthias Gans: Singers with a great perspective . In: New Westphalian . October 29, 2007.
  34. ↑ “New votes” distinguish winners . In: Rhein-Zeitung . October 26, 2015, p. 31 .
  35. ↑ Christian Horwedel: "New Voices 1999" . The Meistersinger von Gütersloh in competition. In: Berliner Morgenpost . December 2, 1999, p. 31 .
  36. ↑ René Kollo, head of the jury for “New Voices” . In: Saxon newspaper . August 20, 1999, p. 14 .
  37. ↑ Peter Ustinov takes over honorary chairmanship of the singing jury . In: Berliner Zeitung . March 27, 2001, p. 10 .
  38. ^ Telegram: Honorary jury chairman for Peter Ustinov . In: Hamburger Morgenpost . March 27, 2001.
  39. ^ Anniversary concert for "25 Years of New Voices 2012" on December 1st in the theater of the city of Gütersloh. Gütersloh TV, November 28, 2012, accessed on September 1, 2017 .
  40. ↑ Matthias Gans: “Fine ears in Gütersloh” . 25 years of “New Voices”: Birthday gala with winners of the competition. 3rd December 2012.
  41. ↑ In memory of Urzula Mitrenga . In: Südwest Presse . November 7, 2012, p. 20 .
  42. ↑ A discovery by Gustav Kuhn . In: Kronen Zeitung . May 21, 2015, p. 46 .
  43. ↑ a b c As Zerlina to victory: German wins international prize . In: Allgemeine Zeitung . October 14, 1999.
  44. ↑ a b c Turkish bass player wins competition . In: Leipziger Volkszeitung . May 21, 2001, p. 15 .
  45. ↑ a b c Counter-Tenor won first prize in the “New Voices” competition . In: The world . October 27, 2003, p. 27 .
  46. ↑ a b c Argentinian wins in “New Voices” . In: Berliner Zeitung . October 24, 2005, p. 25 .
  47. ↑ a b c Lettin wins “New Voices” . In: Nürnberger Nachrichten . October 29, 2007.
  48. ↑ a b c Jeanette Salzmann: These voices hit the heart . In: New Westphalian . November 2, 2009.
  49. ↑ a b c Stefan Lind: A soprano outshines everything . In: Westfalen-Blatt . October 24, 2011.
  50. ↑ a b c Winners have been announced . In: Göttinger Tageblatt . October 27, 2015, p. 13 .
  51. ^ "New Voices" for the opera world . In: Rhein-Zeitung . October 16, 2017, p. 31 .
  52. ↑ a b “New Voices” from Bulgaria and South Korea. In: The bell. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017 .
  53. ↑ a b c New voices from Russia and South Africa. In: The bell online. October 27, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019 .

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