Shelen Hughes | Concours de Genève

Shelen Hughes

Voice Candidate 2024, Soprano

Biography

Place of Birth
Cochabamba (Bolivia)

Place of Residence
New York (US)

Studies

  • The Juilliard School (US), Prof. Darrell Babidge
  • The Manhattan School of Music (US), Prof. Ashley Putnam

Prizes

  • Gerda Lissner Competition 2024 (US),
  • 1st Prize, Operetta and Zarzuela
  • Dorothy Lincoln Smith Classical Voice Competition 2024 (USA), 1st Prize

Opera Roles

  • Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, W. A. Mozart)
  • Servilia (La Clemenza di Tito, W. A. Mozart)
  • Atalanta (Atalanta, G. F. Haendel)

COMPETITION PROGRAMME
 

Online Recital

  • W. Claure: Cantarina Cochabambina
  • W. A. Mozart: Ach, ich fühl's (Die Zauberflöte)
  • G. Pergolesi: Cujus animam gementem (Stabat Mater)
  • P. Mascagni: Son poqui fiori (L'Amico Fritz)
  • J. Valverde: Clavelitos

Semi-Final Round – Opera Recital

  • M. F. Caballero: Esta es su carta! (Gigantes y Cabezudos)
  • V. Bellini: Qui la voce..vien diletto (I Puritani)
  • F. M. Torroba: La Petenera (La Marchenera)
  • G. F. Handel: Lassa! (Atalanta)
  • W. A. Mozart: Deh vieni non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro)

Semi-Final Round – Lieder/Song Recital

  • G. Crumb: Vocalise No. 2 (Apparition)
  • A. Beach: I Send My Heart Up To Thee, Op. 44
  • W. Claure: Cantarina
  • C. Lopez-Buchardo: Desdichas de mi pasion (Cinco Canciones)
  • F. Poulenc: Le chemins de l'amour

Final Round 

  • V. Bellini: Qui la Voce... vien diletto (I Puritani)
  • W. A. Mozart: Deh vieni non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro)
  • G. Puccini. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine)

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