Patricia Petibon
President of the Voice Jury 2024
Biography
Trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique with Rachel Yakar and discovered by William Christie, Patricia Petibon has made a name for herself as one of the most versatile singers in her fach, with a repertoire ranging from French Baroque to contemporary music. Since starting out in 1996 at the Opéra de Paris in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, she has made forays through music history, from Mozart to Offenbach, Donizetti and Verdi to Poulenc and Berg, on the world's greatest stages.
Baroque music has played an important role in Patricia Petibon's career, with notable performances of Rameau's Les indes galantes (Phani & Zima) with William Christie at the Paris Opéra and Ariodante (Dalinda) under the musical direction of Marc Minkowski, the reopening of the Théâtre du Châtelet with Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice under John Eliot Gardiner, as well as Ariodante (Ginevra) at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Alcina (Morgana) at La Scala in Milan. The artist celebrated a particular success as Giunia (Lucio Silla) at the Theater an der Wien under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, both of whom shared a close musical bond through their many collaborations.
Highlights of her career have included the title role in Berg's Lulu in Geneva, at the Salzburg Festival and at the Liceu in Barcelona (also released on DVD by DGG). In addition, Patricia Petibon has appeared on stage as Asteria in Mozart's Mitridate in Vienna and Munich, and was heard as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto in Munich, as Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) at the Bastille in Paris, and as Giunia (Lucio Silla) in Barcelona and Madrid. At the Théâtre des Champs Elysées she was acclaimed by audiences and press as Asteria in Mozart's Mitridate, as Blanche in Poulenc's Les Dialogues des Carmélites, as Mélisande in a new production of Debussy's Pélleas et Mélisande, and as Euridice in Orfeo et Euridice. She has been a regular guest at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, where she enjoyed success as Susanna in Mozart's Nozze di Figaro, as Ginevra in Handel's Ariodante and in the title role as Alcina.
In autumn 2016, the soprano received critical acclaim for her Manon in a new production of Massenet's opera at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, which was later revived at the Opéra Comique in 2018. In the 2018/2019 season, Patricia Petibon made her debut as Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata at Malmö Opera. In the fall of 2019, she celebrated a great success with all three female roles in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann at the Monnaie in Brussels. In spring 2021, she made a magnificent role debut with Poulenc's La Voix Humaine and Thierry Escaich's Point d'Orgue directed by Olivier Py at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées.
Recent highlights have included concerts of Ravel's "Shéhérazade" with Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth, and with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and Jérémie Rohrer. She has further presented French operetta with the Orchestre National de France under Enrique Mazzola. In 2023, she appeared in Poulenc's La Voix Humaine directed by Katie Mitchell at the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg, and in Pelléas et Mélisande conducted by Iván Fischer in Spoleto, Budapest, at the Elbphilharmonie and in Vicenza. In addition to numerous recitals, Patricia Petibon will tour a new programme with the French baroque ensemble Amarillis in the 2023-2024 season. In January, Patricia Petibon takes to the stage as Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Châtelet in Paris.
Close musical relationships connect Patricia Petibon with Alain Altinoglu, Giovanni Antonini and Il Giardino Armonico, Bertrand de Billy, Ivor Bolton, Frédéric Chaslin, Myung Whun Chung, Héloïse Gaillard and Amarillis, Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d'Astrée, Daniel Harding, Bernard Haitink, Kristjan Järvi, Louis Langré, Andrea Marcon and La Cetra as well as Venice Baroque, Josep Pons, François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles, Christophe Rousset, Jérémie Rohrer, Paavo Järvi and many others.
Patricia Petibon feels equally at home on the Lied stage, performing regularly in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Strasbourg, the Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, the Salzburg Festival, Graz, Geneva, Dortmund, Hamburg, London's Wigmore Hall, Edinburgh, Aix-en-Provence, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Madrid, Granada and Bilbao. In the 2019/2020 season could be heard together with Susan Manoff with her new Lied programme “L'Amour, la mort, la mer” in Luxembourg, Montpellier, Lyon, Toulouse, Paris, Strasbourg, Berlin and Vienna.
The artist's discography now includes titles such as “Les Fantaisies De Patricia Petibon”, which takes a diverse foray into her repertoire, the album “French Touch”, a solo album of French Baroque arias, Orlando Paladino with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and La passione di Gesù with Fabio Biondi. Further collaborations on disc include Handel duets with Emmanuelle Haïm, Werther and Die Entführung aus dem Serail. From 2008 to 2016, Patricia Petibon was an exclusive artist for Deutsche Grammophon. This period included releases of arias by Gluck, Mozart and Haydn with Concerto Köln and Daniel Harding, the recording “Rosso”, featuring Italian baroque arias with La Cetra and Andrea Marcon, and “Melancolia”, a disc of Spanish repertoire, which she recorded together with the Orquesta Nacional de España under Josep Pons. In 2012, her solo record entitled “Nouveau Monde” featured Baroque arias and songs recorded together with La Cetra and Andrea Marcon. This was followed in 2014 by “La Belle Excentrique”, a recording of Mélodies Françaises that has won numerous awards.
Since 2019, Patricia Petibon has been under contract with Sony Music Masterworks. The first recording under the Sony Classical label entitled "L'amour, la mort, la mer" was released at the end of January 2020, followed by "La Traversée" with La Cetra and Andrea Marcon in March 2022.
(February 2024)
Events
VOICE COMPETITION 2024
FINAL ROUND WITH ORCHESTRA
Tuesday 22 October, 7:00PM, Grand Théâtre de Genève
Barbara Skora, mezzo-soprano
- Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Werther – Charlotte's Aria “Werther! Qui m‘aurait dit la place…”, Act III - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
La Clemenza di Tito – Sesto's Aria “Parto parto”, Act I - Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia – Rosina's Cavatina “Una voce poco fa”, Act I
Jungrae Noah Kim, baritone
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
The Queen of Spades – Yeletsky's Aria “Ya vas lyublyu”, Act II - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Le Nozze di Figaro – Count Almaviva's Aria “Hai gia vinta la causa”, Act III - Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Die tote Stadt – Fritz's Aria “Mein Sehnen mein Wähnen”, Act II
Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh, soprano
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Giulio Cesare in Egitto – Cleopatra's Aria “Da tempeste il legno infranto”, Act III - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Die Zauberflöte – Pamina's Aria “Ach, ich fühl's”, Act II - Gaetano Donizetti (1747-1848)
Linda di Chamounix – Linda's Recitative and Aria “Ah, tardai troppo...O luce di quest'anima”, Act I
With the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Conducted by Alevtina Ioffe
Followed by the prize-giving ceremony
Photo: Marina Viotti, 2016 prizewinner © Aline Fournier
VOICE COMPETITION 2024
SEMI-FINAL PART 3 - ARTISTIC PROJECT
As part of the Semi-Finals, candidates are invited to submit a project that highlights their artistic personality. This project may take a variety of forms, including a purely musical proposal, a tour concept, or even a collaboration with other art forms such as literature, the visual arts, or dance.
The objective of this assignment is to provide the Jury and the public with a deeper understanding of the candidates’ artistic vision and the motivations that drive them in their musical journey. The project must be both engaging and realistic, and be suitable for a festival, concert season, theatre or tour.
Candidates have one month to prepare and develop their artistic project from the announcement of the semifinalists to the start of the competition in Geneva. Two individual online work sessions are organised with the Competition’s coaches: Eugénie Guibert and Andreas Vierziger. The purpose of these individual sessions is to answer candidates’ questions and guide them in the development of their proposal. Subsequently, candidates must submit a presentation of their project in the form of a text, PowerPoint presentation, video or any other medium.
Upon arrival in Geneva, each candidate is required to defend their project during a public interview, conducted by journalist Charlotte Gardner. The Jury will then assess each project based on its artistic interest, originality and relevance to the artist's early career.
Free entry, limited places
VOICE COMPETITION 2024
SEMI-FINAL PART 2 - LIEDER/SONG RECITAL
17 OCTOBER
Barbara Skora, mezzo-soprano
- W. Lutosławski: The Wind (Five Songs)
- W. Lustosławski: Church bells (Five Songs)
- N. Boulanger: Mon coeur
- H. Berlioz: Le spectre de la Rose, Op. 7, No. 2 (Les Nuits d’Été)
- M. de Falla: El pano moruno (Siete Canciones Populares Españolas)
- M. de Falla: Asturiana (Siete Canciones Populares Españolas)
- M. de Falla: Polo (Siete Canciones Populares Españolas)
- F. Schubert: Die junge None, D. 828, Op. 43 (2 Lieder)
- R. Schumann: Nachtlied, Op. 96, No. 1 (Lieder und Gesänge IV)
- K. Neścior: Niewola
Pianist: Yoonjee Kim
Franciana Nogues, soprano
- R. Campo: La Libellule bleue (Poèmes Surréalistes)
- R. Strauss: Kornblumen, Op. 22 (Mädchenblumen)
- N. Boulanger: Les Lilas qui avaient fleuri (Clairières dans le Ciel)
- J. Turina: Cantares (Poema en forma de Canciones)
- A. Piazzolla: Oblivion
- H. Villa-Lobos: Canção do Amor (4 Canções - A Floresta do Amazonas)
- H. Villa-Lobos: Melodia sentimental (4 Canções - A Floresta do Amazonas)
Pianist: Jean-Paul Pruna
Jaeeun Shin, soprano
- A. Beach: The Year's at the Spring (Three Browning Songs)
- S. Kim: 산유화 (Flowers in the mountain)
- C. Debussy: Regret, L. 59
- W. Rihm: Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day (Ophelia Sings)
- E. Krenek: Aber die Winter! (Ô Lacrimosa)
- R. Strauss: Amor, Op. 68, No. 5 (Brentano Lieder)
Pianist: Jean-Paul Pruna
Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh, soprano
- R. Strauss: Kornblumen, Op. 22, No. 1 (Mädchenblumen)
- R. Strauss: Epheu, Op. 22, No. 3 (Mädchenblumen)
- M. Herbert: Renouncement
- W. A. Mozart: Der Zauberer, KV 472
- C. Berberian: Stripsody
- W. A. Mozart: Abendempfindung, KV 523
- F. Poulenc: C (Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, FP. 122)
- F. Poulenc: Fêtes galantes (Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, FP. 122)
Pianist: Fernando Loura
18 OCTOBER
Junho Hwang, tenor
- R. Quilter: Come away death, Op. 6 (3 Shakespeare Songs)
- R. Quilter: O Mistress Mine, Op. 6 (3 Shakespeare Songs)
- R. Quilter: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind, Op. 6 (3 Shakespeare Songs)
- N. Boulanger: Chanson
- M. Eggert: Neues Märchen (Neue Dichter Lieben)
- R. Strauss: Ruhe, meine Seele, Op. 27, No. 1
- R. Strauss: Cäcilie, Op. 27, No. 2
- R. Strauss: Heimliche Aufforderung, Op. 27, No. 3
- R. Strauss: Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4
Pianist: Joseph Birnbaum
Stefanie Bruggeling, mezzo-soprano
- B. Britten: The Salley Gardens
- J. Cage: Aria
- A. Zemlinsky: Frühlingstag
- H. Bosmans: Aurore
- R. Wertheim: Herfstliedje
- R. Wertheim: Zang van Salome
- J. Brahms: I. Alte Liebe (5 Gesänge)
- L. Boulanger: Nous nous aimerons tant (Clairières dans le Ciel)
Pianist: Matvey Glukhovsky
Shelen Hughes, soprano
- 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: Les chemins de l'amour
Pianist: Joseph Birnbaum
Jungrae Noah Kim, baritone
- R. Schumann: Stille tränen, Op. 35 (12 Gedichte)
- R. Schumann: Die beiden Grenadiere, Op. 49, No. 1
- R. Schumann: Meine rose, Op. 90, No. 2
- A. Beach: The Rainy Day
- D. Kim: Listen to the Moon
Pianist: Joseph Birnbaum
After an initial online recital, the jury selected 8 young singers from 31 candidates to go on to the semi-final. The semi-finalists must present a three-part semi-final at the Conservatoire de Genève: an Opera Recital, a Lieder/Song Recital and the presentation of an Artistic Project.
For this semi.-final, the eight semi-finalists have to perform a free recital of Lieder/songs written for voice and piano or a capella, which must include at least one of the following pieces:
- 1 Lied/song written in a contemporary style for voice and piano or a capella voice.*
- 1 Lied/song for voice and piano, written by a woman composer between 1900 and 1940. See list in Appendix 1.
The Lieder/song Recital should not exceed 30 minutes including stage entrances/exits and the possible pauses. All pieces must be performed by heart except for the contemporary Lied/song. Additional exceptions may be granted upon request.
VOICE COMPETITION 2024
SEMI-FINAL PART 1 - OPERA RECITAL
Junho Hwang, tenor
- G. Puccini: Che gelida manina (La Bohème)
- I. Stravinsky: Love too frequently betrayed (The Rake's Progress)
- J. Haydn: Mit Würd und Hoheit (Die Schöpfung)
- G. Donizetti: Ed ancor la tremenda porta... Bagnato il sen di lagrime (Roberto Devereux)
Pianist: Joseph Birnbaum
Stefanie Bruggeling, mezzo-soprano
- W. A. Mozart: Che scompiglio, che flagello (La Finta Semplice)
- W. Kienzl: O schöne Jugendtage (Der Evangelimann)
- G. C. Menotti: Oh those faces! (The Consul)
- G. F. Handel: Priva son d’ogni conforto (Giulio Cesare in Egitto)
- G. Rossini: O patria! ... Di tanti palpiti (Tancredi)
Pianist: Matvey Glukhovsky
Shelen Hughes, soprano
- 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)
Pianist: Joseph Birnbaum
Jungrae Noah Kim, baritone
- P. I. Tchaikovsky: Ya vas lyublyu (The Queen of Spades)
- W. A. Mozart: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo (Così Fan Tutte)
- E. W. Korngold: Mein Sehnen mein Wähnen (Die tote Stadt)
- P. Mascagni: Quella e una strada (Le Maschere)
- G. Verdi: Son io mio Carlo.. Per me giunto (Don Carlo)
Pianist: Joseph Birnbaum
After an initial online recital, the jury selected 8 young singers from 31 candidates to go on to the semi-final. The semi-finalists must present a three-part semi-final at the Conservatoire de Genève: an Opera Recital, a Lieder/Song Recital and the presentation of an Artistic Project.
For the semi-final Opera Recital, the eight semi-finalists have to perform 4 to 6 opera, operetta or zarzuela arias of their choice (from 3 different periods and in 3 different languages). The performance must be constructed as a concert. Candidates are highly encouraged to include a variety of genres in their recital, which should not exceed 30 minutes including stage entrances/exits and possible pauses. All pieces must be performed by heart. Exceptions may be granted upon request.
VOICE COMPETITION 2024
SEMI-FINAL PART 1 - OPERA RECITAL
Barbara Skora, mezzo-soprano
- G. F. Handel: Sta nell‘ircana (Alcina)
- G. C. Menotti: Oh, those faces (The Consul)
- G. Donizetti: Il segreto per esser felici (Lucrezia Borgia)
- G. Rossini: Cruda sorte (L’Italiana in Algeri)
- J. Massenet: Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Wether)
- W. A. Mozart: Parto parto (La Clemenza di Tito)
Pianist: Jean-Paul Pruna
Franciana Nogues, soprano
- J. Massenet: Frère voyez, du gai soleil (Werther)
- G. Rossini: Vorrei spiegarvi il giubilo (La Cambiale di Matrimonio)
- G. Meyerbeer: Robert toi que j’aime (Robert le Diable)
- C. H. Graun: Tra le procelle assorto (Cleopatra e Cesare)
- G. Roig: Cecilia Valdes (Cecilia Valdes)
Pianist: Jean-Paul Pruna
Jaeeun Shin, soprano
- I. Stravinsky: No word from Tom (The Rake's Progress)
- W. A. Mozart: Ach, ich fühl's (Die Zauberflöte)
- A. Thomas: À vos jeux, mes amis... (Hamlet)
- M. Ravel : Arrière ! Je réchauffe les bons (L’enfant et les sortilèges)
- J. Giménez: Me llaman la primorosa (El Barbero de Sevilla)
Pianist: Jean-Paul Pruna
Chelsea Marilyn Zurflüh, soprano
- G. F. Handel: Da tempeste il legno infranto (Giulio Cesare in Egitto)
- W. A. Mozart: Ach, ich fühls (Die Zauberflöte)
- C. Gounod: Je veux vivre (Roméo et Juliette)
- J. Strauss: Mein Herr Marquis (Die Fledermaus)
- J. Haydn: Raggion nell'alma siede (Il Mondo della Luna)
Pianist: Fernando Loura
After an initial online recital, the jury selected 8 young singers from 31 candidates to go on to the semi-final. The semi-finalists must present a three-part semi-final at the Conservatoire de Genève: an Opera Recital, a Lieder/Song Recital and the presentation of an Artistic Project.
For the semi-final Opera Recital, the eight semi-finalists have to perform 4 to 6 opera, operetta or zarzuela arias of their choice (from 3 different periods and in 3 different languages). The performance must be constructed as a concert. Candidates are highly encouraged to include a variety of genres in their recital, which should not exceed 30 minutes including stage entrances/exits and possible pauses. All pieces must be performed by heart. Exceptions may be granted upon request.
SESSION 1 - MONDAY 2 SEPTEMBER, 2:00 PM GMT+2
Dasol Lee, 29 years old, Bass
- W. A. Mozart: O wie will ich triumphieren (Die Entführung aus dem Serail)
- G. Verdi: O tu Palermo (I Vespri Siciliani)
- G. F. Handel: For behold... The people that walked in darkness (Messiah)
- F. Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583 (F. Schiller)
- D. Shin: Oh! Mountain
Edwin Fardini, 29 years old, Baritone
- J. P. Rameau: Ah ! Qu’on daigne du moins… Puisque Pluton est inflexible… (Hippolyte et Aricie)
- B. Britten: After the blast of lightning… (War Requiem)
- H. Duparc: La vague et la cloche (F. Coppée)
- R. Wagner: Wie Todesahnung… O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhäuser)
- O. Posa: Der Handkuss, Op. 3, No. 6 (D. von Liliencron)
Mala Weissberg, 24 years old, Mezzo-soprano
- C. Gounod: Que fais tu, blanche tourterelle? (Roméo et Juliette)
- C. Debussy: La Chevelure (Trois Chansons de Bilitis, P. Louÿs)
- J. S. Bach: Bereite dich, Zion, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio)
- D. Argento: Parents (From the Diary of Virginia Wolf)
- G. F. Handel: Dopo notte, atra e funesta, HWV 33 (Ariodante)
Hyerim Kim, 26 years old, Soprano
- J. Offenbach: Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
- Reimann: Gib mir den Apfel (Kinderlieder)
- R. Strauss: Amor, Op. 68, No. 5 (Brentano Lieder)
- J. Brahms: Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (Ein deutsches Requiem)
- W. A. Mozart: Dal tuo gentil sembiante (Ascanio in Alba)
Franciana Nogues, 23 years old, Soprano
- G. F. Handel: Rejoice greatly (The Messiah)
- C. Debussy: Zéphyr (T. de Banville)
- G. Meyerbeer: Robert toi que j'aime (Robert le Diable)
- Piazzolla: Oblivion (H. Ferrer)
- G. Rossini: Vorrei spiegarvi il giubilo (La Cambiale di Matrimonio)
SESSION 2 - TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER, 2:00 PM GMT+2
Liwei Hou, 28 years old, Bass
- F. Schubert: Wasserflut, Op. 89, D. 911 (Winterreise, W. Müller)
- G. Verdi: Confutatis maledictis (Messa da Requiem)
- B. Britten: O beauty, o handsomeness, goodness! (Billy Budd)
- F. Schubert: Harfenspieler I, D. 478 (Gesänge des Harfners, J. W. Von Goethe)
- G. Rossini: La calunnia è un venticello (Il Barbiere di Siviglia)
Nataliia Shumska, 23 years old, Soprano
- C. M. von Weber: Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle (Der Freischütz)
- C. Gounod: Air des Bijoux (Faust)
- J. S. Bach: Blute nur, du liebes Herz, BWV 244 (Matthäus-Passion)
- H. Wolf: Der Feuerreiter (Mörike-Lieder)
- D. Shostakovich: Potomki, Op. 109 (Satires, S. Chorny)
Jaeeun Shin, 29 years old, Soprano
- S. Barber: Nocturne, Op. 13, No. 4 (F. Prokosch)
- G. Rossini: En proie à la tristesse (Le Comte Ory)
- W. A. Mozart: Alleluja, KV 165 (Exsultate, Jubilate)
- L. Beydts: L'oiseau bleu (Chansons pour les Oiseaux, P. Fort)
- J. Adams: I am the wife of Mao Tse-tung (Nixon in China)
Elisabeth St-Gelais, 28 years old, Soprano
- F. Mendelssohn: Hear ye, Israel! (Elijah)
- H. Duparc: Chanson Triste (H. Cazalis)
- B. Assiginaak: NMAKAAN'JIK! (Kikzootaadwak)
- W. A. Mozart: Dove sono i bei momenti (Le Nozze di Figaro)
- R. Strauss: Cäcilie, Op. 27, No. 2 (H. Hart)
Suhan Kim, 22 years old, Baritone
- W. A. Mozart: Hai già vintage la causa (Le Nozze di Figaro)
- F. Mendelssohn: Gott, sei mir gnädig (Paulus)
- F. Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583 (F. Schiller)
- Dong soo Shin: Mountain
- G. Verdi: È sogno? O realtà? (Falstaff)
- G. F. Handel: Rejoice greatly (Messiah)
- R. Strauss: Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 (J. H. Mackay)
- W. A. Mozart: Giunse alfin il momento...Deh vieni, non tardar (Le Nozze di Figaro)
- H. Holliger: Herbst, No. 6 (Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern)
- G. F. Handel: Tornami a vagheggiar (Alcina)
Changdai Park, 31 years old, Bass-baritone
- W. A. Mozart: Madamina il catalogo è questo (Don Giovanni)
- M. Karłowicz: Na spokojnym, ciemnym morzu
- F. Mendelssohn: Gott, sei mir gnädig (Paulus)
- N. Chang: Ballad of Singosan
- S. Rachmaninov: Aleko’s Cavatina (Aleko)
Fanny Soyer, 29 years old, Soprano
- G. Verdi: Sul fil d’un soffio etésio (Falstaff)
- J. S. Bach: Ich folge dir gleichfalls, BWV 245 (Johannes Passion)
- R. Schumann: Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 (Myrthen, H. Heine)
- C. Debussy: C’est l’extase langoureuse (Ariettes Oubliées, P. Verlaine)
- J. P. Rameau: Formons les plus brillants concerts (Platée)
Mengting Wu, 29 years old, Soprano
- G. Aperghis: Récitation, No. 8
- V. Bellini: Eccomi in lieta vesta ... Oh! Quante volte (I Capuleti E I Montecchi)
- J. S. Bach: Seufzer, Tränen, Kummer, Not, BWV 21
- H. Wolf: Das verlassene Mägdlein (Mörike Lieder)
- M. Ravel: Arrière! Je Réchauffe Les Bons (L'Enfant et les Sortilèges)
Déborah Salazar, 30 years old, Soprano
- W. A. Mozart: Crudele... non mi dir (Don Giovanni)
- Aboulker: La Femme Noyée (Femmes en Fables, J. de La Fontaine)
- G. F. Handel: Now sweetly smiling (Deborah)
- C. Gounod: Dieu! quel frisson... Amour ranime mon courage (Roméo et Juliette)
- Aboulker: L'inconstante (Les Mots et les Notes, C. Cros)
- B. Strozzi: Che si puo fare (All‘altezza serenissima di Madama Sofia)
- Vivaldi: In furore iustissimae irae, RV. 626 (Motteto a canto solo con stromenti)
- W. A. Mozart: Temerari…Come scoglio (Così Fan Tutte)
- S. Barber: The Crucifixion, Op. 29, No. 5 (Hermit Songs)
- R. Strauss: Es gibt ein Reich (Ariadne auf Naxos)
Kyrylo Krasnykov, 29 years old, Tenor
- S. Rachmaninov: The Young Gypsy's Romance (Aleko)
- F. Mendelssohn: Sei getreu bis in den Tod (Paulus)
- R. Wagner: Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg)
- G. Fauré: Automne, Op. 18, No. 3 (A. Sylvestre)
- S. Gastaldon: Musica Proibita
Anouchka Schwok, 31 years old, Mezzo-soprano
- W. A. Mozart: Che scompiglio, che flagello (La Finta Semplice)
- Schönberg: Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm, Op. 2 (R. Dehmel)
- Guastavino: La rosa y el sauce (Cancion Argentina)
- G. Verdi: Liber scriptus (Messa da Requiem)
- G. Rossini: Cruda sorte (L'Italiana in Algeri)
Junho Hwang, 26 years old, Tenor
- H. Duparc: Phidylé (Leconte de l’Isle)
- Yun: 고풍의상, Gopunguisang
- G. F. Handel: Total eclipse (Samson)
- P. I. Tchaikovsky: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis (Eugene Onegin)
- J. Offenbach: Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
- G. Donizetti: Ah! mes amis (La Fille du Régiment)
- G. F. Handel: Comfort ye, my people… Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Messiah)
- R. Schumann: Requiem, Op. 90, No. 7
- G. Finzi: Une libellule rouge (La Lune à la Fenêtre, J. Paulhan/T. Titaku)
- G. Finzi: Compagnon de voyage (La Lune à la Fenêtre)
- G. Finzi: La lune à la fenêtre (La Lune à la Fenêtre, M. Tsunenori)
- G. Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima (L’Elisir d’Amore)
Elizaveta Kozlova, 27 years old, Soprano
- G. F. Handel: Piangero (Giulio Cesare)
- K. Saariaho: Sua katselen (Leino-laulut)
- J. S. Bach: Blute nur, du liebes Herz! (Matthäus-Passion)
- G. Mahler: Verlor'ne Müh (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
- F. Poulenc: Non, Monsieur mon mari (Les Mamelles de Tirésias)
Julie Goussot, 30 years old, Soprano
- G. P. Telemann: Tönt in meinen Lobgesang (Ino)
- P. Viardot / F. Chopin: Aime moi (Mazurkas)
- M. Bonis: Viens (E. Guinand)
- G. Gounod: Plus grand dans son obscurité (La Reine de Saba)
- G. Puccini: Piangi... Un bel di vedremo (Madame Butterfly)
Sarah-Léna Winterberg, 31 years old, Mezzo-soprano
- M. Ravel: Le Paon (Histoires Naturelles, J. Renard)
- G. F. Handel: As with rosy steps the morn (Theodora)
- W. A. Mozart: Va pur ad altri in braccio (La Finta Giardiniera)
- Aboulker: La cigale et la fourmi (Femmes en Fable, J. De La Fontaine)
- J. Offenbach: Vois, sous l'archet frémissant (Les Contes d'Hoffmann)
- J. Weir: The sweet primroses
- C. W. Gluck: Che farò senza Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice)
- M. Duruflé: Pie Jesu (Requiem)
- G. F. Handel: Hence, Iris, hence away (Semele)
- J. Marx: Durch Einsamkeiten (A. Wildgans)
Shelén Hughes, 28 years old, Soprano
- 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
Hyunwoo Roh, 24 years old, Baritone
- W. A. Mozart: Hai già vinta la causa (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
- F. Mendelssohn: Es ist genug (Elias)
- F. Schubert: Fahrt zum Hades (J. Mayrhofer)
- B. Moore: The Lake Isle of Innisfree (W. B. Yeats)
- Borodin: Ni sna, ni otdykha (Prince Igor)
Lisa Willems, 31 years old, Soprano
- O. Messiaen: Action des Grâces (Poèmes pour Mi)
- W. A. Mozart: Temerari... Come Scoglio (Così Fan Tutte)
- M. Tippett: How can I cherish my man in such days, Steal Away Jesus (A Child of our Time)
- E. W. Korngold: Glück, das mir verblieb (Die tote Stadt)
- L. Larsen: Anne Boleyn (Try me, good King!)
- W. A. Mozart: Come scoglio (Così Fan Tutte)
- R. Wagner: Einsam in trüben Tagen (Lohengrin)
- B. Britten: At the Railway Station, Upway, Op. 52, No. 7 (Winter Words)
- C. Debussy: Beau Soir (P. Bourget)
- G. Rossini: Inflammatus (Stabat Mater)
Jungrae Noah Kim, 30 years old, Baritone
- P. I. Tchaikovsky: Net, tol'ko tot, kto znal (L. Mei / J. W. von Goethe)
- G. Verdi: O carlo ascolta.... io morro (Don Carlo)
- R. Wagner: O du mein holder Abendstern (Tannhäuser)
- G. F. Handel: Arm, Arm, Ye Brave (Judas Macchabaeus)
- H. Youn: Ma-jung
Lin Fan , 22 years old, Bass-baritone
- G. Rossini: Miei rampolli femminini (La Cenerentola)
- G. F. Handel: Sorge infausta una procella (Orlando)
- F. Poulenc: Paul Klee (Le Travail Du Peintre, P. Eluard)
- F. Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583 (F. Schiller)
- J. Massenet: Ça, vous commettez …Riez, allez du pauvre idéologue (Don Quichotte)
Barbara Skora, 25 years old, Mezzo-soprano
- J. S. Bach: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
- G. Crumb: Dance of the Moon in Santiago (Sun and Shadow)
- R. Hahn: À Chloris (T. de Viau)
- W. A. Mozart: E giunge a questo segno…Va pure ad altri in braccio (La Finta Giardiniera)
- C. Gounod: Depuis hier... Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle (Roméo et Juliette)
Photo: Jung-Mi Kim, prizewinner 2009 © Bertrand Cottet