7th Éva Marton International Singing Competition / Preliminary 6 Presented by Liszt Academy

“Young artists need to be given wings”, says world-renowned opera singer Éva Marton. As Professor Emerita of the Liszt Academy, she has dedicated years to mentoring and championing the next generation of talent. This mission remains the heart of the prestigious international singing competition that bears her name, now hosted for the seventh time by her alma mater. The competition provides a unique platform for emerging artists to showcase their talent before a jury of international luminaries, marking their first major step onto the global stage. In this preliminary round, competitors will demonstrate their artistry and individual flair through the performance of one Liszt song and two arias. With a professional breakthrough on the line, this is where their journey truly takes flight.

Contestants in the 6th preliminary:

Beeri, Benjámin (6)

Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonetto 104 di Petrarca)

Erkel: Van végre egy pár nyugodt pillanat!... Ó, szállj hozzám ég angyala! – Hunyadi László's recitative and aria from Hunyadi László

Gounod: L’amour! L’amour!... Ah! lève-toi, soleil! – Roméo’s recitative and aria from Roméo et Juliette

Bianque, Alexandre (7)

Mozart: Un’aura amorosa – Ferrando’s aria from Così fan tutte

Liszt: Im Rhein, im schönen Strome

Bellini: Ah! perchè non posso odiarti – Elvino’s aria from La Sonnambula

Bowen, Guan (8)

Liszt: I' vidi in terra angelici costumi (Sonetto 123 di Petrarca)

Verdi: Tutto è deserto… Il balen del suo sorriso – Count di Luna’s recitative and aria from Il trovatore

Gounod: O sainte médaille... Avant de quitter ce lieux – Valentin’s recitative and aria from Faust

Celińska, Gabriela (9)

Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll

Massenet: Werther!... Werther!… Je vous écris de ma petite chambre – Charlotte’s recitative and aria from Werther

Rossini: Una voce poco fa – Rosina’s cavatina from Il barbiere di Siviglia

Chen, Junqian (10)

Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll

Mozart: Madamina, il catalogo è questo – Leporello’s Catalogue Aria from Don Giovanni

Berlioz: Voici des roses – Méphistophélès’s aria from La Damnation de Faust

Choi, Yisae (11) 

Liszt: Im Rhein, im schönen Strome

Wagner: Wie Todesahnung... O du, mein holder Abendstern – Wolfram’s recitative and Song to the Evening Star from Tannhäuser

Tchaikovsky: Vy mne pisali… Kogda by zhizn domashnim krugom – Onegin’s recitative and aria from Eugene Onegin

INTERMISSION

Clothier, Quito (13)

Liszt: Es muss ein Wunderbares sein

Donizetti: Favorita del Re!... Spirto gentil – Fernando’s recitative and aria from La favorita

Massenet: Instant charmant... En fermant les yeux – des Grieux’s recitative and aria from Manon

Dao, Ligen (14)

Liszt: Ich liebe dich

Verdi: Celeste Aida – Radamès’s aria from Aida

Cilea: È la solita storia del pastore – Federico’s aria from L’Arlesiana

De-Rel, Gabriel (15)

Borodin: Zdorov li, knyaz? – Konchak’s aria from Prince Igor

Liszt: Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam

Boito: Ave Signor! – Mefistofele’s aria from Mefistofele

Dolhai, Luca (16)

Liszt: Schwebe, schwebe, blaues Auge

Erkel: Ah, szememben mámor s öröm ragyog – Gara Mária’s aria from Hunyadi László

Rimsky-Korsakov: S podruzhkami po yagodu khodit’ – Snow Maiden’s aria from The Snow Maiden

Domashchuk, Aleksandra (17)

Liszt: Der Fischerknabe (from Lieder aus Schillers Wilhelm Tell )

Puccini: Tu che di gel sei cinta – Liù’s aria from Turandot

Händel: E pur così in un giorno… Piangerò la sorte mia – Cleopatra’s recitative and aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Fenyvesi, Gabriella Rea (18)

Liszt: Der du von dem Himmel bist

Gounod: Les grands seigneurs... Ah! je ris de me voir si belle – Marguerite’s recitative and Jewel Song from Faust

Mozart: E Susanna non vien!... Dove sono i bei momenti – Rosina’s recitative and aria from Le nozze di Figaro

Gawrych, Aleksandra (19)

Liszt: Die Loreley

Verdi: Pace, pace, mio Dio! – Leonora’s aria from La forza del destino

Mozart: Temerari, sortite fuori... Come scoglio – Fiordiligi’s recitative and aria from Così fan tutte