7th Éva Marton International Singing Competition/ FINAL 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. The finalists now take to the stage to prove their technical mastery and artistic identity, performing two operatic arias of contrasting styles and character, accompanied by a full orchestra. At this stage, the stakes couldn't be higher: it is a quest for a professional breakthrough - the moment these young performers truly begin to soar.

Wagner: Die Frist ist um… Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund – the Holländer’s monologue from Die fliegende Holländer

Kim Jaeyul Edward (vocals)

Rossini: La calunnia è un venticello – Don Basilio’s aria from Il barbiere di Siviglia

Kim Minsu (vocals)

Verdi: Ella giammai m’amò – King Philip ’ s aria from Don Carlo

Kim Seokjun (vocals)

Puccini: Era eguale la voce – Gianni Schicchi’s aria from Gianni Schicchi

Koshkinbayev Dinmukhamed (vocals)

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

Kulagina Elizaveta (vocals)

Mozart: O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn… Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren – the Queen of the Night’s recitative and aria from Die Zauberflöte

Park Ji Ho (vocals)

Massenet: Vision fugitive – Hérode’s aria from Hérodiade

Pogoriless Daniils (vocals)

J. Strauss II: Klänge der Heimat – Rosalinde’s aria (Czardas) from Die Fledermaus

Pravdina Valentina (vocals)

Donizetti: Piangete voi?… Al dolce guidami – Anna’s recitative and aria from Anna Bolena

Razmadze Tata (vocals)

Tchaikovsky: Uzh polnoch’ blizitsya – Lisa’s aria from The Queen of Spades

Sinanyan Arpi (vocals)

Bizet: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée – Don José’s aria from Carmen

Basenko Mikhail (vocals)

Verdi: Alzati! là tuo figlio… Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima – Renato’s recitative and aria from Un ballo in maschera

Choi Yisae (vocals)

INTERMISSION

Gounod: Le veau d’or est toujours debout! – Méphistophélès’s aria from Faust

Kim Jaeyul Edward (vocals)

Verdi: Che mai vegg’io!... Infelice!... e tuo credevi – Silva’s recitative and aria from Ernani

Kim Minsu (vocals)

Weber: Schweig! Schweig! – Kaspar ’ s aria from Der Freischütz

Kim Seokjun (vocals)

Verdi: Alzati! là tuo figlio… Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima – Renato’s recitative and aria from Un ballo in maschera

Koshkinbayev Dinmukhamed (vocals)

Verdi: È strano! è strano!… Ah, fors’è lui... Sempre libera – Violetta’s recitative and aria from La traviata

Kulagina Elizaveta (vocals)

Delibes: Où va la jeune Hindoue? – Lakmé’s Bell Song from the Lakmé

Park Ji Ho (vocals)

Verdi: Son io mio Carlo... Per me giunto... Io morrò – Rodrigo’s recitative and aria from Don Carlo

Pogoriless Daniils (vocals)

Verdi: È strano! è strano!… Ah, fors’è lui... Sempre libera – Violetta’s recitative and aria from La traviata

Pravdina Valentina (vocals)

Catalani: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana – Wally’s aria from La Wally

Razmadze Tata (vocals)

Boito: L’altra notte in fondo al mare – Margherita’s aria from Mefistofele

Sinanyan Arpi (vocals)

Tchaikovsky: Prosti, prelestnoe sozdanye – Herman’s aria from The Queen of Spades

Basenko Mikhail (vocals)

Bizet: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre – Escamillo's Toreador Song from Carmen

Choi Yisae (vocals)

Live stream during the event can be followed on Marton Competition's website and YouTube channel, and also on the Instagram of Liszt Academy.