Vienna Beethoven Competition 2024

General information

Date: 19 September 2024 – 20 September 2024
Location: Ehrbar Palais, Mühlgasse 30, 1040 Vienna, Austria

Vienna Beethoven Competition 2024 for singers is an international singing competition that will take place from 19 to 20 September 2024 at the Ehrbar Palais in Vienna. This competition offers talented singers from all over the world the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of a renowned jury and win major prizes. The competition is open to professional singers as well as advanced vocal students aged 18 to 45.

The competition is divided into three exciting rounds. In the first round, which takes place online, participants submit their documents and recordings for evaluation. These materials are reviewed by an experienced jury. Successful applicants will be invited to the second round, which will be held on-site in Vienna on September 19, 2024. This round offers participants the opportunity to showcase their skills live. The final round on September 20, 2024, is also the concluding gala concert and will be held in front of an audience.

Participants must submit a resume, a recent photo, recordings of two different arias, and a copy of their passport or ID card during registration. A participation fee of 50 euros is also required at the time of registration. The registration deadline is September 5, 2024. More details about the registration process can be found below in the Conditions of Participation.

The second round will take place in the historic Ehrbar Palais in Vienna, a venue with excellent acoustics and a long history as a centre for musical events. The 24 participants in the second round will perform live in front of the jury to qualify for the final.

About the competition

OUR JURY

An international jury of recognised music experts will judge the participants' performances. The jury consists of the following personalities:

Olivera Miljakovic

President of the Jury

Vienna Beethoven Conservatory

Alain Surrans

General Director

Angers Nantes Opéra

Giovanni di Stefano

Artistic Director

Teatro dell’Opera Giocosa, Savona

Daniel Serafin

Intendant

Oper im Steinbruch St. Margarethen

Beata Klatka

Head of Young Artists Programme

Opera Academy am Teatr Wielki, Warschau

Cameron Arens

Deputy Artistic Administrator

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence

Liviana Caporale

Casting Manager

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia

Renato Bonajuto

Director & Artistic Director

Teatro Alfieri, Asti

Michael Barobeck

Artistic Director

Opera Graz

Sergey Smbatyan

Chief Conductor & Artistic Director

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

Željko Andrić

Opera Director

Serbian National Theatre

Siranush Galoyan-Tkachenko

CEO

Vienna Beethoven Group

Barseg Tumanyan

Honoured Artist

Republic of Armenia

Roberto Cucchi

Agent

Galoyan Art Agency, Italy

Denada Bare Rauch

Conductor

Vienna Beethoven Group

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