50th INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 4 – 14 September 2014 The renowned competition for classical singers has been held in the historic city of ’s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands since 1954 Opera | Oratorio Jury: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa soprano • Anne Gjevang mezzo-soprano Siegfried Jerusalem tenor • Kenneth Montgomery conductor Dominic Seldis principal double bass Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Pieter Alferink impresario • Jesús Iglesias Noriega casting Dutch National Opera Evamaria Wieser casting Opera Chicago & Rome • Ioan Holender president of the jury Lied Duo Jury: Elly Ameling soprano • Jard van Nes mezzo-soprano Siegfried Jerusalem tenor • Meinard Kraak baritone Rudolf Jansen pianist • Graham Johnson pianist Irwin Gage pianist | president of the jury Prize money: € 45,000 plus engagements Applications open! Deadline: 15 May 2014 www.ivc.nu PRELIMINARY ROUNDS 25 June 2014 Teatro Maria Caniglia, Sulmona, Italy In partnership with the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (www.co-si.com) 27 & 28 June 2014 Theater aan de Parade, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Candidates resident in a country outside Western Europe may also submit their application for the Preliminary Rounds by YouTube or DVD recording. Age limit 1980 or later (male voices), 1983 or later (female voices), 1977 or later (pianists Lied Duo) Repertoire Opera | Oratorio Three works from at least two stylistic periods in at least two languages Repertoire Lied Duo Three or four songs from at least two stylistic periods in at least three languages Application fee preliminary rounds € 35 per category Application fee competition proper € 130 (Opera | Oratorio), € 150 (Lied Duo), € 200 (both categories) Accompaniment preliminary rounds Participants in the Opera | Oratorio category may bring their own accompanist If this is not possible, a pianist is provided by the IVC for an additional fee of € 25 In the Lied Duo category singers must enrol with their regular recital partner Deadline for applications 15 May 2014 Please visit our website www.ivc.nu for further information and application 50th INTERNATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION 4 – 14 September 2014 Theater aan de Parade ’s-Hertogenbosch € 45,000 prize money • Engagements • Prize winners’ concerts Travel refund for semi-finalists and finalists • Board and lodging at host families Feedback from jury members • Master classes and workshops Casting directors and impresarios present • All rounds open to the public Final with the South Netherlands Philharmonic, conductor Kenneth Montgomery Prize-winners in the past include: Elly Ameling, Jules Bastin, Measha Brueggergosman, Cora Burggraaf, Adrienne Csengery, Viorica Cortez, Ileana Cotrubas, Ann Dawson, Claron McFadden, Linda Finnie, Kishani Jayasinghe, Sophie Koch, Daniela Köhler, Nadine Koutcher, Petra Lang, Qing Miao, Yvonne Minton, Nelly Miricioiu, Jard van Nes, Valerie Popova, Alison Pearce, Lenneke Ruiten, Mitsuko Shirai, Elzbieta Smytka, Pretty Yende, Ruth Ziesak, John Bröcheler, Dashon Burton, John Chest, Joshua Ellicott, Thomas Hampson, Robert Holl, Katsunori Kono, Hein Meens, Jevgeni Nesterenko, Siegmund Nimsgern, Jan Opalach, Vladimir Pankratov, Wolfgang Schöne, Henk Smit, Thomas Thomaschke, Han Sung Yoo Soprano Nadine Koutcher | Grand Prix 49th IVC 2012 Stichting ’s-Hertogenbosch Muziekstad General director: Annett Andriesen PO Box 1225, 5200 BG ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands T +31 (0)73 69 00 999 [email protected] • www.ivc.nu • www.ivctv.com
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