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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2009 : Order of singing announced (MS)

Detailed listings information for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World; the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize and Master Classes

The BBC Cardiff Singer of the World comprises two competitions; the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize. There is also a day of Master Classes given by members of the jury of the two competitions.

25 singers selected from auditions held around the world take part in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World which has orchestral accompaniment.   They may also take part in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize which is Lieder/art song and has piano accompaniment.

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World

Sunday,  June 7,  St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm: Etienne Dupuis,  Canada; Dana Bramane,  Latvia; Fernando Javier Radó; Argentina,  Emiliya Ivanova,  Bulgaria; Eri Nakamura, Japan

Monday, June 8,  St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm: Dawid Kimberg,  South Africa; Ji-Min Park,  Republic of Korea; Anna Stephany,  England; Octavio Moreno,  Mexico; Ekaterina Shcherbachenko,  Russia

Tuesday, June 9, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm: Tomislav Lučić, Croatia; Izabela Matuła, Poland; Csaba Szegedi, Hungary; Yuriy Mynenko, Ukraine; Claire Meghnagi, Israel

Wednesday,  June 10 ,  St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm Katharine Tier,  Australia; Javier Arrey,  Chile; Natalya Romaniw,  Wales; Vira Slywotzky,  USA; Jan Martiník,  Czech Republic

Thursday, June 11 ,  St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm: Wade Kernot,  New Zealand; Helen Kearns,  Ireland; Giordano Lucà,  Italy; Marc Canturri,  Andorra; Dora Rodrigues,  Portugal

FINAL: Sunday, June 14, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 5pm

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize

Saturday, June 6, New Theatre, 7.30pm: Anna Stephany, England; Dawid Kimberg, South Africa; Claire Meghnagi, Israel; Ji-Min Park, Republic of Korea; Vira Slywotzky, USA

Sunday, June 7, New Theatre, 2pm: Helen Kearns, Ireland; Tomislav Lučić, Croatia; Yuriy Mynenko, Ukraine; Izabela Matuła, Poland; Javier Arrey, Chile; Csaba Szegedi, Hungary;

Monday,  June 8, New Theatre, Cardiff:  Dora Rodrigues, Portugal; Marc Canturri, Andorra; Katharine Tier, Australia; Natalya Romaniw, Wales; Jan Martiník, Czech Republic

Tuesday, June 9, New Theatre, Cardiff, 2pm: Dana Bramane, Latvia; Etienne Dupuis, Canada; Wade Kernot, New Zealand; Eri Nakamura, Japan

INAL: Friday, June 12, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm.

Master Classes

Members of the jury for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize share their skills and experience with some of the singers who have taken part in the competition

Saturday 13 June 2009, New Theatre, Cardiff, 11am, Master Class with Dame Gwyneth Jones and Giacomo Aragall

Saturday 13 June 2009, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, 12.30pm, Master class with Ann Murray

Saturday 13 June 2009, New Theatre, Cardiff, 3pm, Master class Richard Bonynge, Kurt Moll

Saturday 13 June 2009, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, 4pm, Master class  with Helmut Deutsch.

Ticket information:

Tickets (subject to availability) available by post, telephone or in person from St David's Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH. Tel: +44 (0)29 2087 844 or online at: www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk.

Tickets for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize and Master Classes may also be purchased from The New Theatre, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3LN. Tel: +44 (0) 29 2087 8889 or online at: www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk.

BBC Cardiff Singer Of The World Competition Season Ticket

Five concerts and The Final at St David’s Hall
Stalls, Tiers 1, 2, 8, Tier 11 Rows A-G £190
Tiers 3, 7, Tier 10 Rows A-E,
Tier 12 Rows A-E £120
Tiers 9, 13, Tier 10 Rows F-H,
Tier 11 Rows H-K, Tier 12 Rows F-H £80
Tiers 4, 6 and other restricted view seats £50

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize Season Ticket

Four recitals at the New Theatre, Cardiff and The Final at St David’s Hall £35 Seats in the front stalls and front dress circle
only at the New Theatre

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Individual Seat Prices:

Preliminary Concerts £12 £20 £30
Final (if tickets) £25 £40 £60
Restricted view £10

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize Individual Seat Prices:

Preliminary concerts £8
Final £12

Other News:

On Wednesday, June 10th  Natalya Romaniw will appear on the stage of  St David’s Hall, Cardiff, to start her bid to become Wales’ first winner of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

In a concert of two sopranos, a mezzo, a baritone and a bass, the Swansea-born student will sing alongside representatives of Australia - Katharine Tier, the United States of America - Vira Slywotsky,  the Czech Republic - Jan Martiník  and Chile – Javier Arrey in this vital concert to determine whether she makes it to the grand final on Sunday, June 14.

Natalya, a student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, starts her BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize campaign on Monday, June 8.  The Australian and Czech singers also sing in that 2pm recital at the New Theatre, Cardiff together with the Portuguese soprano Dora Rodrigues and baritone Marc Canturri from Andorra, the first time the Principality has been represented in the competition in Cardiff.

Formerly the Lieder Prize, the competition has been won twice by Wales; by Bryn Terfel when it was established in 1989 and in 1991 by Newport’s Neal Davies. The only person to have won both the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize is the Romanian Marius Brenciu in 2001.

This year the final of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize will be held at St David’s Hall on Friday, June 12.

The English mezzo-soprano Anna Stephany sings in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize on the evening of opening night, Saturday June 6 at the New Theatre and the Irish representative, Helen Kearns, sings at the New Theatre at 2pm on June 7.

Anna Stephany takes part in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World at St. David’s Hall on Monday 8 June and Helen Kearns on Thursday 11 June.

Unfortunately Daniela Lehner, who was to represent Austria at the 2009 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, is indisposed and has had to withdraw from this year’s competition.   She will be replaced by the Bulgarian soprano, Emiliya Ivanova.

Tickets for the five BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition preliminary concerts and the four BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize concerts together with the finals at St David’s Hall are still available.  Some season tickets may also be available.

Mike Smith

For further details and photographs of all singers contact: Mike Smith. Tel: 029 20 46268 Mobile: 07795 325161. Email:mike@mediasmith.co.uk


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