The 5th China International Vocal Competition to be held

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Category: Culture Ningbo

Published: Wednesday, 12 October 2011 06:45

On the evening of October 9, the Central Opera House, led by Yu Feng, Director of the Central Opera House and famous conductor of Ningbo origin, will perform Turandot, the grand opera by Puccini, the famous Italian opera master, in Ningbo Grand Opera House. This represents the beginning of the 5th China International Vocal Competition, sponsored by China Ministry of Culture and hosted by Ningbo Municipal Government. From October 9 to 20, 86 singers from 24 countries and regions will gather in Ningbo to present their performance. Audience can enjoy their interpretation of the aria by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Bach and Haydn, and the art songs by Beethoven, Dvorak, Debussy, etc.

As the only national culture-and-art event to be held in Ningbo, this year's competition demonstrates a significant international feature as the number of applicants and the number of overseas applicants both exceed those of the previous ones. There are 11 judges for the competition, 3 national and 8 international. The three national judges are Guo Shuzhen, Chair of the judge's panel, famous soprano and music educator, famous composer He Zhanhao, and famous conductor Yu Feng.

The competition includes preliminary contest, semi-final and final. 4 placing rewards will be given to male and female singing voices respectively. 2 best singers of Chinese art songs (including one overseas singer of non-China origin) and a dinstinctive young piano accompanist will also be awarded. Besides certificates and trophies, the winners will get a cash reward, ranging from $1000 to $20000.

As for the songs, singers are required to choose one from the 10 required Chinese art songs (such as That is Me and Ah, Chinese Field) by the organizing committee, besides the western classic arias, art songs and opera arias. This embodies the regional feature of China as the organizer of the competition.