7th Éva Marton International Singing Competition / Preliminary 2 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. In this preliminary round, competitors will demonstrate their artistry and individual flair through the performance of one Liszt song and two arias. With a professional breakthrough on the line, this is where their journey truly takes flight.

Contestants in the 2nd preliminary:

Kim, Juhyeon (35)

Liszt: Der Alpenjäger (from Lieder aus Schillers Wilhelm Tell)

Verdi: È sogno? o realtà? – Ford’s aria from Falstaff

Wagner: Wie Todesahnung... O du, mein holder Abendstern – Wolfram’s recitative and Song to the Evening Star from Tannhäuser

Kim, Junhwan (36)

Liszt: Im Rhein, im schönen Strome

Verdi: È sogno? o realtà? – Ford’s aria from Falstaff

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

Kim, Minsu (37)

Liszt: Und wir dachten der Toten

Verdi: A te l’estremo addio... Il lacerato spirito – Fiesco’s recitative and aria from Simon Boccanegra

Ponchielli: Sì, morir ella de’!... Ombre di mia prosapia – Alvise’s recitative and aria from La Gioconda

Kim, Seokjun (38)

Mozart: In diesen heil’gen Hallen – Sarastro’s aria from Die Zauberflöte

Liszt: Ihr Glocken von Marling

Verdi: Il lacerato spirito – Fiesco ’ s aria from Simon Boccanegra

Kim, Taeryul (39)

Liszt: Es muß ein Wunderbares sein

Tchaikovsky: Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni – Gremin’s aria from Eugene Onegin

Mozart: Bene, io tutto farò… La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! – Bartolo’s recitative and aria from Le nozze di Figaro

Kirilina, Kira (40)

Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner

Gounod: Où suis-je?… O ma lyre immortelle – Sappho’s recitative and aria from Sappho

Mozart: Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio – Cherubino’s aria from Le nozze di Figaro

INTERMISSION

Klein, Keith (42)

Liszt: Die Vätergruft

Verdi: A te l’estremo addio... Il lacerato spirito – Fiesco’s recitative and aria from Simon Boccanegra

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

Koljenšić, Martina (43)

Massenet: Werther!... Werther!… Je vous écris de ma petite chambre – Charlotte’s recitative and aria from Werther

Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonetto 104 di Petrarca)

Bellini: Ascolta! Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio… La tremenda ultrice spada – Romeo’s aria from I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Koshkinbayev, Dinmukhamed (44)

Verdi: Vanne, la tua metta già vedo… Credo in un Dio crudel – Iago’s recitative and aria from Otello

Liszt: I' vidi in terra angelici costumi (Sonetto 123 di Petrarca)

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

Kulagina, Elizaveta (45)

Liszt: Im Rhein, im schönen Strome

Puccini: Tu che di gel sei cinta – Liù’s aria from Turandot

Puccini: Un bel dì, vedremo – Cio-Cio-san’s aria from Madama Butterfly

Kwon, Hyejun Melania (46)

Gounod: Depuis hier je cherche en vain mon maître!... Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle – Stéphano’s recitative and aria from Roméo et Juliette

Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner

Mozart: Voi che sapete – Cherubino’s aria from Le nozze di Figaro

Lee, Hwanhee (48)

Mozart: Temerari, sortite fuori... Come scoglio – Fiordiligi’s recitative and aria from Così fan tutte

Liszt: Die Loreley

Purcell: Thy hand Bellinda… When I am laid in Earth – Dido's lament from Dido and Aeneas

Lew, Madeleine (49)

Liszt: Oh! quand je dors

Donizetti: Ah! tardai troppo… O luce di quest’anima – Linda’s recitative and aria from Linda di Chamounix

Berg: Wenn sich die Menschen um meinetwillen umgebracht haben – Lulu’s song from Lulu