Cancelled due to illness: Laureate concert

Prologue

Cláudia Pereira mezzo-soprano
Richard Strauss
„Alphorn“ for soprano, horn and piano op. 15 No. 3
(Text: Justinus Kerner)

Teil I
Yukari Fukui soprano
Vincenzo Bellini
„Eccomi in lieta vesta ... Oh! quante volte“
Giulietta's aria from „I Capuletti e I Montecchi“

Cláudia Pereira
Vincenzo Bellini
„Se Romeo t‘uccise“
Romeo's aria from „I Capuletti e I Montecchi“

Jasmin Etminan alto
Giuseppe Verdi
„Re dell‘abisso affrettati“
Aria of Ulrica from „Un Ballo in Maschera“

Yukari Fukui
Gaetano Donizetti
„Regnava nel silenzio“
Aria of Lucia from „Lucia di Lammermoor“

Teil II
Jasmin Etminan
Amilcare Ponchielli
„Voce di donna o d‘angelo“
Aria of Cieca from „La Gioconda“

Cláudia Pereira
Richard Wagner
„Stehe still“
from „Wesendonck-Lieder“

Jasmin Etminan
Giuseppe Verdi
„Stride la vampa“
Arie der Azucena aus „Il Trovatore“

Giuseppe Verdi
„Condotta ell‘era in ceppi“
Aria of Azucena from „Il Trovatore“

Yukari Fukui
Jacques Offenbach
„Elle a fui, la tourterelle“
Arie of Antonia from „Hoffmanns Erzählungen“

Epilogue
Cláudia Pereira
Richard Wagner
„Der Engel“
from „Wesendonck-Lieder“

At the piano Yuan Ma

Prof. Christiane Libor leads through the programme

On April 15, 2023, the competition for arias and duets from the Italian and French opera repertoire from Romanticism to Verismo, announced by the Kulturfonds Baden e. V., took place at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. Obligatory in it was a work by Jacques Offenbach. 

The following prizes were awarded:

Grand Prix
Yukari Fukui soprano

2nd prize
Maine Takeda soprano

3rd prize
Jasmin Etminan mezzo-soprano

Young Artist Award
Cláudia Pereira mezzo-soprano

Prize for the best piano accompaniment
Yuan Ma piano

The jury consisted of the following personalities:
Veronique Walter - Artistic Director of the Stuttgart State Opera
Günther Albers - Professor of Musical Direction of Vocal Classes, Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
Louwrens Langevoort - Artistic Director of the Cologne Philharmonic Hall
Georg Fritzsch - General Music Director of the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Mathias Tritsch - President of the Kulturfonds Baden e. V.