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NEUE STIMMEN 2021

The International Singing Competition NEUE STIMMEN takes place every two years.
2021 is the next competition year. After a two months application phase, auditions are held
worldwide. The best performers qualify for the final round in Germany. Winners celebrate their success at the prize-winners concert.

Application

Grab attention

The competition 2019 is closed! We will announce here when the next application phase for the competition 2021 will start. Here you can find the 2019 brochure for orientation.

Brochure 2019

Auditions ı April – August 2019

Showcase your talent

We will announce the pre-selections for the next competition here.

Our experts during auditions and the final round

Competent and committed

The international jury is made up of experienced professionals, including directors, conductors, pianists, music critics and casting directors, to guarantee the broadest possible understanding of the world of opera and music. Our experts have been working with young singers for many years and promoting opera talents is a cause very close to their hearts.

Dominique Meyer

Chairman of the Jury, Director of the Vienna State Opera and designated general manager at Milan's La Scala

Biography

Brian Dickie

Head of Auditions, Former General Director of the Chicago Opera Theater

Biography

Sophie de Lint

Director to the Dutch National Opera

Biography

Jürgen Kesting

Music Critic, Author

Biography

Bernd Loebe

General Director of the Opera Frankfurt

Biography
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Fortunato Ortombina

General manager and artistic director, Fondazione Teatro La Fenica di Venezia

Biography

Elisabeth Sobotka

General Director of the Bregenz Festival

Biography

Evamaria Wieser

Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival and European Casting Consultant Lyric Opera Chicago

Biography

Sophie Joyce

Director of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program

Biography
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Alexander Neef

Member of the jury panel for worldwide preselection auditions
General Director of the Canadian Opera Company

Biography

Long term partners contribute their know how

Many professionals with years of experience in opera making support our singers. In a combined effort the orchestra, the conductor and our pianists provide the contestants with active musical backing.

Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchester

Orchestra History
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Jonathan Darlington

Conductor

Biography
© WDR

Holger Noltze

Host

Biography

Raffaele Cortesi

Pianist

Biography
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Israel Gursky

Pianist

Biography

Alfredo Abbati

Pianist

Biography

Susanna Stranders

Pianist

Biography

John Norris

Coach

Biography

Our Awards

Promoting and supporting talented young singers

Prizemoney

We will award a total prize money of 60.000 Euros to the top three female and three male prize-winners. In addition special money awards are given to selected finalists.

People's choice award

Winner of the people's choice award receives a voucher worth 500 Euros for sheet music from the Bärenreiter-Verlag.

Audio & Video

Each participant receives recordings of the audition round and the competition CD. The finalists also get YouTube video clips from their semi-final and final concert performances.

Support

Contact brokering to general directors of opera companies and festivals as well as to agents, individual coaching units and career coaching seminars, and performances at the prize winners concert.

Final Round ı October 2019

Meet opera movers

The final round of the 2019 competition will be held in Germany from October 19-27, 2019. The semifinal and final concert will be accompanied by the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Jonathan Darlington. .

Weekly Schedule

October 19, 2019 16:00 - 19:00 o'clock Arrival and registration singers 2019 Flussbett Hotel
October 19, 2019 19:00 - 21:00 o'clock Welcome dinner singers 2019 Flussbett Hotel
October 20, 2019 11:00 - 16:00 o'clock Piano rehearsal 2019 Stadthalle
October 21, 2019 10:30 - 20:00 o'clock Auditions with piano 2019 Stadthalle
October 22, 2019 10:30 - 14:00 o'clock Auditions with piano 2019 Stadthalle
October 22, 2019 16:00 - 17:00 o'clock Announcement of semi-finalist 2019 Stadthalle
October 23, 2019 10:00 - 18:00 o'clock Individual Coaching all participants 2019 Stadthalle
October 23, 2019 11:00 - 12:00 o'clock Press conference 2019 Stadthalle
October 23, 2019 11:00 - 13:30 o'clock First orchestra rehearsal semi-final 2019 Stadthalle
October 23, 2019 14:00 - 17:00 o'clock Individual sessions with the jury 2019 Stadthalle
October 23, 2019 18:00 - 20:30 o'clock Second orchestra rehearsal semi-final 2019 Stadthalle
October 24, 2019 10:00 - 17:00 o'clock Individual Coaching all participants 2019 Stadthalle
October 24, 2019 11:00 - 13:00 o'clock Individual sessions with the jury 2019 Stadthalle
October 24, 2019 11:00 - 14:00 o'clock Dress rehearsal semi-final 2019, open to public Stadthalle
October 24, 2019 19:00 - 22:00 o'clock Semi-Final Concert 2019 Stadthalle
October 25, 2019 11:00 - 13:30 o'clock First orchestra rehearsal final 2019 Stadthalle
October 25, 2019 11:00 - 15:00 o'clock Workshop Creating Careers 2019 Theater Gütersloh
October 25, 2019 18:00 - 20:30 o'clock Second orchestra rehearsal final 2019 Stadthalle
October 26, 2019 11:00 - 14:00 o'clock Dress rehearsal final concert 2019 Stadthalle
October 26, 2019 19:00 - 23:00 o'clock Final Concert 2019 Stadthalle

Prize winner concert

Celebrate your success

The prize winners of 2019 will perform together at the prize winner concert in Berlin on 5 May 2020.

A look back on NEUE STIMMEN 2017

Meet the prize winners of 2017!

The first prize of NEUE STIMMEN this year was awarded to the Bulgarian mezzo-soprano Svetlina Stoyanova and the bass Cho ChanHee from South Korea. Find out who the other prize winners are here:

Press notice

Watch the final concert live!

If you cannot join us in Gütersloh for the final concert on October 14th, just watch it via live streaming through our YouTube channel by following the link below.

Livestream semifinal concert

How to manage your own career

NEUE STIMMEN focuses on discovering and supporting the world's best singers and helping them both in terms of artistic and personal growth. Our contestants had the opportunity to work with a variety of renowned coaches to help them jump start their own careers.

Meet the next generation of opera stars!

16 singers have been chosen to sing in the semi-final concert of the 2017 NEUE STIMMEN competition.

Show your voice!

in the next two days our contestants will showcase their voices in front of our international jury. We are excited to find out who will make it to the semi finals!

The singers have arrived!

40 singers, 26 nations, 1 picture - The singers have finally all arrived in Gütersloh and the final round has started. We wish all our contestants the best of the luck in the coming days!

Hoisting the Flags - Official Start to NEUE STIMMEN 2017!

On October 7th, the final round of the NEW VOICES 2017 was officially launched. Over the course of the next week, 42 ​​singers from 27 countries will showcase their talent in front of a prestigious international jury. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for daily updates and behind the scenes action!

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