Fifth International Competition for Young Opera Singers “Gena Dimitrova”

The Fifth International Competition for Young Opera Singers “Gena Dimitrova” is organised by the Pleven Philharmonic with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Pleven.

The competition will take place from May 16th to May 19th, 2023.

Awards at the Fifth International Competition for Young Opera Singers “Gena Dimitrova”

MEN

I prize – Jang Yduo – bass

II prize – Mateusz Michalowski – baritone

III prize – Yosif Slavov – baritone

WOMEN

I prize – not awarded

II prize – Yu Ting and Teodora Marcheva – soprano

III prize – Dimitrina Kechedzhieva – soprano

Award for the best performance of a Bulgarian song – Anamaria Spataris-Nedelcha – soprano

Award for young performer – Krista Petkova – soprano

Award for artistic accompaniment – Alexandra Dicheva

Award of the University “Mozarteum” in Salzburg – Jang Yduo – bass

AWARDEES – BULGARIAN – ENGLISH

SECOND TOUR SCHEDULE – BULGARIAN – ENGLISH

All participants should arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled time in the schedule!

On May 16, candidates appear by votes and drawing lots drawn on May 15: basses, baritones, mezzo-sopranos, tenors, sopranos. Auditions will be held in the “Musical Glory of Pleven” hall at the Regional History Museum from 10 a.m.

First round schedule
Basses / 10:00 – 10:40
1. Deyan Kostadinov 10:00 – 10:10
2. Velislav Ninov 10:10 – 10:20
3. Jang Yduo 10:20 – 10:30
4. Viktor Krastanov 10:30 – 10:40
Baritones: 10:40 – 12:00
1. Dzan Yunyan 10:40 – 10:50
2. Yosif Slavov 10:50 – 11:00
break
3. Boris-Tsvetan Tsankov 11:10 – 11:20
4. Chi Tiendz 11:20 – 11:30
5. Mateusz Michalowski 11:30 – 11:40
6. Boris Dobre 11:40 – 11:50
7. Alper Yunlyutyurk 11:50 – 12:00
Mezzo-sopranos: 12:10 – 14:00
1. Anna Yankova 12:10 – 12:20
2. Kalina Zhekova 12:20 – 12:30
3. Yovana Timotijevich 12:30 – 12:40
4. Hristina Rumelioti 12:40 – 12:50
5. Yana Kocheva 12:50 – 13:00
break
6. Gergana Petrova 13:10 – 13:20
7. Lyudmila Pavlova 13:20 – 13:30
8. Mariya Yordanova 13:30 – 13:40
9. Irina Dobrovolskaya 13:40 – 13:50
Break 1:50 PM – 3 PM
Tenors: 15:00 – 15:40
1. Dimitar Arnaudov 15:00 – 15:10
2. Ce Song 15:10 – 15:20
3. Stoyan Buyukliev 15:20 – 15:30
4. Kristian Hristov 15:30 – 15:40
Sopranos 15:50
1. Ralitsa Bogdanova 15:50 – 16:00
2. Chuanyue Chen 16:00 – 16:10
3. Anamaria Spataris-Nedelcha 16:10 – 16:20
4. Nina Ruban 16:20 – 16:30
5. Rumyana Kostova 16:30 – 16:40
6. Dayana Firuzi 16:40 – 16:50
break
7. Antoniya Mutafova 17:00 – 17:10
8. Vihra Smilkova 17:10 – 17:20
9. Dimitrina Kechedzhieva 17:20 – 17:30
10. Hristina Traikoska 17:30 – 17:40
11. Teodora Marcheva 17:40 – 17:50
12. Li Ai 17:50 – 18:00
break
13. Krista Petkova 18:10 – 18:20
14. Ma Baysue 18:20 – 18:30
15. Aleksandra Nosikova 18:30 – 18:40
16. Zhana Kostova 18:40 – 18:50
17. Yoana Kuleva 18:50 – 19:00
18. Irini Hristodulu 19:00 – 19:10
Break
19. Radinela Vasileva 19:20 – 19:30
20. Marina Shakdinarova 19:30 – 19:40
21. Andoniya Rabadzhieva 19:40 – 19:50
22. Yu Ting 19:50 – 20:00