... mezzos/altos the critic found less that could please him, even though there were 10 candidates. The Dutch Hélène Versloot still had much to learn in terms of diction. The English Janice Alford (Clothilde ...
... semi finals and finals? Fortunately, there were no problems with engagements that prevented Prize Winners from appearing at the jubilee Gala Concert, and, wrote Zomerdijk, ‘André Rieu Sr. also managed ...
... Elvin
Baritone
UK
FRIENDS OF SONG PRIZE
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
William Elvin
‘An English singer studying in Italy, where he is cultivating a formidable choice, judging from ...
... singing sisters from England, Patricia and Doreen O’Neil, indeed an attraction, even if they competed in different vocal categories. Zomerdijk, always balanced and rarely one to succumb to the exterior ...
... agreed with the choice of 4 of the 7 finalists among sopranos, starting with the East-German Brigitte Eisenfeld, the English songbird Julie Kennard (‘Her preference for song was underscored with a very ...
... take his exceedingly positive review of Pankratov with a grain of salt. The Russian bass won unchallenged and reigned supreme at the 1975 edition of the IVC Den Bosch, so much is sure.
Few ...
... restricted his writings to describing what he observed in a more objective way. Thus we no longer learn about a coloratura soprano who made ‘a complete fool’ of herself, but rather of:
‘An English coloratura ...
... English singer was not based on his technique, which he considered adequate, but the English tenor sported a prolific vibrato that disturbed the critic – a matter of taste.
Mezzos
Among mezzos/altos ...
... diploma
All finalists receive a Honorary diploma
GRAND PRIZE OF THE CITY DEN BOSCH
Not awarded
AALTJE NOORDEWIER REDDINGIUS PRIZE
1st prize
Adrienne Csengery
Soprano ...
... always brought some unexpected achievements. There might be a Second Prizewinner who rose to the challenge of eclipsing the winners, and then there were singers who showed their true colors with the full ...
... regarding ‘what was a modern composer’ much closer to the present.
The vengeance of a golden tenor
Whereas we usually hear all about the opinions of the Press, we rarely hear a response from the ...
... FOUNDATION PRIZE
Christine Harvey
Soprano
CA
GERMAN EMBASSY PRIZE
Marcel Vanaud
Bass
BE
VARA RADIO ENGAGEMENT
Robert Currier Christesen, Christina ...
... 1973 and in Paris in 1975. She was engaged as a member of the Plovdiv Opera from 1971 to 1976 and after that became a member of the Sofia National Opera. Guest appearances took her to England, Soviet Union, ...
... ‘She participates in the competition on a grant from an English organization that stimulates talented young singers in pursuing a career. Just how important the IVC is to her, becomes clear when she tells ...
... interpretative skills, which could and would be trained, since she later entered into a long-term engagement with the Staatstheater Lübeck in Germany. Post career she became a teacher at the local music ...
... CPO recording of Schreker’s Christoforus), Josef Baert (whose ‘Schöne Müllerin’ recording is back in print today), Brian Rayner Cook (who had a splendid English career, and recorded Havergal Brian’s ‘The ...