Finale Of XV International Tchaikovsky Competition Voice Division

Opera Fresh highlighted some outstanding soprano and mezzo-soprano voices that entered the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition. All four choices made it to the second round, with two making it to the finals. These are the artists and the selections they sang with orchestra:

 Antonina Vesenina (Russia)

"Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" from Die Zauberflöte by Mozart

"Hymn to the Sun" from The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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Yulia Matochkina (Russia)

"Prostite vy, holmy, polya rodnye" from The Maid of Orleans by Tchaikovsky

"Acerba voluttà" from Adriana Lecouvreur by Cilea

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Did one of these singers win the prize? See results after the jump.

High-Voice Standouts At XV International Tchaikovsky Competition

Elegance. Stamina. Distinction. Power. These are all elements that can set singers apart from each other in a competition, especially when at least three people are singing "Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém" from Dvořák's Rusalka. As the voice division of the International Tchaikovsky Competition began on June 23, several higher voices stood out in the crowd. Here is a small sampling of some unique talent from Round 1: 

Antonina Vesenina (Russia) Click here to watch performance	Yulia Matochkina (Russia) Click here to watch performance
Ewa Tracz (Poland) Click here to watch performance	Anastasia Fedorova (Russia) Click here to watch performance

Did any of these make it to Round 2 of the competition? Find out after the jump. 

Gramophone Magazine's Editor James Jolly interviews soprano Deborah Voigt who was the first prize winner 
in the 1990 Tchaikovsky Competition and is a jury member this year. See more after the jump.

Mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina was featured in the opening concert of the competition concert in Moscow.
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