7th Éva Marton International Singing Competition / Preliminary 3 Presented by Liszt Academy

“Young artists need to be given wings”, says world-renowned opera singer Éva Marton. As Professor Emerita of the Liszt Academy, she has dedicated years to mentoring and championing the next generation of talent. This mission remains the heart of the prestigious international singing competition that bears her name, now hosted for the seventh time by her alma mater. The competition provides a unique platform for emerging artists to showcase their talent before a jury of international luminaries, marking their first major step onto the global stage. In this preliminary round, competitors will demonstrate their artistry and individual flair through the performance of one Liszt song and two arias. With a professional breakthrough on the line, this is where their journey truly takes flight.

Contestants in the 3rd Preliminary:

Makarowska, Paulina (50)

Poulenc: Non Monsieur mon mari – Thérèse’s aria from Les mamelles de Tirésias

Liszt: Die Loreley

Moniuszko: Do grobu trwać w bezżennym stanie… Któraż to która – Hanna’s recitative and aria from The Haunted Manor

Makshantew, Aleksei (51)

Liszt: Der Alpenjäger (from Lieder aus Schillers Wilhelm Tell)

Mozart: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo – Guglielmo’s aria from Così fan tutte

Rossini: Ho un gran peso – Taddeo’s aria from L’italiana in Algeri

Montefusco, Camila (52)

Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll

Berlioz: Les Grecs ont disparu! … Malheureux roi! – Cassandre’s recitative and aria from Les Troyens

Mozart: Ah, scostati!... Smanie implacabili – Dorabella’s recitative and aria from Così fan tutte

Mościcka, Barbara (53)

Liszt: S’il est un charmant gazon

Mozart: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen – the Queen of the Night’s aria from Die Zauberflöte

Puccini: Quando me’n vo’ soletta per la via – Musetta’s waltz from La bohème

Mun, Juyoung (54)

Gounod: Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre?... Salut! demeure chaste et pure – Faust’s recitative and cavatina from Faust

Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonetto 104 di Petrarca)

Verdi: O figli, o figli miei!... Ah, la paterna mano – Macduff’s recitative and aria from Macbeth

Napast, Gaja (55)

Händel: E pur così in un giorno… Piangerò la sorte mia – Cleopatra’s recitative and aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Liszt: Oh! quand je dors

Puccini: Quando me’n vo’ soletta per la via – Musetta’s waltz from La bohème

Ortan, Vivienne (57)

Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner

Gounod: Depuis hier je cherche en vain mon maître!... Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle – Stéphano’s recitative and aria from Roméo et Juliette

Massenet: Va! laisse couler mes larmes – Charlotte’s aria from Werther

INTERMISSION

Ošleja, Edgars (58)

Liszt: Sei gesegnet immerdar (Sonett 47 von Petrarca)

Verdi: A te l’estremo addio... Il lacerato spirito – Fiesco’s recitative and aria from Simon Boccanegra

Mozart: Bene, io tutto farò… La vendetta, oh, la vendetta! – Bartolo’s recitative and aria from Le nozze di Figaro

Panina, Polina (59)

Liszt: Der du von dem Himmel bist

Cilea: Acerba voluttà – Princess de Bouillon’s aria from Adriana Lecouvreur

Tchaikovsky: Podrugi milïe – Polina’s aria from The Queen of Spades

Park, Ji Ho (60)

Liszt: Enfant, si j’étais roi

Mozart: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen – the Queen of the Night’s aria from Die Zauberflöte

Donizetti: Ah! tardai troppo… O luce di quest’anima – Linda’s recitative and aria from Linda di Chamounix

Park, Luna Seongeun (61)

Massenet: Frère! voyez!... Du gai soleil – Sophie’s aria from Werther

Liszt: Oh! quand je dors

Verdi: Sul fil d’un soffio etesio – Nannetta’s aria from Falstaff

Petre, Nicolae-Andrei (62)

Liszt: Pace non trovo (Sonetto 104 di Petrarca)

Puccini: Parigi! è la città dei desideri – Ruggero’s aria from La rondine

Verdi: La mia letizia infondere – Oronte’s aria from I Lombardi alla prima crociata

Poghosyan, Gurgen (63)

Liszt: Enfant, si j’étais roi

Mozart: Il mio tesoro intanto – Don Ottavio’s aria from Don Giovanni

Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima – Nemorino’s romance from L’elisir d’amore

Pogoriless, Daniils (64)

Liszt: Es war ein König in Thule

Ponchielli: O rimembranze – Arnoldo’s aria from I Lituani

Mozart: Hai già vinta la causa!... Vedrò, mentr’io sospiro – Count Almaviva’s recitative and aria from Le nozze di Figaro