Neue Stimmen 2026 Finals
Liz Mohn Foundation's Neue Stimmen singing competition has established itself as one of the world's most important events for promoting emerging talent. The names of former winners such as Nicole Car, Franco Fagioli, Marina Rebeka and Elsa Dreisig are impressive testimony to the fact that those who win here usually find themselves on the world's great stages within a few years. In numerous pre-selections around the globe - from New York to London, from Amsterdam to Vienna or Cape Town - the expert scouts of Neue Stimmen search for the best young singers worldwide.
The finals of the competition take place in Gütersloh, the competition's hometown. The selected finalists have the opportunity to showcase their talent in front of a prominent jury, which includes chairman Alexander Neef, director of Opéra de Paris, Sophie de Lint, director of the Dutch National Opera, and Bernd Loebe, general director of the Frankfurt Opera. The Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Vitali Alekseenok.
CAST
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Finalists
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Aigerim Altynbek
Ziyi Dai
Yiming Liu
Irakli Pkhaladze
Rafael Rojas
Arpi Sinanyan
Jiazhou Wang
Liere Wu
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Host
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Holger Noltze
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Orchestra
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Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra
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Conductor
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Vitali Alekseenok
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PROGRAMME
Jiazhou Wang, baritone
G. Rossini
“Largo al factotum” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Ziyi Dai, soprano
V. Bellini
“O rendetemi la speme / Vien, diletto” from I puritani
Yiming Liu, tenor
G. Donizetti
“Povero Ernesto / Cercherò lontana terra” from Don Pasquale
Liere Wu, soprano
G. Puccini
“Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” from La bohème
Irakli Pkhaladze, bass-bariton
S. Rachmaninoff
“Ves’ tabor spit” from Aleko
Arpi Sinanyan, soprano
P. I. Tschaikowsky
“Uzh polnoch blizitsya” from Pikowaja dama
Aigerim Altynbek, soprano
B. Britten
“Embroidery in childhood” from Peter Grimes
Rafael Rojas, tenor
G. Donizetti
“Tombe degli avi miei / Fra poco a me ricovero” from Lucia di Lammermoor
Intermission
Irakli Pkhaladze, bass-baritone
W. A. Mozart
“Madamina, il catalogo è questo” from Don Giovanni
Yiming Liu, tenor
W. A. Mozart
“Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön” from Die Zauberflöte
Jiazhou Wang, baritone
W. A. Mozart
“Hai già vinta la causa / Vedrò mentr’io sospiro” from Le nozze di Figaro
Aigerim Altynbek, soprano
G. Charpentier
“Depuis le jour” from Louise
Arpi Sinanyan, soprano
A. Boito
“L’altra notte in fondo al mare” from Mefistofele
Liere Wu, soprano
F. Cilea
“Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur
Rafael Rojas, tenor
G. Verdi
“Lunge da lei / De’ miei bollenti spiriti” from La traviata
Ziyi Dai, soprano
G. Verdi
“È strano! È strano! / Ah, fors’è lui / Sempre libera” from La traviata
FINALISTS 2026
Winners of 2024
Past winners on OperaVision
Elsa Dreisig
Soprano Elsa Dreisig won the First Prize in 2015 and is now one of the most compelling artists on the international stage. Enjoy her brilliant interpretation of 'Se viver non degg’io' from Mozart's Mitridate, re di Ponto at Teatro Real.
Johannes Kammler
Baritone Johannes Kammler took home the second prize of the competition in 2017. You might remember him from Il barbiere di Siviglia at Garsington Opera where he sang the title role.
Marina Rebeka
Marina Rebeka has performed on almost every major international stage since she won the first prize of the competition in 2007. Listen to the Latvian soprano in this tear-jerking love duet from Madama Butterfly.
