The 5th Éva Marton International Singing Competition organized by the Liszt Academy began on Sunday evening with the opening statement of Éva Marton, followed by the drawing of the order in which the contestants will perform.

The youngest contestant, Korean soprano Lee Seonwoo ​​draw the number 42 from the glass bowl, so Valentina Puscas Romanian soprano is on stage tomorrow as the first contestant in the preliminary at the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music.

Liszt Academy’s event for singing talents attracted considerable attention at this year's session of the World Federation of International Music Competitions’ (WFIMC) General Assembly.

A dedicated and important colleague, she was the secretary of Liszt Academy’s Éva Marton International Singing Competition and Bartók World Competition.

South African, New-Zealander, U.S. and Korean competitors also make it to the preliminary of the Marton competition along with Russians, Ukrainians, Hungarians.

Entries came from 38 countries around the world, from North and South America to the Far East and New Zealand.