Competition schedule 2022
DRAWING LOTS
This is the first time the contestants meet each other, their future piano accompanists, the competition organisers and the jury - the traditional opening event of the Éva Marton Singing Competition. Each contestant is given a number to put into a glass ball and the youngest contestant is asked to draw one. The one whose number was draw the will be the first performer in the first preliminary, which starts the next day. The others will follow him or her in alphabetical order, and then the alphabet will start again. The contestants will take the stage in this order throughout the whole competition.
4 September 2022 19.00
LISZT ACADEMY, SOLTI HALL
PRELIMINARY
A Liszt song and two arias with piano accompaniment - this is how the contestants prepare for the preliminaries, but they don't have to sing the second aria unless the jury ask them to. The live rounds will bring 56 competitors to Budapest, so there will be 11 or 12 young singers in each preliminary. The venue is Solti Hall, where everyone is welcome entry-free and registration is not required. And even if the hall is full, there is no need to despair: thanks to the live webcast, you can follow the competition from all over the world.
5 September 2022 14.00 - 1. Preliminary
5 September 2022 18.00 - 2. Preliminary
6 September 2022 14.00 - 3. Preliminary
6 September 2022 18.00 - 4. Preliminary
7 September 2022 14.00 - 5. Preliminary
LISZT ACADEMY, SOLTI HALL
Preliminary is free to attend.
SEMI-FINALS
Who will sing in the semi-finals? We will only find it out after the last preliminary. The jury deliberates, the yes, no and maybe votes will be counted and the jury secretary will announce the names of 24 contestants. They will sing two new arias on 8 September. 12 of them will be selected again, to go through to the final. Their names will be announced that evening and the list will be published on the competition website and social media.
8 September 2022 15.00 - 1. Semi-Final
8 September 2022 19.00 - 2. Semi-Final
LISZT ACADEMY, SOLTI HALL
Semi-Finals are also free to attend.
REST DAY, ORCHESTRAL REHEARSAL:
9 September 2022
FINAL:
10 September 2022 18.00
LISZT ACADEMY, GRAND HALL
Featuring the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Balázs Kocsár
In the Final 1 aria is chosen by the candidate and 1 by the jury will be performed with orchestra. The audience can vote for the Audience Prize at the end of the Final. Prizes are handed over at the end of the Final, special prizes at the Gala Concert.
GALA CONCERT:
11 September 2022 19.00
HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA
The audience will have another chance to hear the prize winner young singers, whom they have come to know and love over the previous days. For the singers, a performance at the newly renovated grand Opera building will represent a significant step in their careers, much like the Liszt Academy has.
Live stream during all the events can be followed on Liszt Academy's website. Come back for more information before the preliminaries.