Video-preselection

The candidates send in video recordings of three pieces performed with piano accompaniment. They have to present works in at least two different languages, from at least two different periods.

At the end of January, the preselection jury reviews these video recordings to select the candidates who will be invited to take part in the first public round. The number of candidates selected is not determined in advance. Their names will be announced in late February or early March.

First round

Each candidate will perform two pieces of their own choosing (opera arias, oratorio arias, Lieder or art songs), in different languages and of different periods, with piano accompaniment. One of the pieces must be an opera or oratoria aria.

After the drawing of lots of Friday 7 May, the candidates’ repertoire and their order of appearance will be published in the calendar of the first round.

Semi-final

At each session, six semi-finalists will perform with piano accompaniment. Each will present an unpublished work for voice and piano, as well as the recital programme selected by the jury from the two programmes submitted by the candidate. Neither recital programme may include more than two works by the same composer, and all works must differ from those performed by the candidate in the first round.

You can discover the jury's choice of recital in the calendar of the semi-final, the day before the candidate's performance.

Final

Each evening, four finalists will sing three to five pieces of their own choice, including at least one opera aria and in at least two different languages. All works must differ from those performed in the semi-final and no more than two works may be by the same composer. The finalists will be accompanied by the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alain Altinoglu.

After the semi-final, the repertoire chosen by the finalists and their order of appearance will be indicated in the calendar of the final.