The singers and pianists selected for the 2019 Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera International Song Competition have just been announced, and they are:
Singer
Dominic Barberi (UK)
Harriet Burns (UK)
Ronan Caillet (France)
Kieran Carrel (UK/Germany)
Rory Carver (UK)
Guy Eliott (UK)
Kady Evanyshyn (Canada)
Rosina Fabius (Netherlands)
Laurence Kilsby (UK)
Georg Klimbacher (Austria)
Belinda Kunz (France)
Benjamin Lewis (UK)
Clara Osowski (USA)
Davidona Pittock (UK)
Theo Platt (UK)
Emily Pogorelc (USA)
Tomi Punkeri (Finland)
Kieran Rayner (New Zealand)
Benjamin Russell (Eire)
Michael St Peter (USA)
Jacquelyn Stucker (USA)
Matthew Swensen (USA)
Dorota Szczepanska (Poland/USA)
Beth Taylor (UK)
Mikhail Timoshenko (Russia)
Felicity Turner (UK)
Christian Wagner (Germany)
Voice
Bass
Soprano
Tenor
Tenor
Tenor
Tenor
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Tenor
Baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Soprano
Baritone
Soprano
Baritone
Baritone
Baritone
Tenor
Soprano
Tenor
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Bass-baritone
Mezzo-soprano
Baritone
Pianist
Michael Pandya (UK)
Malte Schäfer (Germany)
Richard Gowers (UK)
George Todică (Romania)
Bradley Wood (New Zealand)
Seoyon Macdonald (Republic of Korea)
Bradley Wood (New Zealand)
Mauro Zappalà (Italy)
Valentin Mansard (France)
Tobias Kaltenbrunner (Austria)
Tyler Wottrich (USA)
Dylan Perez (USA)
Chris Reynolds (USA)
Gamal Khamis (UK)
Manon Fischer-Dieskau (UK)
Jeremy Chan (Australia)
James Hendry (UK)
Katelan Terrell (USA)
Maria Yulin (Israel)
Hamish Brown (UK)
Elitsa Desseva (Bulgaria)
Natalie Burch (UK)
Kunal Lahiry (USA)