BBC Cardiff Singer of the World: Round 3 (BBC Four Tuesday 13 June 2023)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World: Round 3 airs Tuesday 13 June 2023 on BBC Four

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, four more of the world’s most talented young singers compete for opera’s top prize. They are competing from South Korea, Sweden, China, and South Africa in the hopes of making it to the final on Sunday.

In this penultimate round, we hear works by Handel, Wagner, Puccini, and Mozart. The Welsh National Opera Orchestra, led by Michael Christie, backs up the singers.

From St. David’s Hall, our reporters Petroc Trelawny and Josie d’Arby bring us Round 3 action. British soprano Nadine Benjamin adds her magnetic presence to the group.

Season 2023 Episode 3

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World is a competition known throughout the classical music world as the premier showcase for opera and concert singers at the outset of their careers.

The competition is open to singers at the start of their professional careers, aged 18-32. After a three-stage selection process involving DVD and live auditions, 20 singers are invited to compete in Cardiff, to perform opera and concert music with full orchestra in four concerts, in front of a distinguished jury. The winner from each concert plus one wild card (the best of the rest) compete in the final in St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World: Round 3 airs Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 20:00 on BBC Four

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