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FULL Éva Marton International Singing Competition Semifinal 1 & 2 Budapest 2026
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Éva Marton International Singing Competition Semifinal 1 & 2  
- Composer: various  
- Libretto: various  
- Venue & Opera Company: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary  
- Recorded: September 3, 2026
- Type: Concert Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
No more than twenty-five competitors enter the semi-final. All of them sing two arias representing a different style and character with piano accompaniment.
The repertoires can be found on the singers’ pages of the martoncompetition.hu website.
PROGRAM Semifinal 1:
15:00-15:12 KANG, Dahye, South Korea
PUCCINI: Tu che di gel sei cinta – Liù’s aria from Turandot
VERDI: Morrò – ma prima in grazia – Amelia’s aria from Un ballo in maschera
Accompanist: SÁNDOR Szabolcs
15:12-15:24 KIM, Eric Jongyoung, South Korea
DONIZETTI: Allegro io son – Beppe’s aria from Rita
BELLINI: È serbato a questo acciaro… L’amo tanto – Tebaldo’s aria from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
15:24-15:36 KIM, Jaeyul Edward, South Korea
RACHMANINOFF: Ves’ tabar spit – Aleko’s cavatina from Aleko
WAGNER: Bin ich nun frei? – Alberich’s aria from Das Rheingold
Accompanist: KÉRY Tamás
15:36-15:48 KIM, Jiweon, South Korea
MOZART: Crudele?… Non mi dir – Donna Anna’s recitative and aria from Don Giovanni
GOUNOD: Les grands seigneurs… Ah! je ris de me voir si belle – Marguerite’s recitative and Jewel Song from Faust
Accompanist: GYÖKÉR Gabriella
15:48-16:00 KIM, Minsu, South Korea
GOMES: E il foglio io segnerò ?… Di sposo di padre – the Duke of Arcos’s recitative and aria from Salvator Rosa
VERDI: Uldino! Uldin!… Mentre gonfiarsi l’anima… Oltre quel limite – Attila’s recitative and aria from Attila
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
16:00-16:12 KIM, Seokjun, South Korea
VERDI: Mentre gonfiarsi l’anima – Attila ’ s aria from Attila
ROSSINI: La calunnia è un venticello – Basilio’s aria from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Accompanist: GYÖKÉR Gabriella
16:12-16:24 KOSHKINBAYEV, Dinmukhamed, Kazakhstan
VERDI: Morir! Tremenda cosa!… Urna fatale del mio destino… Egli è salvo – Don Carlo’s aria from La forza del destino
MOZART: Hai già vinta la causa!… Vedrò, mentr’io sospiro – Count Almaviva’s recitative and aria from Le nozze di Figaro
Accompanist: ZHAZYKBAYEVA Zaru
SZÜNET / INTERMISSION
16:45-16:57 KULAGINA, Elizaveta, Russian Federation
TCHAIKOVSKY: Gde zhe ty moi zhelannui – Nastasya’s aria from The Enchantress
VERDI: Mercé, dilette amiche – Elena’s aria from I vespri siciliani
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
16:57-17:09 MAKAROWSKA, Paulina, Poland
GOUNOD: Je veux vivre dans le rêve – Juliette’s waltz from Roméo et Juliette
HÄNDEL: E pur così in un giorno… Piangerò la sorte mia – Cleopatra’s recitative and aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Accompanist: KÉRY Tamás
17:09-17:21 NAPAST, Gaja, Slovenia
BELLINI: Eccomi in lieta vesta… Oh! quante volte – Giulietta’s recitative and aria from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
DONIZETTI: Quel guardo il cavaliere… So anch’io la virtù magica – Norina’s aria from Don Pasquale
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
17:21-17:33 ORTAN, Vivienne, Hungary
MOZART: Parto, parto, ma tu, ben mio – Sesto’s aria from La clemenza di Tito
PONCHIELLI: Stella del marinar! – Laura Adorno’s aria from La Gioconda
Accompanist: GYÖKÉR Gabriella
17:33-17:45 PARK, Ji Ho, South Korea
OFFENBACH: Les oiseaux dans la charmille – Olympia’s aria from Les contes d’Hoffmann
R. STRAUSS: Großmächtige Prinzessin – Zerbinetta’s aria from Ariadne auf Naxos
Accompanist: Szabolcs Sándor
17:45-17:57 POGORILESS, Daniils, Latvia
BIZET: L’orage s’est calmé – Zurga’s aria from Les Pêcheurs de Perles
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Kuda ty, udal prezhnyaya, devalas? – Gryaznoy’s recitative and aria from The Tsar’s Bride
Accompanist: GYÖKÉR Gabriella
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PROGRAM Semifinal 2:
19:00-19:12 PRAVDINA, Valentina, Russian Federation
MOZART: Temerari, sortite fuori… Come scoglio – Fiordiligi’s recitative and aria from Così fan tutte
VERDI: D’amor sull’ali rosee… Tu vedrai che amore in terra – Leonora’s aria from Il trovatore
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
19:12-19:24 RAZMADZE, Tata, Georgia
CHARPENTIER: Depuis le jour – Louise’s aria from Louise
VERDI: Oh! ma la pace… Tu del mio Carlo al seno… Carlo vive? – Amalia’s recitative and aria from I masnadieri
Accompanist: GYÖKÉR Gabriella
19:24-19:36 SINANYAN, Arpi, Armenia
GOUNOD: Où suis-je?… O ma lyre immortelle – Sappho’s recitative and aria from Sappho
MOZART: Temerari, sortite fuori… Come scoglio – Fiordiligi’s recitative and aria from Così fan tutte
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
19:36-19:48 SON, Sang-Eup, South Korea
GOUNOD: L’amour! L’amour!… Ah! lève-toi, soleil! – Roméo’s recitative and aria from Roméo et Juliette
VERDI: Forse la soglia attinse… Ma se m’è forza perderti – Riccardo’s recitative and aria from Un ballo in maschera
Accompanist: SÁNDOR Szabolcs
19:48-20:00 SUN, Sunu Seungwoo, South Korea
VERDI: Perfidi!… Pietà, rispetto, amore – Macbeth’s recitative and aria from Macbeth
BORODIN: Ni sna, ni otdykha – Prince Igor’s aria from Prince Igor
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
20:00-20:12 TOPOLÁNSZKY, Laura, Hungary
MOZART: Estinto è Idomeneo… Tutte nel cor vi sento – Elettra’s recitative and aria from Idomeneo
VERDI: Gualtier Maldè!… Caro nome che il mio cor – Gilda’s recitative and aria from Rigoletto
Accompanist: GYÖKÉR Gabriella
20:12-20:24 WANG, China
GOUNOD: Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre?… Salut! demeure chaste et pure – Faust’s recitative and cavatina from Faust
VERDI: Ella mi fu rapita!… Parmi veder le lagrime – the Duke of Mantua’s recitative and aria from Rigoletto
Accompanist: SÁNDOR Szabolcs
SZÜNET / INTERMISSION
20:45-20:57 ZHEREBIATEVA, Maria, Russian Federation
VERDI: Timor di me?… D’amor sull’ali rosee – Leonora’s recitative and aria from Il trovatore
PUCCINI: Un bel dì, vedremo – Cio-Cio-san’s aria from Madama Butterfly
Accompanist: BAJA Mónika
20:57-21:09 AURIEMMA, Francesco, Italy
KORNGOLD: Mein Sehen, mein Wähnen – Fritz’s aria from Die tote Stadt
VERDI: Perfidi!… Pietà, rispetto, amore – Macbeth’s recitative and aria from Macbeth
Accompanist: KÉRY Tamás
21:09-21:21 BASENKO, Mikhail, Russian Federation
WAGNER: Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein – Walther’s aria from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
TCHAIKOVSKY: Net! Chary lask krasy myatezhnoy – Vaudémont’s aria from Iolanta
Accompanist: ALEKSEEVA-MESSNER Anna
21:21-21:33 CHOI, Yisae, South Korea
WAGNER: Die Frist ist um… Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten Schlund – the Holländer’s monologue from Die fliegende Holländer
BIZET: L’orage s’est calmé – Zurga’s aria from Les Pêcheurs de Perles
Accompanist: KÉRY Tamás
21:33-21:45 DE-REL, Gabriel, Russian Federation
VERDI: Uldino! Uldin!… Mentre gonfiarsi l’anima… Oltre quel limite – Attila’s recitative and aria from Attila
DONIZETTI: Ah! cessate quel contento… Dalle stanze ove Lucia – Raimondo’s recitative and aria from Lucia di Lammermoor
Accompanist: SÁNDOR Szabolcs
21:45-21:57 DOLHAI, Luca, Hungary
PUCCINI: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta – Magda’s aria from La rondine
GOUNOD: Dieu! quel frisson court dans mes veines?… Amour, ranime mon courage – Juliette’s recitative and aria from Roméo et Juliette
Accompanist: SZABÓ Ferenc János