The second edition of the International Competition for Young Tenors "Kamen's Voice" - Stara Zagora 2024 has finished

The gala concert and the award ceremony of the winners of the International Competition for Young Tenors "Kamen's Voice"- Stara Zagora 2024 took place on 27 August - the birthday of the unforgettable Kamen Chanev. An occasion to remember him, to talk about him, to resurrect a piece of his spirit and dedication to the art of OPERA by sharing the talent of his younger followers. Touching the sparkling freshness of the young talents filled the hall of the Stara Zagora Opera with enchanting energy. The seven finalists of the competition: Adrian Dumitru from Romania, Adam Valasek /Poland/, Donghyun Kim /South Korea/, Tautvydas Slizauskas /Lithuania/, Oleg Lanovyi /Ukraine/, Andriy Vozian /Ukraine/, Sima Chi /China/ performed together with the Stara Zagora Opera Orchestra under the baton of Maestro José Cura with a varied program of arias, precisely selected by the Maestro and consulted with the jury. So that each of the tenors perform in the best possible way.

The president of the jury, the great José Cura, introduced additional regulations and, together with the members of the jury, decided to determine the prize winners after the performances of the finalists in the gala concert. In the minutes in which the jury gave its final vote, the audience had the opportunity to enjoy the duet from the first act of Desdemona and Othello performed by Tania Ivanova and Kamen Chanev, as well as Othello's aria - the role coveted by Kamen Chanev, which unfortunately turned out to be the last.

The jury composed of:

José Cura - Chairman

Members:

1. Tania Ivanova - soprano, founder of the Kamen Chanev Foundation

2. Tanya Chanev - director of the State Opera - Stara Zagora

3. Kaludi Kaludov - tenor, vocal pedagogue

4. Daniel Borovsky - bass, casting advisor, vocal pedagogue

5. Vladimir Kiradjiev - conductor, professor of conducting at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts.

6. Luca Cereta - Managing Director WORLD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HUNGARY Kft.

7. Luciano Di Martino - conductor, artistic director of the State Opera Plovdiv

unanimously:

The winner of the First Prize is ADAM VALASEK from Poland

Second Prize goes to OLEG LANOVY from Ukraine

Third Prize to DONGYUN KIM from South Korea