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International Competition of Belcanto Vincenzo Bellini (Concours International de Belcanto Vincenzo Bellini)

Vendome, France

Official website Rules & repertoire

Next edition

No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.

Overview

Founded in 2010 by Youra Nymoff-Simonetti and Marco Guidarini, this competition focuses on belcanto and pre-Verdian repertoire. Its Grand Prix Vincenzo Bellini is not awarded every year.

Organiser: Association MusicArte
Instruments: Belcanto and pre-Verdi opera singing
Category: Opera & general voice

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Rounds & time limits

Auditions
Semi-final
Final

Repertoire

Belcanto and pre-Verdian repertoire.

Jury & prizes

Jury

June Anderson
Pretty Yende
Mady Mesplé
Leontina Vaduva
Viorica Cortez
Inva Mula

Prizes

Grand Prix Vincenzo Bellini
Public, Jury, Female/Male Voice awards
Vendome City Award
Mady Mesple Award (French aria)

Past editions

2023 source
Grand Prix not awarded
2022 source
Grand Prix Vincenzo Bellini: Yerang Park (South Korea)
2021 source
Grand Prix Vincenzo Bellini: Yulia Merkudinova (Ukraine)

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source