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Simandy Jozsef International Singing Competition
Next edition
No future edition is announced on the official pages we could check.
Overview
Hungarian international singing competition founded in 1998 with age-based groups from secondary school to young professionals. The 12th edition (2023/24 season) was hosted with the Hungarian State Opera, final and gala in Budapest.
- Organiser
- My Homeland, My Homeland You Mean Everything to Me Artistic and Educational Foundation, with the Bela Bartok Faculty of Arts, University of Szeged
- Instruments
- Voice
- Category
- Opera & general voice
- Age limits
- Four groups: secondary-school students, bachelor students, master students, and young artists under 35 (2020 call)
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application with repertoire, headshot, biography and fee (HUF 30,000 in 2020 call).
Rounds & time limits
- Group 1: preliminary and final
- Groups 2-4: preliminary, semifinal, final
- Prizewinners' gala concert
Repertoire
Songs, opera arias and cantata/mass/oratorio arias, sung from memory in original key and language, depending on round (2020 call).
Jury & prizes
Jury
- Maria Temesi (founder)
- Szilveszter Okovacs
- Atilla Kiss-B.
- Tamas Bator
- Sandor Gyudi
- Tamara Markovic
Prizes
- Cash prizes by group, 2020 call: Group 1 HUF 300,000/200,000/100,000; Group 2 500,000/400,000/300,000; Group 3 800,000/600,000/400,000; Group 4 1,000,000/800,000/600,000
- Special prize for best Hungarian piece; engagements
Past editions
- 2024 — Budapest, Hungarian State Opera (12th edition, season 2023/24; exact year per URL only) source
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source