Final of the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition (voice)

PERFORMERS:
Aigul Khismatullina (soprano)
Russia

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Hymn to the Sun (The Queen of Shemakha’s Aria) from The Golden Cockerel

Richard Strauss
Zerbinetta’s Aria from Ariadne auf Naxos

Maria Motolygina (soprano)
Russia

Giuseppe Verdi
Elena’s Bolero from I vespri siciliani

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Liza’s Scene and Arioso from The Queen of Spades

Alexandros Stavrakakis (bass)
Greece

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
King René’s Aria from Iolanta

Richard Wagner
Wotan’s Monologue from Die Walküre

Kim Gihoon (baritone)
South Korea

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Prince Yeletsky’s Aria from The Queen of Spades

Umberto Giordano
Gérard’s Aria from Andrea Chénier

Oksana Mayorova (soprano)
Russia

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Natalya's Arioso from The Oprichnik

Giuseppe Verdi
Leonora’s Aria from La forza del destino

Maria Barakova (mezzo-soprano)
Russia

Gioachino Rossini
Arsace’s Recitative and Cavativa from Semiramide

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Morozova’s Scena and Aria from The Oprichnik

Ankhbayar Enkhbold (baritone)
Mongolia

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Prince Yeletsky’s Aria from The Queen of Spades

Giuseppe Verdi
Renato’s Aria from Un ballo in maschera

Migran Agadzhanian (tenor)
Russia

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Prince Yuriy’s Arioso from The Enchantress

Giuseppe Verdi
Gabriele’s Recitative and Aria from Simon Boccanegra

Angelina Akhmedova (soprano)
Uzbekistan

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Marfa’s Aria from The Tsar’s Bride

Charles Gounod
Juliette’s Scene and Aria from Roméo et Juliette

The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Mikhail Sinkevich