{"id":465,"date":"2017-09-30T22:09:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/?p=465"},"modified":"2021-10-03T22:10:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T22:10:29","slug":"gran-canaria-unveils-three-young-opera-talents-at-the-final-of-vi-concurso-internacional-de-canto-alfredo-kraus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/gran-canaria-unveils-three-young-opera-talents-at-the-final-of-vi-concurso-internacional-de-canto-alfredo-kraus\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran Canaria unveils three young opera talents at the final of VI Concurso Internacional de Canto Alfredo Kraus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2022 The prize winners of the VI CICAK are baritone\u00a0Carles Pach\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0(Spain), tenor\u00a0Galeano Salas<\/strong>\u00a0(Mexico\/USA) and soprano\u00a0Leonor Bonilla<\/strong>\u00a0(Spain), who finished in first, second and third place.
\n\u2022 The jury, chaired by tenor\u00a0Jaime Aragall<\/strong>, made its selection from among the 11 finalists who performed opera and zarzuela pieces accompanied by the\u00a0Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra<\/strong>, conducted by maestro\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Miguel P\u00e9rez-Sierra<\/strong>\u00a0in a gala show held at\u00a0Auditorio Alfredo Kraus<\/strong>.
\n\u2022 Speaking at the prize giving ceremony, the president of Gran Canaria Cabildo (Island Council),\u00a0Antonio Morales<\/strong>, and the chair of Fundaci\u00f3n Internacional Alfredo Kraus,\u00a0Rosa Kraus Ley<\/strong>, thanked the 100 young applicants in this year\u2019s singing competition for taking part.
\n\u2022 The gala show was recorded by\u00a0Radio Television Canary Islands<\/strong>\u00a0and will be shown in a delayed broadcast.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fundaci\u00f3n Internacional Alfredo Kraus<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Gran Canaria Cabildo<\/strong>, organisers of the\u00a0VI Concurso Internacional de Canto Alfredo Kraus<\/strong>, have announced that the official jury of the competition, chaired by tenor\u00a0Jaime Aragall<\/strong>, chose the prize winners from among the 11 finalists who showcased their artistic talents in a public performance on Friday 29 September in the\u00a0Auditorio Alfredo Kraus<\/strong>, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Baritone\u00a0Carles Pach\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0(Spain), tenor\u00a0Galeano Salas<\/strong>\u00a0(Mexico\/USA) and soprano\u00a0Leonor Bonilla<\/strong>\u00a0(Spain) took first, second and third place.<\/p>\n

The VI CICAK awarded the audience prize to soprano Leonor Bonilla and the prize for the best singer of Spanish nationality, made by Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Hall, to baritone Carles Pach\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

The president of the Gran Canaria Cabildo,\u00a0Antonio Morales<\/strong>, and the chair of Fundaci\u00f3n Internacional Alfredo Kraus,\u00a0Rosa Kraus Ley<\/strong>, spoke at the prize giving ceremony. They thanked the 100 young singers from 22 countries who applied for this year\u2019s competition and called for young opera talents to take part in the seventh biennial event, to be held in 2019. Rosa Kraus highlighted the special significance of the 2019 competition, which will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the death of maestro Alfredo Kraus.<\/p>\n

The 11 finalists in the VI CICAK who performed last night in the gala show at the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus were chosen after the preliminary rounds in Madrid, Florence and Gran Canaria. The semi-final round was also held in Gran Canaria and the following singers were chosen as finalists from 47 contestants:\u00a0Carles Pach\u00f3n D\u00edaz<\/strong>\u00a0(Baritone \/ Spain),\u00a0Galeano Salas<\/strong>\u00a0(Tenor \/ Mexico \u2013 USA),\u00a0Leonor Bonilla Caballos<\/strong>\u00a0(Soprano \/ Spain),\u00a0Natalia Labourdette Alba<\/strong>\u00a0(Soprano \/ Spain),\u00a0Caterina Piva<\/strong>\u00a0(Mezzo-soprano \/ Italy),\u00a0Dongho Kim<\/strong>\u00a0(Bass-baritone \/ Republic of Korea),\u00a0Jasper Ruben Leever<\/strong>\u00a0(Bass-baritone \/ The Netherlands),\u00a0Anna Gom\u00e0 Curtiella<\/strong>\u00a0(Mezzo-soprano \/ Spain),\u00a0Nina-Maria Fischer<\/strong>\u00a0(Soprano \/ Germany-Poland),\u00a0Marlena Devoe<\/strong>\u00a0(Soprano \/ New Zealand) and\u00a0Blanca Valido Montenegro<\/strong>\u00a0(Soprano \/ Spain, Canary Islands).<\/p>\n

After the public performance, the jury made its decision during the interval and announced the results in the second half after speeches from public authorities. The jury comprised the chair, tenor\u00a0Jaime Aragall<\/strong>, and members\u00a0Joan Matabosch<\/strong>, artistic director of Madrid\u2019s Royal Theatre;\u00a0Daniel Bianco<\/strong>, artistic director of the National Zarzuela Theatre (Madrid);\u00a0Ernesto Palacio<\/strong>, artistic director of the Rossini Opera Festival (Pesaro);\u00a0Pierangelo Conte<\/strong>, artistic coordinator of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino \/ Opera of Florence;\u00a0C\u00e9sar Wonenburger<\/strong>, artistic director of Friends of the Opera of A Coru\u00f1a; and\u00a0Ulises Ja\u00e9n<\/strong>, artistic director of Canary Islands Friends of the Opera. Also contributing but without casting votes were\u00a0Rosa Kraus Ley<\/strong>, chair of the FIAK and VI CICAK;\u00a0Mario Pontiggia<\/strong>, artistic director of the FIAK and secretary of the VI CICAK; and honorary members\u00a0Jer\u00f3nimo Saavedra Acevedo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Guillermo Garc\u00eda-Alcalde<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The competition finalists were accompanied by the\u00a0Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra<\/strong>, conducted by maestro\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Miguel P\u00e9rez-Sierra<\/strong>. The final was recorded and will be transmitted in a delayed broadcast by\u00a0Radio Televisi\u00f3n Canaria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Prizes and invitations to perform<\/strong><\/p>\n

The prize winners in the VI Concurso de Canto Alfredo Kraus won substantial monetary prizes thanks to financial assistance from the Gran Canaria Island Council.\u00a0Three official prizes of 14,000, 12,000 and 10,000 euros<\/strong>\u00a0were awarded.<\/p>\n

Two special prizes<\/strong>\u00a0were also awarded: 3,000 euros from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Hall for the best singer of Spanish nationality and the Audience Prize of 2,500 euros for the singer who received most votes from the audience attending the final round.<\/p>\n

The prize winners will also receive\u00a0invitations to perform<\/strong>. The Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra will invite the winner of the first prize to perform with it in one of the following two seasons (2018 or 2019), including travel and accommodation expenses; the Fundaci\u00f3n Canaria Auditorio y Teatro de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria will invite one of the winners to give a recital in the Chamber Hall of the Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, also with expenses paid; and Madrid Royal Theatre, National Zarzuela Theatre, Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, the Opera of Florence, Friends of the Opera of A Coru\u00f1a and Canary Islands Friends of the Opera will offer auditions for upcoming productions to one or more competition prize winners.<\/p>\n

Medals designed by Gara Mart\u00edn Kraus, the maestro\u2019s granddaughter<\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to the prize money and a diploma, the first three prize winners received a medal designed by\u00a0Gara Mart\u00edn Kraus<\/strong>, granddaughter of maestro Alfredo Kraus.<\/p>\n

Gara began her studies in Jewellery and Gemology in Madrid in 1998 and completed them in Florence (Italy) in 2002, qualifying as a professional jewellery designer. She has been chosen to work on new collection projects for Swarovski, taken part in Ego Madrid Fashion Week and won a number of awards. Her collections are inspired by the landscapes, colours, textures and the essence of the Canary Islands. Her pieces transmit the energy and movement of the sea and of lava as it cools, and the colours and the beauty of the islands. These elements were also behind the inspiration for the medals designed as prizes for the VI CICAK.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 The prize winners of the VI CICAK are baritone\u00a0Carles Pach\u00f3n\u00a0(Spain), tenor\u00a0Galeano Salas\u00a0(Mexico\/USA) and soprano\u00a0Leonor Bonilla\u00a0(Spain), who finished in first, second and third place. \u2022 The jury, chaired by tenor\u00a0Jaime […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions\/466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cicakraus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}