Semifinals

Tuesday, 1 October
11.00 hours | Pleinzaal
During the semi-final, all contestants will also sing the specially written work Veronese’s Groen, by lyricist Marc Pantus and composer Bart Visman.
First rounds

Sunday 29 September
10.30 hours | Pleinzaal
70 young singers from around the world present themselves with 2 or 3 arias. 16 singers may advance to the semi-finals.
First rounds

Saturday, 28 September
10.30 hours | Pleinzaal
70 young singers from around the world present themselves with 2 or 3 arias. 16 singers may advance to the semi-finals.
A Birthday Banquet

Friday, 27 September
Opening concert
20.15 hours | Pleinzaal
The IVC and Bach Collegium 's-Hertogenbosch led by conductor Jeroen Felix join forces for the opening concert with Bach's chamber opera Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft. Star singers of the IVC can be heard in this festive work with choir and orchestra. A real feast for a birthday.