Masterclass · Sir David Pountney
Pleinzaal, Theater aan de Parade · Parade 23, 5211 KL 's-Hertogenbosch
Public masterclass with opera director and 2026 jury president Sir David Pountney, working with singers of the 59th IVC.
- Sir David Pountney (opera director, president of the jury)
- Singers of the 59th IVC Opera & Oratorio
On Wednesday 7 October 2026 at 20:15, opera director and 2026 jury president Sir David Pountney works with singers of the IVC in the Pleinzaal of Theater aan de Parade. Singers chosen from the Main Rounds who did not advance to the Grand Finale each work on an aria during the class.
The singers working with Sir David Pountney are:
Ilyà Dovnar, tenor - Handel: Fatto inferno... Pastorello d'un povero armento (Rosalinde)
Haewon Lee, baritone - Verdi: O Carlo, ascolta... lo morrò, ma lieto in core (Don Carlo)
Jessica Jeo Sin Lee, soprano - Händel: Piangerò la sorte mia, so crudele (Giulio Cesare)
Oscar Sajous, tenor - Britten: Inkslinger's song (Paul Bunyan)
Irene Hoogveld, soprano - Menotti: To this we've come... Papers, papers (The consul)
The session runs from 20:15 to 22:30, including a short interval, and is open to the public.