16 singers made it to the semifinals!

The competition jury has selected 16 singers representing 11 nationalities for the semifinals on 7–8 June. The finalists will be announced after the semifinals on 8 June, and the final will take place on Wednesday 12 June in Musiikkitalo.

Friday 7 June 2024 

11:00 Semifinal 1

  • Josipa Bilić, soprano, Croatia
  • Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur, mezzo-soprano, France
  • Aksel Daveyan, baritone, Armenia
  • Kara Dugan, mezzo-soprano, USA

18:00 Semifinal 2

  • Filip Filipović, tenor, Croatia
  • Renáta Gebe-Fügi, soprano, Hungary
  • Hedvig Haugerud, soprano, Norway
  • Junho Hwang, tenor, South Korea

Saturday 8 June 2024

11:00 Semifinal 3

  • Justyna Khil, soprano, Poland
  • Maciej Kwaśnikowski, tenor, Poland
  • Jonghwan Lee, baritone, South Korea
  • Logan Lopez Gonzalez, countertenor, Belgium

18:00 Semifinal 4

  • Kathrin Lorenzen, soprano, Germany
  • Nuri Park, soprano, South Korea
  • Gabriel Rollinson, baritone, Germany
  • Jingjing Xu, mezzo-soprano, China

In the semifinals, each competitor will sing a song by a Finnish composer, a group of solo songs, and an opera or concert aria. Each competitor will have a maximum of 30 minutes at their disposal.

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