2019

Palesa Malieloa

Palesa Malieloa (b. 1992) is a soprano from South Africa. In her home country she has studied at the NWU School of Music in Potchefstroom under Conroy Cupido and in the class of the Cape Town Opera Studio. She has enjoyed success in national music competitions and won a scholarship to study at the Cologne University of Music, starting in 2017. In 2018 she was awarded third prize at the University of South Africa’s Unisa International Voice Competition, having previously won a national competition.

Born in 1992

Soprano

South African

Piano: Tuula Hällström

Repertoire

Preliminary round

G. F. Händel

Messiah: Rejoice greatly

R. Vaughan Williams

Silent Noon (Rossetti)

A. Berg

Nacht (Hauptmann)

J. Massenet

Manon: “Je marche sur tous les chemins” (Manon Lescaut)

Semifinals

J. Sibelius

Säv, säv, susa (Fröding)

R. Schumann

Frauenliebe und Leben (Chamisso)
1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
3. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
6. Süsser Freund, du blickest
7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan

G. Rossini

La gazza ladra: “Di piacer mi balza il cor” (Ninetta)

Final

J. Haydn

Die Jahreszeiten: Willkommen jetzt – Welche Labung für die Sinne (Hanne)

I. Stravinski

The Rake’s Progress: “No word from Tom” (Anne Truelove)

Competition performances

Preliminary round

Semifinals

Final

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