Francine Vis, mezzo-soprano - “Una voce poco fa“ - Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Gioacchino Rossini

50th International Vocal Competition ’s-Hertogenbosch (IVC) Category Opera | Oratorio Finals 14 September 2014 Theater aan de Parade ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Francine Vis (1983), mezzo soprano - Netherlands - “Una voce poco fa“ - Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Gioacchino Rossini, 1792-1868 South Netherlands Philharmonic, conductor Kenneth Montgomery Jury Opera | Oratorio Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - soprano Anne Gjevang - mezzo-soprano Siegfried Jerusalem - tenor Kenneth Montgomery - conductor Dominic Seldis - 1st solo double bass Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Pieter Alferink - impresario Jesús Iglesias Noriega - head artistic affairs Dutch National Opera Evamaria Wieser - artistic consultant Osterfestspiele Salzburg, casting Lyric Opera Chicago, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Ioan Holender - former intendant Vienna State Opera, adviser The Metropolitan Opera, Spring Festival Tokyo, artistic director George Enescu Festival Bucharest (president of the jury)