After several prizes had already been awarded following the Semi-Final, the winners selected by the international jury after the Final on 2 July at the Muziekgebouw Eindhoven were announced on 4 July. The grand winner of the evening was the Russian tenor Andrei Danilov. He won both the Grand Prix of 's-Hertogenbosch and the Opera Prize, each worth a prize sum of €7,500.
The "Van Riemsdijk Prize" was awarded to the Duo (version for voice and piano, 2021) or the singer (version for voice and orchestra, 2022) who, according to the jury, best performed the compulsory piece by Bart Visman. The singers were free to choose whether to sing the Dutch or English version. The Belgian mezzo-soprano Linsey Coppens won this prize with her performance of Het goud van Vermeer.
Het goud van Vermeer
Since 2002, a commission for a compulsory vocal work has been given for the competition. The following Dutch composers have written pieces for the IVC: Micha Hamel (2002), Rob Zuidam (2004), Robin de Raaff (2006), Roel van Oosten (2008), Wilbert Bulsink (2010), Jeppe Moulijn (2012), Willem Jeths (2014), Monique Krüs (2016), Sylvia Meassen (2018). In 2021, Bart Visman composed the compulsory piece for the duo (2021) and the solo competition (2022). The Dutch composer composed Het goud van Vermeer to a text by Marc Pantus (with an English translation by Brent Annable).
Composer Bart Visman and lyricist Marc Pantus (himself a bass-baritone) wrote a song that relates directly to the experiences of a singer.
You have a date in your diary on which you sing a new work. You don't know it, you actually never know how much preparation it takes. And yet you manage, time after time, to make music with the orchestra, your colleagues and sometimes the choir. That seems self-evident, but it isn't. This song is about what a candidate feels at a competition.
Marc Pantus
Read the full interview with the composer and poet here
Overview of the winners
Grand Prix of 's-Hertogenbosch €7,500
Winner: Andrei Danilov, tenor (Russia, 1988)
Opera Prize €7,500
Winner: Andrei Danilov, tenor (Russia, 1988)
Toonkunst Oratorio Prize €7,500
Winner: Bella Adamova, mezzo-soprano (Czech Republic, 1992)
Staetshuys Fund Prize €3,500
Winner: Stanisław Napierała, Tenor (Poland, 1997)
Second prize for a finalist in the Opera or Oratorio category.
Wagner Prize of the Netherlands €3,000 cash prize, plus €2,000 study grant
Winner: Sílvia Sequeira, Soprano (Portugal, 1992)
Young Talent Prize of the Province of North Brabant €3,500
Winner: Yurii Strakhov, Baritone (Ukraine, 2002)
The Young Talent Prize of the Province of North Brabant is awarded to a singer under the age of 25. The winner was determined in the Semi-Final.
Van Riemsdijk Prize €2,500
Winner: Linsey Coppens, Mezzo-soprano (Belgium, 1993)
Prize for the best performance of the prize song Het goud van Vermeer by composer Bart Visman and lyricist Marc Pantus.
Marianne Blok Prize €2,000
Winner: Xueli Zhou, Soprano (China, 1992)
For the most musically gifted coloratura soprano. The winner was determined in the Semi-Final.
ANED Fund Audience Prize €1,500
Winner: Sílvia Sequeira, Soprano (Portugal, 1992)
Friends of the IVC Prize €1,500
Winner: Irene Hoogveld, soprano (Netherlands, 1992)
Press Prize €1,000
Winner: Andrei Danilov, tenor (Russia, 1988)
Junior Jury Prize €500
Winner: Bella Adamova, mezzo-soprano (Czech Republic, 1992)