BBC CARDIFF SINGER OF THE WORLD (1)

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2021 - staged without an audience in strict compliance with the latest health and safety government guidelines related to COVID-19 – takes place at St David’s Hall from Saturday 12 to Saturday 19 June.

Now in its 20th edition, the biennial competition has launched the careers of some of the biggest opera stars, such as Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Bryn Terfel, Jamie Barton and 2019 winner baritone Andrei Kymach from Ukraine.

Audiences can follow all the drama of the competition – including all rounds of the main prize, the song prize final and the main prize final on BBC Four television, as well as broadcasts on BBC Two Wales, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru, every note will be available one BBC iPlayer.

This year’s event features singers from 15 countries including Austria, China, Denmark, England, Georgia, Iceland, Mongolia, South Korea, Russia,…