Competition 2021

Contestants

Alexandra Ruszó

„mezzo soprano”

Alexandra Ruszó

Competition repertoire

Preliminary 

  • Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Voi lo sapete o mamma (Santuzza) 

Semi-Final 

  • Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur - Acerba voluttà... O vagabonda stella (Princess de Bouillon)
  • Bizet: Carmen - Seguidilla (Carmen) 

Final

  • Donizetti:  La Favorita - Fia dunque vero… O mio Fernando (Leonora)
  • Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila - Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (Dalila) 

 

Biography 

Ms. Ruszó has received  Master's degree in 2016 and Bachelor's degree in 2014 from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. Studied with masters like Éva Marton, Márta Németh, Katalin Halmai, Dénes Gulyás, Júlia Hamari, Andrea Meláth, György Vashegyi, Francesco Torragiani, Ádám Medveczky, Imola Pogány. She completed his secondary studies at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music and Grammar School.

Collaborated as soloist with several symphony orchestras: Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Hungarian Radio Orchestra, Concerto Budapest, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

Ms. Ruszó worked with several renowned conductors: Ádám Medveczky, Gergő Vajda, Ertüngealp Alpaslan, György Vashegyi, Balázs Kocsár, Gergely Kesselyák, Kálmán Sennai, Christian Schumann, Gergely Madaras

Productions

Levente Gyöngyösi: Master and Margarita - Cleaning Lady, Hungarian State Opera House, directed by Szente Vajk (2020)

Mozart: Magic Flute - Third Queen, Franz Liszt Academy of Music, directed by András Almási-Tóth (2019)

János Térey: Singer Contribution to the Prose Theatrical Fat in the Lot in Sodom, Örkény Theater, directed by Balázs Kovalik (2019-2020)

Dohnanyi Ernő: Stabar Mater - Alt soloist, Franz Liszt Academy of Music (2019)

World Voice Day Concert, Hungarian State Opera House (2017)

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana - Lola, Hungarian State Opera House (2016)

Mascagni:Cavalleria Rusticana - Lola, Pécs National Theater (2016)

Béla Faragó: A Glass of Water - Marika, Hungarian State Opera House (2016)

Béla Faragó: A Glass of Water - Marika,  National Theater of Pécs(2016)

Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito  - Annio, National Theater of Pécs  (2015)

Donizetti: Il campanello - Madama Rose, National Theater of Pécs 

Hans Werner Henze: Mix for Young Lovers - Carolina, Thalia Theater Budapest

 

Ms.Ruszó  excelled in numerous international competitions and has also been awarded with scholarships:

Manhattan International Music Competition - 1st Place (2017)

Erzsébet Házy International Singing Competition - 2nd Place (2016)

Ari Santeri Kupsus Finnish Scholarship (2014, 2015)

Gundel Art Award (2013)

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