Diána Szőke

Repertoire

Preliminary

• Händel: Serse - Un cenno leggiadretto (Atalanta)

Semi-Final

• Paisiello: Il mio ben quando verrà
• Kodály: Hungarian Folkmusic for Voice and Piano Volume 11. No. 59. Este, rózsám, ne jöjj hozzám / At the evening, my Dear, don't come to me

Final

• Händel: Serse HWV 40. - Và godendo vezzoso e bello (Romilda)
• Mozart: Così fan tutte - In uomini, in soldati (Despina)  

Bioghrapy

The big dream of the young Budapest-born soprano came true in 2020: Ms. Szőke was admitted to the Bachelor of Classical Singing at the Liszt Ferenc University of Music, where Ingrid Kertesi is her professor. Music has been part of her life since she was a child. First she studied solfeggio or piano at the Béla Bartók Primary School of Art (2008-2015). From 2015 she studied classical singing at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music, as student of Mária Magdolna Szabó After high school gratuation, she continued with an additional fifth year study. 

Since 2016 Ms. Szőke participates regularly in the Veszprém Classical Singing Competition. In 2020 she won 1^st prize in her age group,  in 2019 the jury awarded her with a special prize anb  in 2016 3^rd prize

Ms. Szőke speaks English on intermediate level and has been studying Italian for 5 years. In her free time, she often watches opera performances, goes to the theatre, and attends masterclasses. She is also very interested in sports and confectionery. Her future plans include learning more about singing and realizing her dreams as an opera singer.