The International Vocal Competition (IVC) will organize the 57th edition of the competition in 2024, in which Opera and Oratorio are central. International singers compete for a total of € 45,500 prize money.

The IVC is the only international classical music singing competition in the Netherlands and is open to (pre-)professional singers of all nationalities.

Meet the musicians working with our candidates backstage and on stage: Philzuid, conductor David Parry and pianists Markus Zugehör, Fran Hills and Ian Tindale.

Composer Bart Visman and lyricist Marc Pantus created a cycle of songs about an artist’s experiences on stage for consecutive Competitions.