Clips
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Celebrating 30 Years preview Duration: 01:37 2013, Concerts, Celebrating 30 Years
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BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 trail Duration: 01:00
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Sneak preview of three singers whose auditions for 2013 were successful Duration: 02:41 2013
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Karita Mattila wins the very first Cardiff Singer Duration: 01:01 1983 - The Final
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Andrei Bondarenko - Song Prize Final Duration: 08:01 2011, Concerts, Song Prize Final
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Andrei Bondarenko - Final - Song 1 Duration: 05:07 2011, Concerts, Final
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Monday 17 June
The main competition gets under way tonight, with Concert 1 taking place at St David’s Hall. Find out all about the singers and their programmes: Kihwan Sim from South Korea, Katherine Broderick from England, Yi Li from China, Jamie Barton from USA and Marko Mimica from Croatia.
The first broadcast coverage is also this evening, with a celebration of the competition’s 30th birthday on BBC Four and BBC Two Wales at 7.30pm and highlights of Concert 1 at 10.30pm on BBC Two Wales.
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In Pictures: 30 years of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World
Look back at the history of the operatic competition over 30 years with our gallery. -
Meet the competitors
Read about the 20 successful applicants and their programmes. -
Meet the jury
Find out more about the members of the jury for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World and the Song Prize. -
Meet the musicians
Find out more about the orchestras, conductors and accompanists who support the competitors during the competition. -
Your memories
What are your favourite memories from the first 30 years of the competition? Send us your story and your contribution may be included in our programme book or on the website.
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