Horti Lilla

Voice: Soprano

Country of birth: Hungary

Date of birth: November 1992

After completing her secondary musical studies at the János Vántus Secondary School of Music in Szeged, she was admitted to continue at the Liszt Academy, first in the B.A. course of Classical Singing, then she went on to the Opera Singing M.A. under the tutelage of Éva Marton and Emese Virág. Among other performances, she has given a joint concert with Ingrid Kertesi and Emese Virág in the Hungarian Radio Marble Room and received the part of the First Lady in The Magic Flute, which was the very first opera production of the restored Liszt Academy.  Later she also collaborated in the Spring Awakening and in Iolanta by Tshaikovsky. In 2012, she was awarded first prize of the National Professional Singing Competition and second prize at the 3rd József Simándy International Singing Competition. Finally, she won the Second Category of the 22nd InternationalCompetition for Opera Singers "Ferruccio Tagliavini.

Competition Repertoire

Preliminary

Liszt: Oh! quand je dors (V. Hugo)

Leoncavallo: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo – Nedda’s Aria from Pagliacci

Mozart: Come scoglio – Fiordiligi’s Aria from Così fan tutte

Semi-final

Mascagni: Son pochi fiori – Suzel’s Aria from L’amico Fritz

Bellini: Casta Diva... Fine al rito – Norma’s Aria from Norma

Final

Händel: E gelosia quella tiranna – Romilda’s Aria from Serse

Catalani: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana – Wally’s Aria from La Wally

Verdi: Tacea la notte – Leonora’s Aria from Il trovatore