:00:12. > :00:16.year's competition. Already we have heard singers from America, Europe,
:00:16. > :00:21.Africa and Asia. All of whom have come here to compete in what is one
:00:21. > :00:24.of the world's biggest singing competitions. The American
:00:25. > :00:31.mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton was victorious in round one and in the
:00:31. > :00:36.second round that was difficult to call, Maria Celeng was the winner
:00:36. > :00:46.from Hungary. This evening, five more young singers stake their
:00:46. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:23.discovering the opera stars of the future. That evening in 1995
:01:23. > :01:31.completely transformed my life and career and I haven't looked back
:01:31. > :01:37.since. It was a turning point in my career and it was very great moment
:01:37. > :01:41.in my life. This year, over 400 young singers entered, with 52 heard
:01:41. > :01:45.at auditions around the world. are always looking for the
:01:45. > :01:49.best-possible candidates and those voices that give you the tingle and
:01:49. > :01:54.you think this is a different voice, a special voice. Just 20 were
:01:54. > :01:59.selected to come to Cardiff. They have to be very, very focussed and
:01:59. > :02:02.very driven to want to get to another level. So far this week, the
:02:02. > :02:08.competition has bver as tough as ever and tonight five more will
:02:08. > :02:18.perform to the jury and the ever-enthusiastic St David's Hall
:02:18. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:36.audience. This is the 0th anniversary of this. In 19995 they
:02:36. > :02:41.were the USS SR, but now we have independent states. Much support for
:02:41. > :02:47.Gary Griffiths. To help you judge this evening's performances I have
:02:47. > :02:55.two jeRT witnesses. Gerald is here and he'll sing this summer and in
:02:55. > :03:00.the autumn will perform at the Royal open ra and -- opera and Mary King
:03:00. > :03:04.is here, vocal coach and singer. Were you a competition bunny?
:03:04. > :03:09.avoided them like the playing. They terrified me. I didn't like the
:03:09. > :03:13.competition. I wanted to sing. This is a good way to go. Mary, you were
:03:13. > :03:19.full of glee when you emerged from the rehearsal. We could be in for
:03:19. > :03:23.quite a night? I think it's going to be exciting. Lots from you over the
:03:23. > :03:32.next 90 minutes. Our team is completed by Josie, who has been
:03:32. > :03:36.getting to know all the sing -- singers. What a wonderful first two
:03:36. > :03:40.rounds we've had and we are looking forward to some more singing this
:03:40. > :03:43.evening. The singers, as you can imagine, are slightly tense. They
:03:43. > :03:47.know that tonight it's all that stands between them and a possible
:03:47. > :03:52.place in Sunday's final. This is the hoeding area where we have the last
:03:53. > :03:59.few moments before they step out on to the stage in front of a very
:03:59. > :04:05.welcoming Cardiff Singer audience and a very imposing jury. Director
:04:05. > :04:09.of opera and chairman of the jury, Nicholas Payne. Celebrated English
:04:09. > :04:18.mezzo-soprano Dame Felicity Palmer. We have to say is this person
:04:18. > :04:25.actually ready to go? Renouned baritone Hakan. I like the singers
:04:25. > :04:34.to take risks and go beyond what they think that they can do. Casting
:04:34. > :04:44.manager Maren. The competition's patron Dame Kiri. You suddenly say,
:04:44. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:57.oh, they've just nailed it. Manager PER. And tenor Neil Schicoff.
:04:57. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:00.have to bring us into their world. Remember, the jury will choose a
:05:01. > :05:04.winner tonight, but no guarantee they'll make it through to Sunday's
:05:04. > :05:07.final, for which the best five singers from across the week will be
:05:07. > :05:12.chosen and the jury aren't the only ones to choose winners. Once again,
:05:12. > :05:20.you can vote in our audience prize. More about that tomorrow night.
:05:20. > :05:30.Right, now, we'll meet tonight's singers. Susana Gaspar, from
:05:30. > :05:39.Portugal. A sop rarn know. And Gary Griffiths, a baritone from Wales.
:05:39. > :05:49.Olena Tokar from the Ukraine, a soprano. Tenor, Yuri Gorodestski
:05:49. > :05:56.from Belarus. And a -- and to start everything off, Egle Sidlauskaite a
:05:56. > :06:05.mezzo-soprano from Lithuania. She studied in her native Lithuania and
:06:05. > :06:15.in Milan. Maria Callis is her musical hero along with another. You
:06:15. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:19.are going to be singing in front of among many others, Dame Kir -- Kiri,
:06:19. > :06:24.which you have done before? I had the opportunity to meet her a few
:06:24. > :06:28.years ago in a masterclass and it was amazing experience with her. It
:06:28. > :06:37.will be for me quite difficult to sing before her, because she knows
:06:37. > :06:44.how it can be. When I'm on stage I feel like I'm in another world. I
:06:44. > :06:54.feel like I'm living a real life and I that's why it's very important for
:06:54. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:07.me to be on the stage. Here is Egle Sidlauskaite. The song is about a
:07:07. > :07:17.princess waiting for her secret lover. She knows all about the
:07:17. > :07:17.
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:09:36. > :09:42.evening here in Cardiff, performing with the BBC National Orchestra of
:09:42. > :09:52.Wales, and we'll get an immediate response from Gerry. She's obviously
:09:52. > :09:55.
:09:55. > :10:05.very committed and enjoying the role very, very much. Sampson and Delila
:10:05. > :10:05.
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:13:17. > :13:27.is next. She wants to know the Fernando, but is in love with the
:13:27. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :18:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 139 seconds
:18:53. > :19:03.king king and imagines a life of APPLAUSE Egle Sidlauskaite from
:19:03. > :19:10.Lithuania. Singing, she says, is like a drug, discovering Maria
:19:10. > :19:15.Callsa changed her life, the way she combined acting and singing. Now,
:19:15. > :19:24.she looks very happy indeaed. She is one of three -- indeed. She is one
:19:24. > :19:29.of three born in 1983. What a great start and assured voice? Well, the
:19:29. > :19:35.strength both at the top and bottom is phenomenal and it's lovely to see
:19:35. > :19:44.a female voice with this kind of depth of power. The luxious sound
:19:45. > :19:51.she makes in the -- luxure you haves sound she makes in the top. You have
:19:51. > :19:56.to be able to deliver on that if you are going to do it? Absolutely. It
:19:56. > :20:00.takes nerves of steel to start with that and it's so high and explosive.
:20:00. > :20:04.If I had a criticism, because she is singing well within herself,
:20:04. > :20:10.sometimes she doesn't really quite cross the footlight with some of the
:20:10. > :20:17.energy that some of the material requires. Over now to Josie. Huge
:20:17. > :20:24.smile. Are you happy? I'm very excited and I still very nervous but
:20:24. > :20:34.the public is fantastic and I try to do the best I can and my emotions I
:20:34. > :20:36.
:20:36. > :20:41.think I'm now vacant of any others. I don't know what to say. I know.
:20:42. > :20:46.Wonderful support from the orchestra? Fantastic.It was a
:20:46. > :20:51.pleasure hosting you. Back to you. Great to see someone back stage so
:20:51. > :20:56.happy. You can read more about Egle Sidlauskaite and this year's other
:20:56. > :21:00.competitors on the websites. If you missed rounds one and two, they're
:21:00. > :21:10.available on the iPlayer and let us know what you think of memories
:21:10. > :21:12.
:21:12. > :21:17.times past here at St David's Hall. Tweet us if you would like. ." Let
:21:17. > :21:23.the opera commence." And a choir is listening to this, "Essential
:21:23. > :21:33.listening for amateur soloists." I reckon too. It's second time lucky
:21:33. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:43.for Susana Gaspar from Portugal. Originally from Lisbon, she now
:21:43. > :21:50.lives in London and made the reserves of Cardiff Singer in 2011.
:21:50. > :21:53.She's put her time since then to good use. I improved in the two
:21:53. > :21:57.years and gained more experience, so now I'm more ready to take the best
:21:57. > :22:03.from the competition. You are here representing Portugal. What is the
:22:03. > :22:09.opera scene like back home? Well, it's not great at the moment. Arts
:22:09. > :22:13.are really suffering in Portugal. We only have one opera theatre in
:22:13. > :22:18.Lisbon and it's in danger of closing. Do you think a win here
:22:18. > :22:28.could go some way to shed some light on that? Portugal as a country needs
:22:28. > :22:38.something light and fresh and good to happen. Here is Susana Gaspar.
:22:38. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:49.Let us see if she does Portugal proud. She is singing an aria Romeo
:22:49. > :22:49.
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:26:35. > :26:45.She is so dignified, elegant, fantastic breath control. Beautiful,
:26:45. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :31:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 139 seconds
:31:07. > :31:14.APPLAUSE The opera that won Debussy the Plume
:31:15. > :31:24.deRome. She finishes there. Dreams of lying free as a bird in that
:31:25. > :31:25.
:31:25. > :34:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 139 seconds
:34:11. > :34:21.APPLAUSE Susana Gaspar from Portugal ending
:34:21. > :34:22.
:34:22. > :34:31.her set, sing singing from Pagliacci from Leoncavallo. Based in London.
:34:31. > :34:36.She said one of the competitions two years -- is reserves two years ago
:34:36. > :34:44.and now has made it to the St David's Hall stage. What classy
:34:44. > :34:49.singing, though? It's a very silvery voice, but it rides the orchestra
:34:49. > :34:58.pretty well. Charming and she is such an accomplished musician, so
:34:58. > :35:07.you feel safe with her. She creates a real atmosphere. I love her.
:35:07. > :35:11.Ishing start. -- Ravishing to start. Lovely. Over now to Josie back
:35:11. > :35:15.stage. Months of work and it all comes down to the 20 minutes. Did
:35:15. > :35:20.you enjoy every second? Every, very much. I'm overwhelmed the audience
:35:20. > :35:25.is amazing. What a wonderful ambassador for Portuguese singing.
:35:25. > :35:32.Thank you. I know it was important to you to hopefully do something
:35:32. > :35:37.positive for the sing singer -- singers back home. I did my best and
:35:37. > :35:41.I'm really happy to be here. We'll see the rest. Well done. Thank you.
:35:41. > :35:45.30 years of Cardiff Singer this year. The first held to celebrate
:35:45. > :35:50.the newly opened St David's Hall as part of the anniversary celebrations
:35:50. > :36:00.and we are remembering some of the past winners, including a popular
:36:00. > :36:03.
:36:03. > :36:08.American soprano who took the title in 20005. -- 2005. I really can
:36:08. > :36:11.credit Cardiff for launching my career for sure. We were told on the
:36:12. > :36:16.first day I believe how many people would be singing for it and the size
:36:16. > :36:26.of the audience and I didn't really sleep at all through the whole
:36:26. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:32.two-week period and I was sort of running on adrenaline. I couldn't
:36:32. > :36:36.imagine being there, so the whole thing was a little surreal. There's
:36:36. > :36:39.something special about the audience in Wales. They are raised on song
:36:40. > :36:44.and they really appreciate it and they know voices and you feel that.
:36:44. > :36:49.They respect it and they're not looking for flashy performances, but
:36:49. > :36:53.refinement. That was encouraging for me, because it became a performance
:36:53. > :36:57.rather than a competition. This is all about exposure, so those who are
:36:57. > :37:06.in the competition, regardless of where he get, have exposure and this
:37:06. > :37:12.is the entire reason for being in a competition period. Nicole Cabel,
:37:12. > :37:15.one of the greats, who has been singing this week. She has been sing
:37:15. > :37:25.singing in Don Giovanni. Always great support for the Welsh
:37:25. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:44.contender here. This year, baritone competition, he grew up in a beech
:37:44. > :37:48.resort. I don't have to welcome you to Wales. How are you feeling about
:37:48. > :37:51.the competition? Relaxed at this stage. Really looking forward to it.
:37:51. > :37:56.You've got people in the audience and a lot of support I imagine.
:37:56. > :38:00.Yeah. The support's been overwhelming actually. We have got
:38:00. > :38:04.my local male-voice choir and they've kindly organised a
:38:04. > :38:08.coach-load of choir members and other people from the local town to
:38:08. > :38:11.come up to support the evening. you think that will add to the
:38:11. > :38:15.pressure you feel? There will be butterflies and the pressure is
:38:15. > :38:18.there, but I kind of want to use that to my advantage, them being
:38:18. > :38:23.there. It would be an absolutely amazing thing to win this
:38:23. > :38:30.competition of course. It would be a wonderful feeling to step out there
:38:30. > :38:35.for Wales. There are the male-voice choir, here to offer support for
:38:35. > :38:40.Gary Griffiths. What a cheer, as he walks out on to the St David's Hall
:38:40. > :38:50.stage. He begins, as Don Giovanni limb Persian Gulf up for an evening
:38:50. > :38:50.
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:40:22. > :40:32.of partying. Gary Griffiths sings with the BBC National Orchestra of
:40:32. > :40:32.
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:44:12. > :44:19.APPLAUSE Sung by Gary Griffiths there. And to
:44:19. > :44:29.finish for Shakespeare set in French this time. They are hoping that wine
:44:29. > :44:29.
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:47:55. > :48:05.APPLAUSE Gary Griffiths representing Wales. The choir must be happy with
:48:05. > :48:08.
:48:08. > :48:15.that. The clears -- cheers will help with that. Gerald? He did a great
:48:15. > :48:19.job. I found him - you relaxed a lot and he let the showmanship through,
:48:19. > :48:26.which was great. Big, tall, confident man. Very useful to a
:48:26. > :48:30.company? Absolutely fantastic. I think that Don Giovanni that's just
:48:30. > :48:34.too hard for anybody. Nerves take people in many, many different ways
:48:34. > :48:37.and sometimes you know it's a fast song, so you go faster because you
:48:37. > :48:42.are nervous and so you come apart a little. You have been talking about
:48:42. > :48:47.the support of the voice. How well is his voice supported? The top is
:48:47. > :48:50.wonderful. Absolutely wonderful, but the voices will grow. He has to grow
:48:50. > :48:53.into his career. He'll never be out of work looking like that and with
:48:53. > :48:58.that connection across the footlight. It's fantastic. Back
:48:58. > :49:05.stage and over to Josie. Gary, you seemed very at ease up there. Were
:49:05. > :49:09.you? Yes, well, I'm a good actor then. Yes, on the whole I think it
:49:09. > :49:14.was very enjoyable. Did your voice do what you wanted it to do? Yeah, I
:49:14. > :49:18.think so. You are on your own out there, so you have got to - there is
:49:18. > :49:21.nothing to help, but I'm pretty happy. Not quite on your own, the
:49:21. > :49:25.boys were on their feet. They were all there. They were pleased with
:49:25. > :49:30.what you did. Well done. Gary will be judged by a jury that includes
:49:30. > :49:34.one of the most recognisable faces in opera, Dame Kiri, who is also
:49:34. > :49:43.patron of the competition. This is her second appearance. We met to
:49:43. > :49:48.talk about her first Cardiff Singer in 20011. -- 2011. There's something
:49:48. > :49:52.quite special about the atmosphere of the competition? It's a wonderful
:49:52. > :49:56.hall to start with. It's cosy and the audience is close and it's
:49:56. > :50:01.really nice and the sound is very, very good. The atmosphere is already
:50:01. > :50:06.creating itself for the audience, be it very much on top of the singer,
:50:06. > :50:10.trying to help them along hopefully. What was it like back stage in the
:50:10. > :50:13.jury room? Very good. There was never a conflict. Nothing. Everyone
:50:13. > :50:17.is happy to be there. We were very careful not to make any opinions and
:50:17. > :50:25.I think that's very, very good, that I judged it like I heard it and what
:50:25. > :50:31.I saw. That was, from my point of view, exactly what it should be.
:50:31. > :50:35.Valenina was award the prize in 2011 and she was lucky to make it.
:50:35. > :50:39.strange, because they say often the one that wins is not always the
:50:39. > :50:43.favourite coming through. It was exactly what happened. She was
:50:43. > :50:50.performing quite well and I liked it, until I think something happened
:50:50. > :51:00.and she just let it go. She shone beautifully and you thought there it
:51:00. > :51:06.
:51:07. > :51:12.year? I'm looking forward to some really amazing singers. I would love
:51:12. > :51:17.to see the seriously wonderful, number one, who we haven't heard of.
:51:17. > :51:21.A stunner. A new voice?Yes. suppose that's one thing that the
:51:21. > :51:25.contestants should do, to see Cardiff as a big opportunity?
:51:25. > :51:35.big title. To have that name attached to yours is a big title.
:51:35. > :51:36.
:51:36. > :51:41.It's great. I wouldn't mind it. future entrant? Dame Kiri being made
:51:41. > :51:51.very welcome here in Cardiff. Singer four of five in this third round.
:51:51. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:01.Olena Tokar from Ukraine. studied in Ukraine and has won major
:52:01. > :52:11.Russian competitions, but don't be deceived by her angelic looks. The
:52:11. > :52:11.
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:52:53. > :53:02.songs. Can you give us an example of complicated time sorting her UK
:53:02. > :53:12.visa. It was a problem, but she is here and she stars at Cleopatra from
:53:12. > :53:12.
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:00:37. > :00:45.APPLAUSE Olena Tokar from Ukraine sing
:00:45. > :00:50.singing Mozart. Mary King? Totally sensational. Absolutely marvellous.
:00:50. > :00:54.Wonderful technique. Absolutely lovely it. Gerry? It's class all
:00:54. > :01:04.round. She sings within herself and knows her technique inside out,
:01:04. > :01:04.
:01:04. > :01:14.which allows her to perform perfectly. To finish, she performs
:01:14. > :01:14.
:01:14. > :06:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 139 seconds
:06:20. > :06:24.singers here, also taking part in the Song Prize. The last programme
:06:24. > :06:29.of highlights from the round of that tomorrow lunch time at 1.00pm on BBC
:06:29. > :06:37.Radio 3. The final you'll be able to see here on BBC Four on Saturday
:06:37. > :06:44.night at 7. 30pm. The heats were at the Royal Welsh College of music and
:06:44. > :06:54.Drama. Yuri Gorodestski excited the audience there. He is our final
:06:54. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:07.currently based in Washington DC, but the jet-set lifestyle of an
:07:07. > :07:11.opera star isn't all fun and games. It's great that you are so good at
:07:11. > :07:21.juggling, because being an opera singer is something of a juggling
:07:21. > :07:28.act Yeah, kind of. If you are travelling to-places and new roles.
:07:28. > :07:33.How does that impact on your family life? Of course, it's difficult. I
:07:33. > :07:43.try to tour with my wife. You have got a lot of support then? Yeah,
:07:43. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:05.from family and from my friends and be doing any juggling tonight, but
:08:05. > :08:15.let's she how he gets on with the opening pace from Donizetti. --
:08:15. > :08:15.
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:11:02. > :11:12.APPLAUSE Yuri Gorodestski, from Belarus.
:11:12. > :11:12.
:11:13. > :11:16.Singing from Donizetti's Amorre. Gerry. Elegantly presented. Very
:11:16. > :11:26.clear tenor voice, which is very well-centred. Very nice to hear a
:11:26. > :11:26.
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:15:07. > :15:17.very good blend right through the APPLAUSE
:15:17. > :15:26.
:15:26. > :15:36.Yuri Gorodestski there. He finishes tonight's round. He is going to sing
:15:36. > :15:36.
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:21:32. > :21:42.APPLAUSE Yuri Gorodestski singing
:21:42. > :21:45.
:21:45. > :21:52.Tchaikovsky. He's with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. He
:21:52. > :21:58.spends time in Modena. A special place for tenors. He turned down a
:21:59. > :22:08.role to be here in Cardiff, so proud he is to be here to represent his
:22:08. > :22:12.home nation, Belarus. He has made his dibu in the Magic Flute and he
:22:12. > :22:21.will sing in Washington, so he already has a well-established
:22:21. > :22:26.career. Gerry, a wonderful tenor? Lovely mix of Italian Slav, the dark
:22:26. > :22:34.passion of the ball ticks combined with that brilliance, the brightness
:22:34. > :22:38.on the voice. It's an Italian style. Interesting that the first one was
:22:38. > :22:44.very suited to Italian and obviously the final one was very suited to his
:22:44. > :22:48.Russian. You think it may be a little too much? What I don't
:22:48. > :22:54.understand is if you are singing Mozart professionally why are you
:22:54. > :22:57.not singing Mozart in a competition like this and why are you singing
:22:57. > :23:06.Lensky, which I don't think he's going to do. It's not right now, for
:23:06. > :23:09.my taste. Gerry? As a young singer you have an ambition to move towards
:23:09. > :23:15.certain ep troiR and it's in circumstances if it doesn't work
:23:15. > :23:21.exactly then you know to -- repertoire and it's in circumstances
:23:21. > :23:28.if it doesn't work exactly then you know to move on. Are you happy with
:23:28. > :23:33.what you did? Yeah, absolutely happy. Just a little one note a
:23:33. > :23:39.little bit shy. I would like to change it, but it's OK. It means a
:23:39. > :23:47.lot to you to be here, doesn't it? Yes. It's true. Terrific. Absolutely
:23:47. > :23:51.terrific to be here. And to sing in the company - in good company like
:23:51. > :23:58.the young people singing tonight. It's a pleasure listening to you.
:23:58. > :24:06.All the very best. Thank you.Thank you. We are joined by one of
:24:07. > :24:11.tonight's jurors. Maren is from the Berlin Opera House. Are you sitting
:24:11. > :24:15.there imagining every singer as a potential member of your company, a
:24:15. > :24:19.cast member? Yes, of course, I'm thinking about what could I do with
:24:19. > :24:23.them and what would be interesting for them to do in the future.
:24:23. > :24:29.do you want from young singers coming to you in audition? Well,
:24:29. > :24:34.first the whole package, that they have a great, solid technique, that
:24:35. > :24:39.they have a personality and that they are able to offer everything an
:24:39. > :24:43.audience likes. I wonder when when you are in the little room back
:24:43. > :24:47.stage talking about the singers, with singers on the panel and with
:24:47. > :24:51.some administrators and creative people such as yourself, is there a
:24:51. > :24:55.difference in view between what everyone is looking for? Of course,
:24:55. > :25:01.it is. I think singers are thinking more of the technical terms maybe
:25:01. > :25:06.and so we, from the casting, or the management, are thinking also more
:25:06. > :25:13.of the package, so does it all fix together with the voice and body and
:25:13. > :25:17.what are the direct directors thinking too? Gerry as offered to
:25:17. > :25:24.audition right now. Yeah, I would love to. Maybe we'll get you
:25:24. > :25:30.talking. We'll let you join the rest of the jury. Do let you know what
:25:30. > :25:34.you think of the competition so far use using Twitter. Remember, the
:25:34. > :25:44.audience vote. Full details of that on tomorrow's programme. Mary King
:25:44. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :26:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 139 seconds
:26:30. > :26:34.is back with Gerald. We'll talk through tonight's singers, -- I
:26:34. > :26:38.didn't feel he was in his comfort zone, but a very good voice.
:26:38. > :26:44.Followed by Olena Tokar. She has my heart. What can I say? She is
:26:44. > :26:50.absolutely wonderful. Lastly, a word about Yuri Gorodestski. I think it's
:26:50. > :26:54.lovely to hear a tenor voice which is very clear-ringing. Perhaps the
:26:54. > :26:58.Romeo and Juliet was a little too big, but overall I think he's a
:26:58. > :27:05.singer who is currently developing. But, there can only be one winner?
:27:05. > :27:11.Who will you pick, Mary? Olena Tokar. Gerry? I would agree Ukraine,
:27:11. > :27:16.but I think there is a close something in Portugal. We'll see
:27:16. > :27:20.what the judges think. Their ready to make their way on to the stage to
:27:21. > :27:30.put the contenders out of their misery, at the end of this third
:27:31. > :27:42.
:27:42. > :27:47.To announce this evening's winner, the chairman of the jury, Nicholas
:27:47. > :27:54.Payne. APPLAUSE
:27:54. > :28:02.It was a close-run thing. But it is our task as a jury to name a winner
:28:02. > :28:06.for this evening. And that winner is... Olena Tokar.
:28:06. > :28:10.APPLAUSE Just, as Gerry and Mary predicted
:28:11. > :28:16.Olena Tokar, Ukrainian soprano winning this evening's round.
:28:16. > :28:22.her. She is absolutely wonderful. Stylish. The real deal. It's lovely
:28:22. > :28:27.to see that well celebrated. We are at the end of round three. We might
:28:27. > :28:30.have more than one singer tonight. really think we might. I would love
:28:30. > :28:35.it in Susana Gaspar went through. She's really great too. Tomorrow,
:28:35. > :28:42.our final five singers are taking us across the vocal range. An English
:28:42. > :28:47.tenor, Ben Johnson up against an Italian Soprano, a Polish baritone