:00:15. > :00:21.victorious in Round 1. From Hungary, Maria Celeng triumphed in Round 2.
:00:21. > :00:27.Last night, Olena Tokar, from the Ukraine, reigned supreme. Who will
:00:27. > :00:33.be named as our five finalists? Tonight, we find out. Only 20 made
:00:33. > :00:36.it to Cardiff. They are following winners including Roberto Di Matteo,
:00:36. > :00:43.Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Angel Cabrera. They came to Cardiff as
:00:43. > :00:49.virtual unknowns, now they're opera superstars. It really launched my
:00:49. > :00:55.career. It's where everything started. We're still counting.
:00:55. > :01:01.here, they face a daunting panel of judges, including the competition's
:01:01. > :01:05.patron, the edge endary soprano, Paolo Di Canio. To have that name
:01:05. > :01:12.attached to yours, I wouldn't mind it. For the winner, it's a launch
:01:12. > :01:15.pad to the world of operatic stardom. Two years ago the young
:01:15. > :01:21.Moldovan soprano, Valentina Nafornita, took the Crown. My sister
:01:21. > :01:28.was calling me. She was asking me, "what, you are the Sing of the World
:01:28. > :01:38.now? You are? I cannot believe it." Who will win this time? By Sunday
:01:38. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:14.Tonight, the last of the prelip near rounds of Cardiff sin singer. By the
:02:14. > :02:21.end of the evening we will know the names of the five young performers
:02:21. > :02:28.who have made it through to the Sunday's final. We had a great night
:02:28. > :02:33.here yesterday. My guest, Mary King, talked of the "bar being raised."
:02:33. > :02:43."Things are hotting up" was the view of Nicholas Payne, Chairman of the
:02:43. > :02:50.jury. The deserving winner was a terrific Ukranian soprano. Mary is
:02:50. > :02:53.with me again. Joining me is baritone, Tommi Hakala winner of BBC
:02:53. > :02:57.Cardiff Singer of the World 10 years ago. Welcome back. Did the
:02:57. > :03:06.competition have an immediate impact? It did. It opened an
:03:06. > :03:11.international mark in quite a huge sense. Also that the opera world and
:03:11. > :03:17.music world got interested. Regrets that you entered? Not at all. I'm
:03:17. > :03:26.enjoying still the prize and the trophy. Mary, you said that it will
:03:26. > :03:31.trophy. Mary, you said that it will be a wonderful programme? Yes. It
:03:32. > :03:36.will be very interesting. We have taste, refinement, fire and mystery.
:03:36. > :03:42.Great. Have had three round winners this week. I guess they are tiebl
:03:42. > :03:52.relax tonight. They are here. They with are with Josie. Jamie, you are
:03:52. > :03:55.in the audience, does that mean you are relaxed? Oh, no. I'm excited to
:03:55. > :04:00.sit in the audience and see my colleagues do their best. You have
:04:00. > :04:10.gotten to know the other singers, will you watch as a rival or as a
:04:10. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:35.friend? Well both maybe a little bit. I'm crossing my fingers very
:04:35. > :04:40.much. I like it. Autumn the best to all three of you tonight. Have one
:04:40. > :04:50.more Round winner to crown. These three have faced our jury and come
:04:50. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :04:58.out victorious. Let us mean the important decision makers. Nicholas
:04:58. > :05:07.Payne, Dame Felicity Palmer. We have to say, is this person actually
:05:07. > :05:17.ready to go. Tenor, Neil Schicoff. They have to bring us into their
:05:17. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:28.world. Casting manage manager Maren Hofmeister. And Paolo Di Canio?
:05:28. > :05:41.
:05:42. > :05:47.the moment of the wow factor, you think, ah, they have just nailed it.
:05:47. > :05:52.I like them to take risks. You can call a winner as well. Later in the
:05:52. > :05:58.programme details of how you can vote in the Dame Joan Sutherland
:05:58. > :06:08.Audience Prize. Will your favourite be one of tonight's singers? Let's
:06:08. > :06:10.
:06:10. > :06:20.meet them. Ben Johnson, a tenor from England. Daniela Mack a
:06:20. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:27.mezzo-soprano from Argentina. Jeongcheol Cha from south Korea a
:06:27. > :06:33.bass-baritone. And Romano from Italy a soprano. To start everything off,
:06:33. > :06:39.Michal Partyka a baritone from Poland. Michal Partyka lives in
:06:39. > :06:43.Paris he has been a member of the National Opera since 2009. He has
:06:43. > :06:48.performed all over the world. Singing wasn't his first passion.
:06:48. > :06:56.begin with piano. My mother send me to music school. Then I was too
:06:56. > :07:01.lazy. I had a choice to play tuba object to sing. At the beginning I
:07:01. > :07:06.thought, singing is simple. They too took me to opera studio in Paris.
:07:06. > :07:12.Someone told me there is an addition for this competition. What a
:07:12. > :07:18.surprise when you get the email saying you are in? I had my Italian
:07:19. > :07:28.class. I received email. "You are going to represent Poland" my
:07:29. > :07:32.
:07:32. > :07:42.teacher was mamameya. Much water under the bridge since Michal
:07:42. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:54.Partyka got that email. Now, he is on stage here in Cardiff. He opens
:07:54. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :12:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:12:38. > :12:44.his programme with a Cardiff Singer CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:12:44. > :12:53.That is the 22nd time that aria has been performed in Cardiff Singer of
:12:53. > :13:03.the World. Michal Partyka with Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. A
:13:03. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :15:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:15:30. > :15:36.change of mood next with CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:15:36. > :15:46.Now, Pierror, dreaming of lost love, and considering the misery that is a
:15:46. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :17:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:17:20. > :17:23.for BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013. Tommi and Mary are here. Mary,
:17:23. > :17:29.you have been having Korngold moments this week, was that another?
:17:29. > :17:35.Nearly. Not quite. I love what he does to sing within himself. He
:17:35. > :17:40.tries really brave colour choices, but they don't always come off. We
:17:40. > :17:44.need more resonance at the bottom of the voice, to be honest. Beautiful
:17:44. > :17:53.artistic sensitive things. He doesn't push. It a focussed voice
:17:53. > :17:58.for you a fella baritone He has a beautiful voice. I would like to
:17:58. > :18:01.also hear the body, to get it through the body. The whole body
:18:01. > :18:06.working. Sometimes you got a little clue about that. I would like to
:18:06. > :18:14.hear it more. We will talk about looks later. He looks great? He has
:18:14. > :18:19.wonderful cheek bones. He is very, very slight. Incredibly slight body.
:18:19. > :18:24.He will grow into that voice. go backstage. You Opened with the
:18:24. > :18:29.Mozart. Did you feel the audience appreciating that? A lot. They are
:18:29. > :18:34.amazing. They support me when something doesn't feel so good, you
:18:34. > :18:39.feel there is a good energy. enjoy your performance overall?
:18:39. > :18:46.Yeah. It was a bit difficult. You know, for a show like this it's
:18:46. > :18:55.always great pleasure to sing it. huge pleasure to listen to you, I
:18:55. > :19:00.assure you. Thank you very much. You may have a favourite competitor who
:19:01. > :19:06.may or may not have given the jury pleasure. You can express your
:19:06. > :19:12.support by voting for them in the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize,
:19:12. > :19:16.named after the much-miss missed soprano who was a loyal jury member
:19:16. > :19:22.and later pat Ron of this econvenient. Here are details of how
:19:22. > :19:32.you can vote for those who appeared in the first convert Round of BBC
:19:32. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:06.in the first convert Round of BBC to vote for singers in subs Gwents
:20:06. > :20:10.rounds throughout the programme. If you have missed any of the
:20:10. > :20:14.competitors or want to refresh your memory, you can catch their
:20:14. > :20:19.performances on the BBC iPlayer. There is an aria from each
:20:19. > :20:23.competitor on our website. Join the discussion on Twitter using the
:20:23. > :20:27.hashtag Cardiff Singer. The A rule change this year means there can be
:20:27. > :20:37.more than one entrant from each country, next our second English
:20:37. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:50.singer of the competition. Tenor, Music in London and is a young
:20:50. > :20:56.artish at English National Opera. You didn't grow up around classical
:20:56. > :21:02.music, you introduced yourself to it? I heard classical music as a
:21:02. > :21:06.young kid. It got me in my stomach and heart. I thought - what is this?
:21:06. > :21:10.Once you have that rush you never want to let it go. I'm getting a
:21:10. > :21:15.nice picture of a young man in love with classical music. Did that
:21:15. > :21:18.isolate you in anyway? It wasn't always easy, especially as I got
:21:18. > :21:22.older, I found it more difficult to cope with the bullying and things
:21:22. > :21:30.like that. Muse sick a great companion for those sort of
:21:30. > :21:36.situations. I never felt totally isolated in retrospect because I
:21:36. > :21:43.always had music. We have never an English or indeed British winner at
:21:43. > :21:53.Cardiff Singer. Could this be the year things change? It really is
:21:53. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :24:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:24:36. > :24:42.time that Benedict settled down. He stage. I will ask my guests about
:24:42. > :24:52.that later. Opera very much at the heart of Cardiff Singer we get the
:24:52. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:10.occasional owe orchestral song, like this setting of Keats by Frank
:25:10. > :25:10.
:25:10. > :28:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:28:43. > :28:53.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Mary King? Very, very good. Very,
:28:53. > :28:54.
:28:54. > :32:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:32:03. > :32:07.very contained. A fantastic from the audience here at St David's
:32:07. > :32:12.Hall. He was going to audition for Cardiff Singer two years ago, but
:32:12. > :32:18.managed to break his leg very badly on the way to a rehearsal. He said
:32:18. > :32:28.he wasn't ready then anyway, but feels that 2013 has much more hope
:32:28. > :32:30.
:32:30. > :32:35.for him. A lovely tenor sound there? Yes, beautiful voice. Beautiful way
:32:35. > :32:38.of using that, my opinion a little bit lack of support, support
:32:38. > :32:46.connection with the party with the voice. Could bring the most of it
:32:46. > :32:50.out. But very beautiful. It's interesting how he focuses on
:32:50. > :32:54.Italian repertoire? He has a good track record. That is a very big
:32:54. > :32:58.house. You must remember that the orchestra there will be in the pit.
:32:58. > :33:03.They are not on the stage, not fighting the space with you. It is
:33:03. > :33:09.harder to Carrie over the orchestra when they are alongside you.
:33:09. > :33:15.delighted he included that song by Frank Bridge. A brave decision. It
:33:15. > :33:22.starts very quiet? It's an atmosphere song. Personally, I
:33:22. > :33:32.agreed a lot to hear something that is not the every day repertoire.
:33:32. > :33:33.
:33:33. > :33:39.us go backstage and join Ben Johnson with Josie. You said to Daniela
:33:39. > :33:44.Mack, "have fun", did you have fun? I think so, yes. What other feelings
:33:44. > :33:50.did you experience up there during your performance? I was quite
:33:50. > :33:56.involved with what I was doing, which I suppose is a good thing.
:33:56. > :34:01.When that happens I can't quite remember what came out. I enjoyed
:34:01. > :34:08.the performance very much. The audience was lovely. The Bridge
:34:08. > :34:13.seemed to go down a treat? It is is a gorgeous piece. I had to do it. I
:34:13. > :34:20.didn't quite sing it as well as I have done. I wanted people to hear
:34:20. > :34:27.it, I think it is so beautiful. did it proud. Thank you very much.
:34:27. > :34:33.Thank you Josie. Now, for more phone numbers. Your chance to vote for
:34:33. > :34:37.your favourite singer from the Concert Rounds of BBC Cardiff Singer
:34:37. > :34:47.of the World 2013. If they appeared in Round 2, here are the numbers you
:34:47. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :35:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:35:39. > :35:44.Handel, Gluc and Rossini coming up from our next singer, Daniela Mack,
:35:44. > :35:53.a mezzo-soprano from Argentina. An experienced performer, she will
:35:53. > :35:57.appear with the San Francisco Opera later this year. Welcome to Cardiff
:35:57. > :36:02.Singer of the World. Thank you.The reason we are ballroom dancing is
:36:02. > :36:07.because you used to teach ballroom dancing? A little bit. I taught
:36:07. > :36:14.beginners, I loved it. I believe you met your husband at one very special
:36:14. > :36:20.ball, didn't you? Cindrella's ball. We were doing a production and he
:36:20. > :36:26.was Prince Charming. I was the leading lady. O, there you both are.
:36:26. > :36:33.What a strikingly handsome couple you are. Will he be in the audience?
:36:33. > :36:42.I don't know. He is so close. He is in the UK. I hope he makes it here.
:36:42. > :36:50.Think her husband is here. He was given a ticket. Daniela Mack begins
:36:50. > :37:00.as Isabella, Rossini's Italian girl in Algiers, inspiring the Italian
:37:00. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :40:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:40:10. > :40:18.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE The cheering gets louder. Daniela
:40:19. > :40:25.Mack, Argentinan mess sdoe soprano singing from Rossini's Italian girl
:40:25. > :40:35.in Algiers. Tommi? I love her temperament. She is bringing it in a
:40:35. > :40:35.
:40:35. > :42:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:42:37. > :42:44.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Daniela Mack singing from Handel's
:42:44. > :42:54.Alcina. The first of two trouser roles for her here at St David's
:42:54. > :43:00.
:43:00. > :43:10.Hall. She takes us to the under world to finish Orpheus and Eurydice
:43:10. > :43:10.
:43:10. > :48:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:48:10. > :48:19.by Gluck. Orpheus off to Hades to mezzo-soprano, Daniela Mack,
:48:19. > :48:26.resident now in San Francisco. Performing with the orchestra of
:48:26. > :48:34.Welsh National Opera and conductor Graeme Jenkins. The trouser role,
:48:34. > :48:39.woman performing as a man. What a wonderful audition that was? Shi is
:48:39. > :48:43.fantastic. She is an artist already. It's not all about the singing, it's
:48:43. > :48:52.about the whole thing. To take the stage with that control. Honestly,
:48:52. > :48:57.it brought a tear to my eye. It was just such a bravery, such boldness.
:48:57. > :49:02.Fantastic top to bottom. Fantastic technique. With it all, this spirit,
:49:02. > :49:12.this power and spirit and love to get that music out there. I do think
:49:12. > :49:17.it's worth mention that everybody it to begin with. To take that simple
:49:17. > :49:23.song and make this atmosphere, it was just, you could have heard a pin
:49:23. > :49:30.drop. It was fantastic. I have nothing to add. I enjoyed. That is
:49:30. > :49:34.the way to sing. Let us meet her again. She is backstage. Tremendous
:49:34. > :49:39.audience response there, how do you feel? It feels great to do it in
:49:39. > :49:44.front of an audience. Having practiced those pieces over and all
:49:44. > :49:48.with the piano and by myself and have it with the orchestra it was
:49:49. > :49:54.awesome. You gave your all?We are all here to do that, right? If not
:49:54. > :49:59.here, where else? Thank you very much. Mary is reaching for her
:49:59. > :50:03.tissues here. It's not over until the Fat Lady Sings they used to joke
:50:03. > :50:10.about opera singers, the reality today is different. Mary has been
:50:10. > :50:14.exploring how the look of singers has changed greatly in recent years.
:50:14. > :50:19.30 years ago opera singers came in all shapes and sizes, but the
:50:19. > :50:22.expectation was that the majority of those singers would be large. The
:50:22. > :50:32.common assumption was that the bigger the body, the bigger the
:50:32. > :50:32.
:50:32. > :50:36.voice. The voice, primarily, was what mattered. Over the span of BBC
:50:36. > :50:46.Cardiff Singer things have changed. There is now a greater emphasis on
:50:46. > :50:48.
:50:48. > :50:56.acting and also on looks. The last two winners have both had movie star
:50:56. > :51:00.glamour. The stars of today must offer even more, with opera now
:51:00. > :51:05.accessible through a multitude of media. This is partly to do with
:51:05. > :51:11.marketing. There are other factors. Theatre and cinema directors have
:51:11. > :51:21.branched out into opera and are demanding more naturalistic and
:51:21. > :51:31.
:51:31. > :51:37.consumption, perhaps you shouldn't be 18 stone! The new trend of hi-def
:51:37. > :51:42.anythings, live relays of operas into cinemas has created an even
:51:42. > :51:50.greater demand for photogenic performers. The modern-day singer
:51:50. > :51:53.needs to have a wonderful voice, musicianship and artistry and, above
:51:53. > :51:59.all, an ability to communicate with heart and soul. Only then can they
:51:59. > :52:03.be a true singer of the world. Mary King reporting. Mary, you do believe
:52:03. > :52:08.that singers need to be able to offer the complete package, the
:52:08. > :52:12.voice needs to be good, the dramatic skills have to be there too?
:52:12. > :52:19.Absolutely. You have to look appropriate for the parts you are
:52:19. > :52:22.playing, you have to be intent. Good musician, speak several languages,
:52:22. > :52:28.you have to be able to move and have the right voice for the right part.
:52:28. > :52:32.Yeah. Let us see how our next singer fits into that set of requirements.
:52:32. > :52:40.Like England and Italy, South Korea is represented by two contend they
:52:40. > :52:50.ares week. We have heard a south Korean bass now it's the turn of
:52:50. > :52:53.
:52:53. > :53:01.bass-baritone Jeongcheol Cha. JC started studying music in his
:53:01. > :53:08.hometown of Seoul. He is now a student in New York. Did you grow up
:53:08. > :53:13.listening to classical music? What did you listen to? Korean pop.
:53:13. > :53:23.'s massive now. How did you move from Korean pop to singing classical
:53:23. > :53:31.music? When I saw my first opera at 18 I was in shock. The music was so
:53:31. > :53:38.beautiful. I just fell in love with music, classical music. Well, JC,
:53:38. > :53:48.all the best in this competition. Jeongcheol Cha brings Scotland to
:53:48. > :53:50.
:53:50. > :54:00.Cardiff first with Georges Bizet's setting of Walter Scott's novel the
:54:00. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :03:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:03:07. > :03:17.Fair Maid of Perth. Ralp h sings of Rachmaninov opera Alkeo. "Call me
:03:17. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:24.JC" he tells those he meets. It's difficult to think of Rachmaninov
:03:24. > :03:28.without remembering Shenyang? Absolutely. What was wonderful is
:03:28. > :03:34.how that last phrase led into the moment with the orchestra.
:03:34. > :03:38.Marvellous. I had a tear in my eye, but in a different place. Were
:03:38. > :03:42.telling me earlier you have been follow following south Korean
:03:42. > :03:48.singers and interested in their background and their approach to
:03:48. > :03:52.performing? Yes. It has to be something like all the different
:03:52. > :03:58.nationalities are depending on the native language. It must be
:03:58. > :04:03.something with the Korean language that is bringing the voice. A lot of
:04:03. > :04:08.Handel this week? Isn't it great. Differently by him? This is
:04:08. > :04:13.marvellous. It has been wonderful tonight to hear people singing this
:04:13. > :04:21.great music, incredibly popular, being done in big houses. You don't
:04:21. > :04:25.only need a tiny voice for Hadel you eat it up with your body. We are
:04:25. > :04:31.getting wonderful singers tonightment we can go backstage now
:04:31. > :04:36.to hear from JC. You knew what you had to do tonight, did you do it?
:04:36. > :04:43.don't know, not really. Really?Just a little... I could be better. I
:04:43. > :04:48.think. Actually, every singer is thinking, yeah. All perfectionists,
:04:48. > :04:52.aren't you? Did you feel how warm the audience were towards you?
:04:52. > :04:59.Actually I couldn't feel the audience really because I was so
:04:59. > :05:04.busy on the stage. You did seem to embody and live each character. It
:05:04. > :05:11.was wonderful to watch. Thank you very much, JC. Wonderful evening the
:05:11. > :05:20.of music making tonight. Great performances yesterday as well. If
:05:20. > :05:23.you want to vote for one of the competitors in that Concert Round of
:05:23. > :05:33.BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 here are the all-important numbers
:05:33. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :06:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:06:13. > :06:17.for the Dame Joan Sutherland that we have kept the best until
:06:17. > :06:27.last, let us find out? Our second I tralian here in Cardiff this year,
:06:27. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:43.all over Italy and made her debut in 2006. Her passion for all things
:06:43. > :06:49.Italian extends beyond the stage. Football, Brazil or Italy? Italy.
:06:49. > :06:56.Football, France or Italy? Italy. What about opera, Germany or
:06:56. > :07:06.Italy? Italy.I see. I'm sorry but... I can see you love Italy.
:07:06. > :07:16.Would you describe your voice as typically Italian? Se.How will you
:07:16. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:44.Italian shows in her repertoire, all in her home tongue. Mozart's
:07:44. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :09:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:09:55. > :10:03.Fiordiligi to start, Come scoglio CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:10:03. > :10:13.Italy's Teresa Romano. Mary? Very good, full of tire and temperament.
:10:13. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :13:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:13:40. > :13:50.-- fire and temper meant. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:13:50. > :13:52.
:13:53. > :14:02.Teresa Romano singing from Aida. To conclude her campaign for the title
:14:02. > :14:12.of Cardiff Singer of the World, Teresa sings from Madame Butterfly.
:14:12. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :16:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:16:21. > :16:31.Surprised this is the only time we 10 years for manslaughter after a
:16:31. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:44...following the death of Branislav Gula from Slovakia.
:16:44. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:10.10 years for manslaughter after a brutal assault in a flat in Bala.
:17:10. > :17:10.
:17:10. > :21:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 283 seconds
:21:07. > :21:07.We
:21:07. > :21:08.We have
:21:08. > :21:16.We have one
:21:16. > :21:20.give you for the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize. If you
:21:20. > :21:28.want to back one of tonight's competitors, here are the numbers
:21:28. > :21:38.you need to vote for your favourite from Concert Rounds 4 of BBC Cardiff
:21:38. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:17.will be shown in the Final on Sunday here on BBC Four when the very first
:22:17. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:25.winner of this competition Karita Mattila and Josef Calleja will be
:22:25. > :22:30.keeping me company. I have been joined by Dame Palmer. Have you
:22:30. > :22:34.enjoyed your week? Very enjoyable the whole week. It is pretty
:22:35. > :22:43.relentless. Important do you think the Song Prize is as part of Cardiff
:22:43. > :22:46.Singer of the World? It's important. It's like opera in micro cosim. The
:22:46. > :22:53.requirements for opera are on a bigger scale. They are playing with
:22:53. > :22:58.text, the creating of character in miniature is a very useful tool to
:22:58. > :23:02.transfer to the operatic stage, I think. And, it's a discipline that
:23:03. > :23:12.all singers really have to get. It's a dying discipline, I think. It's
:23:13. > :23:14.
:23:14. > :23:19.good that we keep it alive in this competition. We will have 2, 000
:23:20. > :23:25.people. Not exactly intimate.You is have a decision to make about
:23:25. > :23:33.tonight. We will let you go. Thank you very very much. Can see the Song
:23:33. > :23:43.Prize Final here on BBC Four tomorrow night when I will be joined
:23:43. > :23:46.
:23:46. > :23:52.by zzo mezzo-soprano Bernanda Fink and soprano Ailish Tynan who won the
:23:52. > :24:01.Song Prize back in 2003. Here is who will be on stage tomorrow night.
:24:01. > :24:11.Jamie Barton a mezzo-soprano from the USA. The song Prize Final
:24:11. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :24:25.make a (inaudible) on the stage. From Hungary Maria Celeng? I'm very
:24:25. > :24:33.happy. Of course I would like to win it. I really would like to be in
:24:33. > :24:38.good shape and show what I can do. Ben Johnson, an English tenor.
:24:38. > :24:48.feels great to be in the final and excited to see my programme because
:24:48. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:10.I'm proud of it. Soprano, Olena be a wonderfully intimate atmosphere
:25:10. > :25:14.here tomorrow night with the stage empty but for singer and pianist.
:25:14. > :25:19.Very lively right now in St David's Hall as the audience here await
:25:19. > :25:29.tonight's winner and the names of the finalists. It's the five best
:25:29. > :25:31.
:25:31. > :25:38.singers from across the week who go through. The winner tonight?
:25:38. > :25:43.Argentina. Completely. You can talk us through your five dream team
:25:44. > :25:53.finalists? I would like to see Argentina. This is not in any order,
:25:54. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:04.tonight, a world-class voice. I would like to see Jamie Barton. I
:26:05. > :26:08.have four. One more? I think I would like to hear the Portuguese girl,
:26:08. > :26:13.again. Those are the people I would like to hear. Those are the people I
:26:13. > :26:23.would really like to hear again been fantastic having you back here
:26:23. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:36.in Cardiff. Don't leave it so long? in Cardiff. Don't leave it so long?
:26:36. > :26:46.I am coming, give me a call. Dame Kiri Ta Kanawa leads the jury on and
:26:46. > :26:49.
:26:49. > :26:55.Dame Palmer. The Hawkan Hagehard, Neil Schicoff, Marin Hofmeister and
:26:55. > :27:00.the Chairman Nicholas Payne. winner we have choosen from
:27:00. > :27:04.tonight's concert is Daniela Mack. That is not really a huge surprise.
:27:04. > :27:08.No, absolutely the right decision. Absolutely. Towering ahead of all
:27:08. > :27:18.the others tonight. Yeah, completely. The one and only choice
:27:18. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:38.for tonight. I completely agree. Argentinan, mezzo-soprano. Winner of
:27:38. > :27:43.this Fourth and final round. Will she make it through to the final?
:27:43. > :27:50.The five finalist that is we have chosen from the four different
:27:50. > :28:00.rounds are as follows. Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano from the United States
:28:00. > :28:16.
:28:16. > :28:21.mezzo-soprano from the United States Romano. So there we are. That is the
:28:21. > :28:24.line-up for the Final. No-one going through from Round 2. Mary King, a
:28:25. > :28:31.couple of surprises there. Italy, Teresa Romano, you weren't sure
:28:31. > :28:35.about? I'm very happy about the Croatian boy. I think he is really,
:28:35. > :28:42.really promising. We are all set for an exciting final on Sunday night,
:28:42. > :28:47.live on BBC Four from 7. 30pm. Join us here tomorrow night for the Song