:00:15. > :00:28.Last night the -- last night belonged to it and English soprano.
:00:29. > :00:34.Who will join her in Sunday's final and sing for victory on the same
:00:35. > :00:44.stage? Welcome to the fourth round of Cardiff Singer Of The World 2070.
:00:45. > :01:13.-- 2017. Welcome back. I suspect there was a
:01:14. > :01:20.slightly tough division in the jury last night. Discussion continued
:01:21. > :01:25.long into the night about the talent we have. Tonight we have music by
:01:26. > :01:30.Strauss among others, and we will ask you to vote in the audience
:01:31. > :01:33.prize, so lots to fit in in the next 90 minutes. As ever, I am at the
:01:34. > :01:42.back of the stalls, just by the side of the stage, where Angel is. Good
:01:43. > :01:45.evening, Petroc. I will be talking to our five singers after they
:01:46. > :01:48.perform, and the stakes are high, because not only will we discover
:01:49. > :01:51.who goes through to the grand finals, we will also find out who
:01:52. > :01:55.the jury has selected as the wild card from the singers we have heard
:01:56. > :01:56.across the week. Let's remind ourselves of the people who make
:01:57. > :02:01.these very important decisions. The artistic director
:02:02. > :02:02.of Welsh National Opera and chairman of our
:02:03. > :02:04.jury, David Pountney. The singing is important,
:02:05. > :02:05.and the technical excellence, but ultimately, the most
:02:06. > :02:08.important thing is that they are communicative human beings
:02:09. > :02:10.delivering a personality, delivering a message from one
:02:11. > :02:12.human being to another. Internationally renowned
:02:13. > :02:16.conductor Anu Tali. Distinguished Austrian
:02:17. > :02:24.baritone Wolfgang Holzmair. When you're on stage, you have
:02:25. > :02:35.to feel you are than others. -- to feel you are
:02:36. > :02:37.better than others. Always respect your
:02:38. > :02:39.colleagues, but you are alone on stage, so show
:02:40. > :02:41.what is your best. Legendary American opera
:02:42. > :02:43.diva Grace Bumbry. And one of the world's most
:02:44. > :02:46.in demand sopranos, Grammy What impresses me
:02:47. > :02:52.most are impeccable technique and innate musicality,
:02:53. > :03:11.which nobody can teach you. Lots for our jury to think about.
:03:12. > :03:14.Mary King is here once again, and as we have two soprano singing, we
:03:15. > :03:22.thought we would invite a third as our special guest. It is great to
:03:23. > :03:27.welcome an artist who is in claim -- acclaimed as a singer and is a
:03:28. > :03:32.former Royal Philharmonic Society singer of the year, Julie Rogers. We
:03:33. > :03:35.have the last two of our home singers tonight, and it seems to me
:03:36. > :03:40.that singing talent in these islands is in a pretty good place at the
:03:41. > :03:45.moment. I think so, the standard is getting better and better. Tonight
:03:46. > :03:49.we have Catriona and Dominick, and last night we had Louise, who was
:03:50. > :03:53.outstanding. We should be proud of the young singers we are producing
:03:54. > :03:57.at the moment. Mary, you were watching rehearsals, as ever, this
:03:58. > :04:03.afternoon - what sort of night lies ahead? It's going to be exciting.
:04:04. > :04:06.It's going to be loud. It's going to be good! We will come back as the
:04:07. > :04:12.evening progresses. Thank you both very much indeed. It is the final
:04:13. > :04:13.round, let's meet our competitors. They've waited all week for their
:04:14. > :04:17.chance to shine. Dominic Barbieri,
:04:18. > :04:29.a bass from England. Mezzo Katrina Morrison
:04:30. > :04:35.from Scotland. Representing Uzbekistan,
:04:36. > :05:41.soprano Barnokhon Tonight, Anush Hovhannisyan will
:05:42. > :05:44.sing an aria from an opera by Franz Liszt that was undiscovered for over
:05:45. > :05:48.100 years. I can't believe I will get to sing this for the first time
:05:49. > :05:55.for the audience in Cardiff. I would like to describe the music in this
:05:56. > :06:04.piece as Schubert on steroids. I am just embracing the fact that I am in
:06:05. > :06:08.the top 20 of the best talents of my generation, and I get this stage and
:06:09. > :06:10.this exciting exposure to share my love, my joy with the people
:06:11. > :06:25.watching. Anush Hovhannisyan is going to sing
:06:26. > :06:30.from an unfinished opera by Franz Liszt. It is receiving its world
:06:31. > :14:19.premiere this evening. APPLAUSE
:14:20. > :14:28.Anush Hovhannisyan starts her performance with that world premiere
:14:29. > :14:29.of the aria by Franz Liszt. The character is taken prisoner by
:14:30. > :17:24.the king of Syria. -- Assyria. Anush Hovhannisyan, singing from
:17:25. > :17:29.Otto Nicolai's the Merry Wives of Windsor. Her father taught opera at
:17:30. > :17:34.the Conservatoire in Yerevan, knowing how tough the profession is,
:17:35. > :17:41.warned her against becoming an opera singer, but she didn't take any
:17:42. > :17:46.notice. Well, let's ask Joan Rodgers as our resident sopranos this
:17:47. > :17:51.evening for an immediate opinion. She has such energy. What a
:17:52. > :17:56.performer. She is inventive. She takes risks, and she has wonderful
:17:57. > :18:03.technique and uses it well. There is such wit in what she does. She's so
:18:04. > :18:07.much a part that performance. And she was relishing the words of the
:18:08. > :18:11.Merry Wives of Windsor. Absolutely. The German was very good and she
:18:12. > :18:16.wanted us to understand the words. You have to have a desire to put
:18:17. > :18:20.that text out there. What about the repertoire to its? It was a piece of
:18:21. > :18:25.Liszt that none of us have heard before. Well, I think she really
:18:26. > :18:29.believes in it. She is passionate about that piece. It is clear that
:18:30. > :18:34.she feels she is on a missionary zeal level to get that music out. I
:18:35. > :18:38.forget sometimes backfires, because the jury become more interested in
:18:39. > :18:43.the piece than in the singing. But I think she played it right. Let's go
:18:44. > :18:50.backstage and join Angel Blue, who is with Anush. Anush, you sang
:18:51. > :18:56.first. How was it? I can't believe I have just done that! The audience
:18:57. > :19:00.was amazing. What a wonderful, responding audience. What a pleasure
:19:01. > :19:04.to sing for them. It didn't feel like a competition, for which I am
:19:05. > :19:09.immensely grateful. I had nervous before the opening, because I was
:19:10. > :19:13.opening the programme. A bit more because I was doing a world debut,
:19:14. > :19:20.believe it or not. I can't believe it happened just now. And also a bit
:19:21. > :19:29.more nervous because my programme was so long. It was basically vocal
:19:30. > :19:35.acrobatics. And I didn't have time to just take a breath. But it went
:19:36. > :19:38.well. I am happy with the way I connected with the audience, and
:19:39. > :19:44.that was the most important thing for me, to show my joy in making
:19:45. > :19:50.this music. You showed your joy beautifully. Best of luck to you.
:19:51. > :19:53.Now, if you have been following the competition all week, you will no
:19:54. > :19:57.doubt be close to deciding on your favourite competitor. And who cares
:19:58. > :20:02.whether or not the jury agrees with you? It's now your chance to be
:20:03. > :20:07.judged in the Dame Joan Sutherland audience prize, named after the
:20:08. > :20:11.great and much missed former patron of this competition. You can vote
:20:12. > :20:15.online or on the phone. Here are the numbers to call for the competitors
:20:16. > :21:11.we heard in the first round. And we will give you the numbers to
:21:12. > :21:14.call for singers in subsequent rounds throughout the programme. If
:21:15. > :21:18.you have missed any of the competitors or you want to refresh
:21:19. > :21:22.your memory, you can catch all our programmes on the BBC iPlayer. And
:21:23. > :21:26.there is one aria from each singer on the Cardiff Singer website. To
:21:27. > :21:31.get involved with the lively debates on our Facebook page or on Twitter
:21:32. > :21:39.using the hashtag # Cardiff Singer. Next, the first of two home nation
:21:40. > :21:43.competitors. Representing England, it is Dominic Barbieri.
:21:44. > :21:48.After graduation, Dominic Barberi worked for Opera North before
:21:49. > :21:54.He is the second of three students to
:21:55. > :21:57.sing in Round 4 tonight who studied at the Royal
:21:58. > :22:01.We all went back to Glasgow about two weeks ago.
:22:02. > :22:07.We had some coaching, some lessons with our teachers,
:22:08. > :22:09.and we did a concert together and each sang some
:22:10. > :22:16.This is the first major competition
:22:17. > :22:19.And when they e-mail you and say, you're being
:22:20. > :22:23.watched by Dame Kiri, I'm like, this is amazing.
:22:24. > :22:26.At that point, it felt amazing, something to put on
:22:27. > :22:28.the CV, got through to whichever round, and then
:22:29. > :22:32.So, it was like, this is getting a bit real, OK.
:22:33. > :22:48.The e-mail to come through was a dream come true, unbelievable.
:22:49. > :22:52.Dominic starts. He plays the role of the God of this sleep, rather
:22:53. > :23:40.irritated at being woken by Juno. # Leave me.
:23:41. > :23:53.# Leave me alone. # Sunlight, receive me.
:23:54. > :24:08.# Receive me, silent night. # Receive me.
:24:09. > :24:28.# Receive me, silent night. # Leave me alone.
:24:29. > :24:38.# Receive me, receive me silent night.
:24:39. > :25:12.# Silent night. Faust from Mephistopheles next,
:25:13. > :25:14.singing a mocking serenade to persuade Margarete to open the door
:25:15. > :27:49.to Faust, knowing that in fact, she already has.
:27:50. > :28:03.Dominic Barberi, English bass, singing in Gounod's Faust. He is
:28:04. > :28:07.going to conclude singing. One of the heads of the State Inquisition
:28:08. > :28:08.in 17th century Venice has been betrayed by his wife Laura, and
:28:09. > :32:17.declares vengeance. APPLAUSE
:32:18. > :32:26.Dominic Barberi. He is of English and Maltese heritage, grew up in
:32:27. > :32:31.Hartlepool, now based in Berlin. Let's start with Mary. In rehearsals
:32:32. > :32:39.this afternoon, I had the sense that he was marking a lot, not singing
:32:40. > :32:42.out, but there was also a sense that he was marking his personality. Did
:32:43. > :32:47.more that come through? Not entirely. It is a big ask to put
:32:48. > :32:51.this material across when the orchestra is with you and it is hard
:32:52. > :32:55.for a bass to be heard through that texture, but I think it is a loving
:32:56. > :33:00.gift you are giving to the audience, so you have to keep giving, no
:33:01. > :33:07.matter what your voice is doing on a particular day. You have too enjoyed
:33:08. > :33:13.the naughtiness of his character. And this is a serenade. There is no
:33:14. > :33:20.way I felt he was seducing Margarete here. There is such mischief in that
:33:21. > :33:26.as well, so there has to be that smoothness, but at the same time,
:33:27. > :33:31.very naughty. It is quite insinuating, and I didn't think he
:33:32. > :33:37.really got that across at all. It is a glorious voice, though. Beautiful.
:33:38. > :33:41.Let's go backstage and hear from Dominic, who is with Angel.
:33:42. > :33:47.Did you ever dream you would be here? Not at all. It is incredible.
:33:48. > :33:52.I am still pinching myself. How do you feel? A bit more relaxed. Great
:33:53. > :34:00.fun. Bravo to you, and congratulations.
:34:01. > :34:09.Some more phone numbers for you. If your choice in the Dame Joan
:34:10. > :34:15.Sutherland tries as some, these are the numbers. -- the Dame Joan
:34:16. > :34:49.Sutherland prize has sung. More phone numbers to come. Now, our
:34:50. > :34:55.next contender from Scotland, mezzo super Catriona Morison.
:34:56. > :35:09.Catriona's early music tuition involve studying viola alongside
:35:10. > :35:13.singing. She moved to Germany, where she has spent most of her
:35:14. > :35:25.professional career performing as a soloist in for Patel, Weimar and
:35:26. > :35:27.Frankfurt. -- warp Atal... I have spent years learning about the
:35:28. > :35:39.business over there, gaining experience in different stages, and
:35:40. > :35:42.it was really fun as well. I have watched Cardiff Singer Of The World
:35:43. > :35:46.for I don't know how many years. I remember being a student and
:35:47. > :35:54.watching everything with friends on TV, and discussing everything
:35:55. > :36:02.afterwards. My hope is to perform with a truthfulness, so that an
:36:03. > :36:07.audience can connect to any character I am performing, and get
:36:08. > :36:11.my name and my voice known a bit more. Who knows what is going to
:36:12. > :36:16.happen? Maybe there is a beauty in that somewhere. What a lovely
:36:17. > :36:25.thought with which to approach this competition. Catriona will be
:36:26. > :36:43.performing a piece from Handel's Hercules.
:36:44. > :37:05.# Alas, no arrest the guilty find # No arrest the guilty find
:37:06. > :37:19.# # From the pursuing Furies of their
:37:20. > :37:29.# # Sing, sing, sing
:37:30. > :37:44.# A dreadful presence taints the skies
:37:45. > :37:52.#... # No rest the guilty find
:37:53. > :38:02.# Alas, alas, no rest the guilty find
:38:03. > :38:07.# From the pursuing furious # No rest the guilty find
:38:08. > :38:13.# No rest they find # From the pursuing Furies of the
:38:14. > :38:30.mind # Alas! Alas!
:38:31. > :38:39.# No rest the guilty find # From the pursuing Furies of the
:38:40. > :38:53.mind # #.
:38:54. > :39:05.APPLAUSE Catriona is the third and final of
:39:06. > :39:14.the Royal conservator Art of Scotland graduates. --
:39:15. > :43:41.Conservatoire. Catriona is going to finish the
:43:42. > :43:44.composer's aria by Strauss. The composer declares his fervent belief
:43:45. > :46:16.in the great art of music. Catriona Morison from Scotland, the
:46:17. > :46:22.third competitor tonight in this last grand of BBC Cardiff Singer of
:46:23. > :46:32.the world 2017, singing from Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss, the
:46:33. > :46:35.composer's aria. She is an ensemble member of Wuppertal opera in
:46:36. > :46:39.Germany. She regularly sings in smaller German opera houses,
:46:40. > :46:43.learning her craft. Catriona is also a keen Scottish country dance. Just
:46:44. > :46:50.try and keep me away from a good kelly, she says. Let's talk to Joan
:46:51. > :46:55.Rodgers first. What a wonderfully natural and unaffected performer she
:46:56. > :47:05.is. Absolutely. So much heart. It's a beautiful voice. My favourite was
:47:06. > :47:08.the Handel. She colours her voice beautifully. I sometimes wish she
:47:09. > :47:14.would point the consonants more. I think she needs another 50% more
:47:15. > :47:17.than she realises. That thing about wanting your audience to understand
:47:18. > :47:21.what you're saying. She understands what she's saying, but she has to
:47:22. > :47:25.convince us too. Mary, she is working in a lot of small German
:47:26. > :47:32.opera houses at the moment, singing a of roles, really perfecting her
:47:33. > :47:37.skill as a singer. I got a sense of that on stage. I agree, and she is a
:47:38. > :47:42.completely confident and committed communicator. She is acting every
:47:43. > :47:48.minute, and we are getting that. Crucially grated such an atmosphere.
:47:49. > :47:54.You couldn't hear anything happened in the whole -- she created such an
:47:55. > :48:00.atmosphere. Let's go backstage enjoying Angel. Catriona, that was
:48:01. > :48:08.awesome! How do you feel? Over the moon, exhilarated. I can't quite
:48:09. > :48:13.believe it is done now. I was riveted by your performance. What
:48:14. > :48:20.were you thinking? Tried to be in the moment with the character I was
:48:21. > :48:27.singing. I don't know that any other thought was... But you are competing
:48:28. > :48:31.against your buddies from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. How does
:48:32. > :48:38.that feel? It is actually so nice. It is wonderful having them all
:48:39. > :48:45.here. It is like just doing a recital at college, almost, because
:48:46. > :48:52.of the familiarity. Yeah, they are both so supportive and I hope they
:48:53. > :48:58.feel the same with me. Best of luck to you. Back to you, Petroc. That is
:48:59. > :49:01.a great thought, Cardiff Singer being like a college recital.
:49:02. > :49:05.Catriona has also made it through to the rounds of the final in this
:49:06. > :49:10.year's Song Prize. Song Prize is a key part of the week's events,
:49:11. > :49:17.testing the competitors' ability in an intimate repertoire with piano
:49:18. > :49:23.accompaniment. Also in the Song Prize final, Iurii Samoilov from
:49:24. > :49:36.Ukraine, who impressed with Rachmaninov Tchaikovsky.
:49:37. > :49:42.Representing Mongolia,. And Catriona Morison from Scotland. Our five Song
:49:43. > :49:47.Prize finalists. You can see them battling for the prize tomorrow
:49:48. > :49:49.night, 7:30pm on BBC Four. Now on with our next competitor from
:49:50. > :50:00.Australia, Kang Wang. Information technology
:50:01. > :50:06.was Kang Wang's first choice of subject at Darwin University,
:50:07. > :50:09.but now he is on the young artist programme
:50:10. > :50:10.at the Metropolitan Opera. Music has been at the centre
:50:11. > :50:13.of his life from an My father is a tenor,
:50:14. > :50:22.and my mother is a soprano. I remember my mum used
:50:23. > :50:24.to tell me, I used to watch your father
:50:25. > :50:26.singing in the concerts when I was carrying
:50:27. > :50:27.you in my belly, and it was
:50:28. > :50:30.like even from the womb, My father always told me,
:50:31. > :50:37.this is the biggest competition in So, I have known this
:50:38. > :50:42.competition for a long time. And then to look at me
:50:43. > :50:54.so that we can do I would be lying if I told
:50:55. > :51:04.you I wasn't nervous, but the excitement kind
:51:05. > :51:21.of balances it out. Kang Wang starts singing from
:51:22. > :54:36.Gounod's Romeo et Juliette. Romeo sends Juliet his pledge of love.
:54:37. > :54:46.Kang Wang, a member of the young singer programme at the Metropolitan
:54:47. > :54:47.opera in New York. Also a performer at the world Northern College of
:54:48. > :54:49.music in Manchester. Next, Kang sings Alfredo
:54:50. > :54:50.from Verdi's La Traviata. He sings of how happy
:54:51. > :54:55.he is to be spending his life with her and of how much
:54:56. > :58:37.she loves him. Absolutely marvellous, full of
:58:38. > :58:47.spirit and energy and great top notes.
:58:48. > :02:29.You Are My Heart's Delight, dedicated to his wife. Kang Wang
:02:30. > :02:33.grew up in China before the family moved to Darwin in the Northern
:02:34. > :02:46.Territory 's. His father was his first teacher. He studied IT before
:02:47. > :02:49.taking up singing. Mary and Joan are with me. Mary King, what a great
:02:50. > :02:55.personality and what a great technique. Fantastic technique, so
:02:56. > :02:59.secure. Once you have that feeling that you can really rely on the
:03:00. > :03:11.ten's top notes, it's amazing how enjoyable it is. -- the tenor's top
:03:12. > :03:15.note. I agree with Mary, it is a wonderful technique. And being a
:03:16. > :03:20.tenor, it is very important to have great top notes, and he certainly
:03:21. > :03:25.has a fabulous top, so thrilling to listen to. He exudes that enjoyment,
:03:26. > :03:32.and so we feel that. We are here too enjoyed what he's doing, and he
:03:33. > :03:36.allows us to enjoy it. We have seen tenors from various countries, and
:03:37. > :03:44.now Kang Wang from Australia, and each of them very different. And
:03:45. > :03:53.they can all sing a top C - when has that ever happened in Cardiff? Angel
:03:54. > :04:03.is with Kang Wang backstage. How did you prepare for tonight? I
:04:04. > :04:10.had to cancel a role I was going to do in Australia to be ready for
:04:11. > :04:14.Cardiff. The rehearsals were in May, so I thought, if I sing this and
:04:15. > :04:18.come to the competition, I might not be in very good shape, so I
:04:19. > :04:24.cancelled that and I had a lot of coaching with all the coaches at the
:04:25. > :04:28.arts programme, and yeah... Well, everyone loved you tonight. Bravo,
:04:29. > :04:34.congratulations, and the best of luck. Thanks very much. Back to you,
:04:35. > :04:40.Petroc. The Song Prize finalist tomorrow
:04:41. > :04:45.night on BBC Four, and the grand final is on Sunday. You have a
:04:46. > :04:51.chance to vote for your favourite competitor in the Dame Joan
:04:52. > :04:52.Sutherland Audience Prize. Here are the numbers to phone if your
:04:53. > :05:45.favourite sang in round three. The numbers for tonight's round a
:05:46. > :05:50.bit later. Now, our last and youngest competitor. From
:05:51. > :05:58.Uzbekistan, 25-year-old Barnokhon Ismatullaeva.
:05:59. > :06:01.At the age of 18, Barnokhon studied piano at music school in Uzbekistan,
:06:02. > :06:05.but when she came across an operatic recording, it set her in a new
:06:06. > :06:13.I heard the voice of a wonderful soprano, Maria Kalas, and
:06:14. > :06:19.After that, I took up singing classical
:06:20. > :06:32.For the last year, she has been a soloist in the Stanislavsky
:06:33. > :06:36.and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre in Moscow.
:06:37. > :06:41.I'm always directed by my heart when I choose
:06:42. > :06:49.my repertoire, and I think the programme suits my voice.
:06:50. > :06:56.I'm very happy to be here, and it's not so
:06:57. > :07:00.much a pressure as a great responsibility.
:07:01. > :07:05.Uzbek people are a very musical nation, and every time,
:07:06. > :07:20.Well, Barnokhon has had a long wait ? she's
:07:21. > :07:23.the last to sing tonight, but she's raring to go with an aria
:07:24. > :07:41.Barnokhon is the first ever finalist from Uzbekistan and also
:07:42. > :07:43.Elisabeth, happy at Tannhauser's return, greets the Hall of Song
:07:44. > :07:46.in the Wartburg Castle: it has been desolate since Tannhauser's
:07:47. > :09:13.departure, and now seems proud and noble at his return.
:09:14. > :09:24.APPLAUSE .
:09:25. > :09:35.Barnokhon Ismatullaeva, singing Elizabeth from Wagner's Tannhauser.
:09:36. > :09:38.Chimene, daughter of the Count of Gormas, is in love with Rodrigue,
:09:39. > :09:43.and Chimene weeps at the terrible result of the battle
:09:44. > :15:12.Barnokhon Ismatullaeva, singing Elizabeth from Wagner's Tannhauser.
:15:13. > :15:14.Barnokhon closes her programme with an aria from one
:15:15. > :15:15.of Puccini's most famous operas, Turandot.
:15:16. > :15:17.Princess Turandot is torturing the servant girl, Liu,
:15:18. > :15:19.to force her to reveal her master's name.
:15:20. > :15:22.Liu tells her that she finds her courage through love
:15:23. > :17:46.and that she will die rather than reveal the secret.
:17:47. > :17:57.I always try answering with a big heart, says 25-year-old Barnokhon
:17:58. > :18:03.Ismatullaeva, representing Uzbekistan. She leaves the stage
:18:04. > :18:09.with conductor Tomas Hanus, conducting the Welsh National Opera
:18:10. > :18:17.orchestra, led by David Adams. Let's go straight to Joan Rodgers. What a
:18:18. > :18:23.glorious instrument, and she is only 25. It's hard to believe. Quite
:18:24. > :18:27.amazing, actually. Hits you right between the eyes. It is worth saying
:18:28. > :18:31.something about the size of the voice, Mary. Watching at home on
:18:32. > :18:36.television, a lot of the voices will sound at a similar level, but that
:18:37. > :18:42.really hit us between the eyes. That is big. And beautiful. I am now
:18:43. > :18:49.going to sound like her grandmother. I am not sure that 25-year-olds
:18:50. > :18:53.should be doing this! The voice is so open and full and round and
:18:54. > :18:58.beautiful, but there is only really one dynamic. She's doing lots of
:18:59. > :19:02.things with phrasing, but there was no variety. She hasn't quite got
:19:03. > :19:12.control of the other end, and you have to have both. If she gets
:19:13. > :19:19.through to the final, she will sing the role of Princess Turandot. She's
:19:20. > :19:28.now backstage with Angel. Fabulous! How do you feel? Oh, first, I am
:19:29. > :19:40.very happy to be here and to sing in this great competition and to be in
:19:41. > :19:49.this competition team. It is a big responsibility for me, because I'm
:19:50. > :19:57.representing Uzbekistan. Feeling good! Thank you for making us feel
:19:58. > :20:04.good. Congratulations and best of luck. Back to you, Petroc. And with
:20:05. > :20:08.Barnokhon, we reach the end of our rounds in this year's competition.
:20:09. > :20:11.We have had some fantastic singers this year. Another tough night for
:20:12. > :20:19.our judges, perhaps the toughest. One of our judges joins me now, Anu
:20:20. > :20:23.Tali, music director of the Sarasota Orchestra and co-founder of the
:20:24. > :20:27.Nordic Symphony orchestra. Are you having a good time? I am having an
:20:28. > :20:32.incredible time. I have had the utmost pleasure. Pleasure is not the
:20:33. > :20:37.word. My heart is filled with joy to hear all this talent and an
:20:38. > :20:40.incredible parade of different interpretations. You are being asked
:20:41. > :20:44.to give your marks at the end of each evening and then we come up
:20:45. > :20:51.with a winner, but for you personally, is this an opportunity
:20:52. > :20:54.to spot potential talent you could work with? Absolutely. Although
:20:55. > :20:58.there is going to be one winner, I hope it is not too ambitious to say
:20:59. > :21:06.that you could fill every type of voice within these four days with an
:21:07. > :21:10.incredible talent. David Pountney told us he thought it would be an
:21:11. > :21:15.easy decision for the jury on day one. It might be harder tonight. For
:21:16. > :21:26.a couple of days, it has been hard for me. I am very grateful to the
:21:27. > :21:31.rest of the jury because although we are very different, I think
:21:32. > :21:37.everybody has done an incredible job. It has been incredibly
:21:38. > :21:42.collegial throughout. Thank you for doing jury service here in Cardiff.
:21:43. > :21:46.We will send you off to join your fellow judges and look forward to a
:21:47. > :21:49.result soon. The last set of Audience Prize numbers now. If your
:21:50. > :21:52.favourite singer performed tonight, who is a reminder of who we heard
:21:53. > :22:35.and how to vote for them. There we have it, all you need to
:22:36. > :22:39.know about the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize. If you want a
:22:40. > :22:42.reminder of all the talent you have seen this week, and forget the
:22:43. > :22:47.iPlayer and clips from each of the singers from across the competition
:22:48. > :22:52.on our website. Well, Angel has been with the competitors all week. Have
:22:53. > :22:57.you enjoyed it? I am overwhelmed with joy! I am so excited for each
:22:58. > :23:01.of my sing of friends and colleagues, and I just want to take
:23:02. > :23:05.this time to share with everyone how friendly and sweet and kind they
:23:06. > :23:09.have been backstage. It has been such a joy for me to be here and
:23:10. > :23:14.experience this new, wonderful talent. These young singers are the
:23:15. > :23:18.future of opera. And I am so thrilled to be able to see who the
:23:19. > :23:22.judges have chosen as the wild card and who will be going on from Rab
:23:23. > :23:29.four to the finals. Good luck to everyone. -- from round four. Not
:23:30. > :23:33.long to wait now until the results, so let's put Mary and Joan on the
:23:34. > :23:39.spot. Joan, I hope you have had a good evening. It's been fantastic.
:23:40. > :23:43.What a great standard. So in return for us inviting you to come back to
:23:44. > :23:48.Cardiff Singer of the World, tell us who has won this evening. Well, I am
:23:49. > :23:55.glad I am not on the jury. It must have been so difficult. There are
:23:56. > :24:01.something to enjoy in all of them, but I think Kang Wang might click
:24:02. > :24:09.it. Barnokhon has a wow factor and such an amazing instrument. Mary?
:24:10. > :24:13.Anush or Kang Wang. You have seen each of the rounds, so you are in
:24:14. > :24:16.the position of giving us a tip for who the wild card might be, the
:24:17. > :24:21.fifth extra singer that the jury select. It could be one of those you
:24:22. > :24:26.have mentioned, but if not, who might it be? The singer from Turkey.
:24:27. > :24:34.That was such an extraordinary instrument. And you were really
:24:35. > :24:39.moved by that. I was moved. She has so much to offer and it is a voice
:24:40. > :24:43.we do not have in the world. There is a shortage. The jury are about to
:24:44. > :24:50.come on stage. We stand by for the result. So was going to happen is
:24:51. > :24:55.that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will announce tonight's winner. She is
:24:56. > :24:57.the competition patron. Then the jury chairman David Pountney will
:24:58. > :25:11.announce the name of the fifth wild card. The other jury members are
:25:12. > :25:24.also on stage. Tonight's winner, Kang Wang, from Australia. Mary, you
:25:25. > :25:34.are cheering with delight. Very good result. I am delighted. Kang Wang,
:25:35. > :25:39.born in China, representing Australia in Cardiff Singer of the
:25:40. > :25:52.World, lifting his round winner's Trophy high. He is guaranteed a
:25:53. > :25:57.place now in Sunday's final. We were now find out from David Pountney who
:25:58. > :26:03.will be joining him. I would like to ask the other three finalists to
:26:04. > :26:08.join Kang Wang. Anthony Clark Evans from the United States. REM but are
:26:09. > :26:21.from Mongolia and Louise Alder from England.
:26:22. > :26:34.-- Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar from Mongolia. And the wild card? The
:26:35. > :26:42.fifth finalists place goes, after much deliberation, to Catriona
:26:43. > :26:45.Morison. So, two British contenders in the final of Cardiff Singer this
:26:46. > :26:54.year. Catriona Morison, from Scotland, alongside Louise Alder,
:26:55. > :27:01.Kang Wang, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar. What a wonderful result! Fantastic.
:27:02. > :27:06.She is such a classy performer and she will come into her own. She
:27:07. > :27:11.might be the really wild wild card. Joan? She wasn't as polished as some
:27:12. > :27:18.of the others, but there is so much there, so much hard, and the
:27:19. > :27:21.audience were spellbound by her. Joan Rodgers, Mary King, thank you
:27:22. > :27:26.both for being with us this evening. What a cracking final we have lined
:27:27. > :27:31.up for Sunday evening. Before that, the Song Prize tomorrow night at
:27:32. > :27:33.7:30pm. Do join us for that. But we leave you with this evening's round
:27:34. > :27:47.winner, Australian tenor Kang Wang.