On Wednesday January 8, the final of the 7th Voices from Overseas competition takes place at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. Mytsuru Kato is the winner of the competition in Polynesia and participates in the event alongside all the other representatives from Overseas.
Mytsuru Kato won the Polynesian final of the Voices from Overseas competition organized on September 24, 2024 at the Maison de la Culture. She will therefore be on the stage of the Paris Opera on January 8 for the national final of the Voix des Outre-mer competition. Since 2019, opera singer Fabrice di Falco and the Les Contres Courants association have organized this event to promote the emergence of high-level overseas singers.
They will be 12 candidates in total, in training or professionals, from the overseas regional finals are in the running to compete in front of a jury of Music and media professionals, chaired by Richard Marteteditor-in-chief ofOpera magazine and lyrical art critic. During the evening, the “Voix des Overseas”, “Young Talent” and “The public’s favorite” prizes will be awarded.
You can bring your support to Mytsuru Kato by voting for her from January 8 on the site voixdesoutremer.com.
Polynésie la 1ère will broadcast the 7th edition of this final on Friday January 24 from 7:25 p.m.
Le jury 2025
Richard Martet, editor-in-chief ofOpera magazine and lyrical art critic • Angélique Boudeville, singer Lyrical • Valerie Chevalierdirector Opéra Montpellier • Sabine Devieilhelyrical singer • Jerome Gay, President Generation Opera • Frédérique Gerbelledirector of Grandes Voix • Alain Lanceron, director Warner/erato France • Julien Leleu, President Association Les Contres Courants • Sophie de Lintdirector Opera Amsterdam • Alexander Nephew, director Paris National Opera • Sonia Rolland, actress and director • Eric-Emmanuel Schmittwriter • Claudia Meet, comedian/actress • Jean-Philippe ThiellayPresident National Music Center • Marc Voinchet, director of France Music • Zahia Ziouaniconductor
The 2025 finalists
Cedric Barabas(Martinique) • Orleonne Divo Prince (Reunion) • Helena Lopez (Mayotte) • Oksana Mesmin (Guyana) • Livio Heafala(New Caledonia) • Noémie Collumeau (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) • Thalia Garson (Guadeloupe) • Mytsuru Kato (French Polynesia) • Giovanni Bernabe, Laetitia Volcey, Alice You-Seenet Cassandra Bortalis (Hexagon)
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