Preliminary auditions of the 153 candidates were held in London and Vienna last month, and ten international young singers have been chosen to take part in this final.

MONICA BANCOS, soprano, 27, Romanian
DENISE BECK, soprano, 28, Danish
MARY BEVAN, soprano, 25, British
LESLIE DAVIS, mezzo, 29, Canadian
SUSANA GASPAR, soprano, 29, Portuguese
CAROLINE MACPHIE, soprano, 29, British
ROBERTO ORTIZ, tenor, 24, Mexican
LEVENTE PALL, bass, 25, Hungarian
THOMAS TATZL, bass baritone, 30, Austrian
JUNG SOO YUN, tenor, 30, South Korean

The Adjudicators at the Final will be Dame Anne Evans, Lillian Watson, Nigel Douglas, Bernard Keeffe, Steven Naylor of Glyndebourne and David Syrus of Royal Opera House.

More information can be found on www.wigmore-hall.org.uk