Gala Final of the International Handel Singing Competition 2024 - Isabelle Haile

Isabelle's performance in the Gala Final of the International Handel Singing Competition 2024.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny
Recorded live at St George's Hanover Square in London on the 19th April 2024.
Isabelle was awarded Joint Second Prize and Audience Prize.
Conductor: Laurence Cummings
The London Handel Orchestra
Adjudicators:
David Gowland (Artistic Director of the Jette Parker Young Artists programme at the Royal Opera House), Sonia Prina (contralto), Anna Dennis (Soprano) Samir Savant (CEO of St George’s, Bristol) and John McMunn (CEO Academy of Ancient Music).
Programme:
Tecum principium (Dixit Dominus HWV 232)
So shall the lute and harp awake (Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63)
Credete al mio dolore (Alcina HWV 34)
Un pensiero nemico di pace (Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno HWV 46a)

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Inconfundabila, Isabelle!

[@danielf7772]

Dear Isabelle,
You sing like an angel. You have flawless technique and your vocal timbre is delicate and sweet.
Welcome to the club of the greatest singers whom have ever lived!
With much appreciation and best wishes,
Daniel

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Congratulations on your performances. Good luck with your career.