1958 PARTICIPANTS AS OF SEMI FINALS
From a total of 93 candidates, 23 were allowed into the semi-finals. Their names are listed below. The finals took place with 14 remaining contesters. Among the winners, the Dutch baritone Bernard Kruysen stands out. Among those who did not pass to the finals we mention the greatest Lulu of the 1960's and 70's Evelyn Lear, and the later star of the New York City opera, the all round tenor Michele Molese. For an evaluation of more local careers we refer you to the Intro and the Winners pages.
SOPRANOS & MEZZO-SOPRANOS
| Lise Arséguet (FR)*  |
Nellie van Dijkhuizen (Gouda, NL)  |
Evelyn Lear (Brooklyn/New York, USA)  |
| Alida Legué (Utrecht, NL) |
Anne Rothgeb (AU)  |
Adeline Rühm Gallert (Vienna, PO/AU) |
| Marie Antoinette Sighele (Mari-Trento, IT)*  |
Elisabeth Simon (London, UK)  |
Halina Słonicka (Warszawa, PO)  |
| Loris Sutton (Lutton/Chatham, UK) |
*[mp3] Lise Arséguet: Olivier Messiaen: Poèmes pour mi. Piano: Olivier Messiaen (LP Harmonia Mundi HMO 30.543, 1964)
*[mp3] Maria Antonietta Sighele: Puccini - La bohème 'O soave fanciulla' (With Jaime Aragall, Bologna 1968)
ALTOS
| Nell Allen (Stuttgart, GE) |
Mariette Dierckx (BE)  |
Alena Havlicová (Prague, CHECH) |
| Maria Verbruggen-Verhaert (BE) |
TENORS
| Conell Byrne (UK) |
William Flavin (Boston, USA) |
Michele Molese (New York, USA)*  |
*[mp3] Michele Molese: Donzietti: Rita ‘È dessa... quale orror’ Michele Molese (Beppe), Marilyn Tyler (Rita), Dutch Radio Orchestra – Bernard Haitink, 1958 (401DutchDivas archive recording)
BARITONES & BASSES
| Peter van der Bilt (Amsterdam, NL)*  |
Ranken Bushby (Ilford-Essex, UK)*  |
Aurelio Estanislao (Manila, Philippines)  |
| Jerzy Artysz (Warszawa, PO)*  |
Cenek Klosk (Chech) |
Bernard Kruysen (Den Haag, NL)  |
| Jerzy Szymanski (PO) |
*[mp3] Peter van der Bilt: Vieno o levita (1964, 401DutchDivas archive recording)
*[mp3] ‘Dance Ti' Thy Daddy’ sung by Ranken Bushby Sample from the LP Greensleeves and other favorite Folk Songs (RCA CSC 313 / CD Music of the British Isles; 1965)
*[mp3] Jerzy Artysz: Chant pour un Equinoxe for soprano, baritone and chamber ensemble (Yuri Laniuk), Polish Radio Orchestra, Rewakowicz , 1956.
