Internet Explorer, Chrome Browser, Firefox Browser, Safari Browser
Press Release09 July 2018Siemens AGBerlin / Munich
Young soprano from Ireland wins Siemens Opera Contest
The picture shows from left to right: Nicolas Petrovic (CEO Siemens France), Klaus Helmrich (Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG), Sarah Shine (winner) Roland Busch (Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG) at the Palais Garnier.
She received the prize from Nicolas Petrovic, CEO Siemens France, in attendance of Klaus Helmrich and Roland Busch, members of the Managing Board of Siemens AG. Sarah Shine beat 12 competitors to win over the jury, comprising Jean-Yves Kaced (Opéra Paris), Clemens Trautmann (Deutsche Grammophon), Martin Wright (Berlin State Opera), Eva-Maria Wieser (Salzburg Festival) and Stephan Frucht (Siemens Arts Program).
"Siemens is not only a frontrunner in technological innovation, but also highly committed to live up to its social responsibility. Siemens encourages creativity in all areas and in particular actively supports young talents in the field of fine arts", says Siemens France CEO, Nicolas Petrovic.
"In our cultural commitment to the Siemens Arts Program, we place great value on the long-term encouragement of new talent, fostering direct exchange with artists and cultural institu-tions", explains Stephan Frucht, Artistic Director of the Siemens Arts Program.
The Siemens Opera Contest is a professional singing competition for outstanding emerging talent. In 2018, the competition is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Turkey, where it all be-gan. 2017 saw the prize awarded for the first time in France, making it an important building block for promoting new talent and ensuring sustainable cultural commitment.
The Siemens Arts Program focuses on music, visual arts and cultural education. It sees itself as a creative platform for the company's arts and culture projects. One of the Pro-gram's main aims is to nurture excellent emerging talent worldwide. This is done through self-initiated talent competitions and by forging links between young artists and established international cultural institutions (Bavarian State Opera, Carnegie Hall New York, Opéra national de Paris, Salzburg Festival, the ARD International Music Competition).
Further information: www.siemens.com/siemensartsprogram
For this press release
@siemens_press
@siemens_press
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. Siemens is one of the world's largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies. The company is one of the leading providers of efficient solutions for the generation and transmis-sion of electricity, and is a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With its listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal year 2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens gen-erated revenue of €83.0 billion and profit after tax of €6.2 billion. At the end of September 2017, the company had some 377,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the internet at www.siemens.com.
Contact
Konstanze Somborn
Siemens AG
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 Munich
Germany
80333 Munich
Germany
+49 (89) 636-36641
Andrea Clarén
Siemens AG
Charlottenstr. 57
10117 Berlin
Germany
10117 Berlin
Germany
+49 (30) 386-20278