10Th INTERNATIONAL STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO VOCAL COMPETITION

10th INTERNATIONAL STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO VOCAL COMPETITION

RULES AND REGULATIONS

I. General Provisions

1. The 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, hereinafter referred to as the “Competition”, will take place at Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw from 5 to 11 May 2019. 2. The Competition is organized by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. 3. Director of the Competition shall be appointed by the Director of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera.

II. Location and Schedule

1. The Schedule of the Competition is as follows: • 1 September 2018 opening of applications • 15 January 2019 deadline for applications • 22 February 2019 announcement of the list of selected Candidates • 15 March 2019 draw and announcement of the order of auditions • 5 May 2019 Opening Gala (Participants’ attendance is optional) • 6-7 May 2019 Stage 1 • 8-9 May 2019 Stage 2 • 11 May 2019 Stage 3 (Finals), announcement of the results, Awards Ceremony 2. The Competition will take place: Stage 1 and 2 – in the Redutowe Rooms of Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera Stage 3 (Finals) – in the Moniuszko Auditorium of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera

III. Eligibility

1. The Competition is open to singers of any nationality, resident anywhere in the world, and born not earlier than 6 May 1986 and not later than 6 May 2001. 2. To participate in the Competition, Candidates must submit a complete application, in accordance with section 4 below. 3. Applications must be made online, using the electronic application form available on the Moniuszko Competiton website (moniuszkocompetition.pl). A template of the application form is annexed hereto as Exhibit 1. 4. The complete application must include: a. the online application form; b. video recordings of the Candidate performing, not older than one year, of a total duration of 7-12 minutes, without cuts during the performance of a given piece c. a brief biography for use in the Competition program book and press publications;

d. a high resolution up-to-date print-quality headshot for use in the Competition program book and press publications; 5. Candidates will be sent an e-mail confirming their application has been received. 6. Application forms missing any of the required fields or materials listed in section 4, will not be considered. 7. In the event of encountering technical problems when filling in the application form, the Candidate must inform the Competition Office about the fact by sending an e-mail to: [email protected], no later than 48 hours before the application deadline, to enable his application to be accepted within due time. 8. The Candidate must take all the necessary steps so that the application can be received by the deadline. The Organizer is not responsible if an application is not received within due time. 9. Candidates’ applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm Central European Time (UTC+1:00) on 15 January 2019. 10. The Selection Panel will review the recordings and documents listed in section 4 and decide which Candidates shall be admitted to the Competition. 11. The Selection Panel shall be appointed by the Director of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. 12. The list of Candidates who qualify to Stage 1 of auditions of the Competition will be published on the Competition website (www.moniuszkocompetition.pl) no later than on 22 February 2019. Moreover, Candidates will be informed about the Selection Panel’s decision via e-mail given in application form. 13. Winners of Main Prizes of the most recent editions of following competitions: • Francisco Viñas International Singing Contest, • The International Tchaikovsky Competition, • Leyla Gencer Voice Competition, • Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition, • The International Singing Competition NEUE STIMMEN, • International Vocal Competition ‘s-Hertogenbosch, • Queen Elisabeth Competition, • Plácido Domingo’s Operalia, The World Opera Competition, • ARD International Music Competition, • International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition, • The Queen Sonja International Music Competition, • Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, • The Kościuszko Foundation Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition will be automatically admitted to Stage 1 of the Competition, provided that they submit their applications on 15 January 2019 at the latest and pay the registration fee mentioned in section 15. They are not required to submit the video recording. 14. Up to 25 singers (in total) recommended by the opera studios chosen by the Organizer will be automatically admitted to Stage 1 of the Competition, provided that they submit their applications on 15 January 2019 at the latest and pay the registration fee mentioned in section 15. They are not required to submit the video recording. The list

of opera studios entitled to nominate Candidates can be found on the Competition website. 15. In order to participate in the Competition, every selected Candidate is obliged to: a. pay a registration fee in the amount of EUR 100 or PLN 400 no later than on 6 March 2019

Payments must be sent to the following bank account:

Domestic transfers: International transfers: Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego 73 1130 1017 0020 1462 7820 0002 IBAN: PL73113010170020146278200002 (subject line: Moniuszko Competition, Business Identifier Code (BIC): GOSKPLPW full name of the Candidate) (subject line: Moniuszko Competition, full name of the Candidate)

The registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances.

b. before performing in Stage 1 of the Competition, present an identification document with photo in the Competition Office for verification c. and submit the original copy of the Statement whose template in annexed hereto as Exhibit 2. 16. Once the Organizer of the Competition notifies the Candidate about their admission to the Competition, and the Candidate pays the registration fee and submits the Statement to the Competition Office, the Organizer of the Competition and the Candidate enter into an agreement whereby the Candidate can participate in the Competition in accordance with these Rules and Regulations and gains the status of the Competition Participant (hereinafter referred to as the “Participant”). 17. The Participant is allowed to change their chosen program by 13 March 2019. After this date no changes will be accepted. 18. The Participant assigns gratuitously to the Organizer of the Competition the related rights to their artistic performances given during the Competition, in accordance with the Statement annexed hereto as Exhibit 2. 19. The Organizer of the Competition will provide pianist for all Participants. 20. Participants can bring their own pianist at their own expense. The Organizer shall not bear any costs related to the participation of such a pianist in the Competition. 21. Before their performance, pianists mentioned in section 20 above are obliged to submit in the Competition Office the statement of assigning gratuitously to the Organizer of the Competition the related rights to their artistic performances during the Competition and the consent to the processing of their personal data. The Statement's template is annexed hereto as Exhibit 4. Once the Pianist submits the Statement to the Competition Office, the Organizer of the Competition and the Pianist enter into an agreement whereby the Pianist can participate in the Competition in accordance with these Rules and Regulations.

22. The Organizer will arrange free accommodation from 5 May to 12 May 2019 for the Participants who report such a need to the Competition Office not later than on 6 March 2019. The Participants will be accommodated with families in and around Warsaw. The host families do not provide accommodation for family or friends accompanying the Candidate. The pianists mentioned in section 20 above may be accommodated with families subject to availability. 23. The Organizer of the Competition is not obliged to insure the Participant against accidents, sickness, luggage loss or damage.

IV. The Program of the Competition

1. The Competition consists of the following Stages: a. Stage 1 with piano: • one opera aria from the 18th or 19th century, • one Polish song from the 19th or 20th century (sung in Polish or translation). b. Stage 2 with piano: • one opera aria from the 18th or 19th century, other than the one performed in the Stage 1, • one opera aria from the 19th or 20th century, other than the one performed in the Stage 1, • one song from the world repertoire from the 19th or 20th century. c. Stage 3 (Finals) with orchestra: • one Polish opera or oratorio aria (sung in Polish or translation) OR opera, oratorio or operetta aria by Stanisław Moniuszko (sung in Polish or translation), • one opera aria from the world repertoire, other than the ones performed in previous Stages. 2. The program performed should be selected from the Repertoire List (Exhibit 3 hereto). Participants may perform works not included in the Repertoire List by prior permission from the Director of the Competition. 3. Performance time in Stage 1 – up to 12 minutes. Performance time in Stage 2 – up to 20 minutes. The Jury has the right to interrupt the Participant’s performance should it exceed the above time limits. 4. All the pieces should be performed from memory. 5. In each Stage, the program may be performed in the order preferred by the Participant. The order should be indicated beforehand in the application form and respected during the Competition. 6. Polish songs and arias may be sung in Polish or any other language selected by the Participant. 7. Arias must be performed in the original key. 8. Songs may be transposed. 9. The audition order shall be established by way of public draw. The order drawn shall be binding in all Stages of the Competition.

10. For organizational or program reasons, the Director of the Competition has the right to make changes in the audition order during a given Competition day. In the event of illness, a Participant may be given permission to postpone their performance to the end of auditions. New order established in this way shall be binding until the end of the Competition. 11. The auditions during each Stage of the Competition will be open to the public. 12. All Stages of the Competition will be registered on audio or video carriers without any additional commercial gain for the Competition’s Participants. 13. Qualification for Stages 2 and 3 shall depend on a Jury decision made in accordance with the Jury’s Statute that is annexed hereto as Exhibit 5. 14. The lists of Participants who have qualified for the next stages of the Competition will be announced immediately after the decision is taken by the Jury.

V. Competition Jury

1. The Jury shall be appointed by the Director of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. 2. The Jury will debate and evaluate Participants in accordance with the Jury’s Statute that is annexed hereto as Exhibit 5. 3. The Jury’s debates are confidential. 4. Evaluations and decisions of the Jury are not subject to appeal. 5. A Juror shall not evaluate the performance of a Participant who is his/her student. Instead of the score, the Juror shall enter the letter ’S’ in the evaluation sheet next to the name and surname of such a Participant. ’Student’ is understood to mean a person who: a. is the Juror’s current student; b. was the Juror's regular student at a school or privately for more than one year; c. attended private classes or masterclasses run by the Juror after 1 January 2018; d. is the Juror’s direct relative by blood or by affinity; e. is or was a participant of an opera studio being a part of the institution represented by the Juror; f. is represented by the Juror as their agent. 6. A Juror should refrain from evaluating a Participant towards whom he/she might be biased. In such an event the Juror shall enter the letter ’S’ on the evaluation sheet instead of the score. 7. Each member of the Jury is obliged to inform the Competition Office in writing or via e-mail which Participants he will not be evaluating in accordance with section V.5 and section V.6 herein. 8. Each Participant is obliged to inform the Competition Office in writing or via e-mail, before the beginning of the Competition which Juror should not evaluate them in accordance with section V.5 herein.

VI. Awards

1. The following prizes shall be awarded by the Jury: • 1st Prize – 15 000 EUR • 2nd Prize – 11 000 EUR • 3rd Prize – 9 000 EUR • 4th Prize – 7 000 EUR • 5th Prize – 5 000 EUR • 6th Prize – 4 000 EUR • The Prize for remaining finalists - 2 000 EUR each

• The Maria Fołtyn Prize for the best performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko piece – 8 000 EUR • The Prize for the best performance of a Mieczysław Weinberg song – 2 000 EUR • The Prize for the best pianist (born not earlier than 6 May 1984) – 1 500 EUR

• Every Participant admitted to and performing in Stage 2 of the Competition but not admitted to Stage 3 (Finals) will be given 500 EUR by the Organizer. He/She will not be entitled to call him/herself a Prizewinner of the Competition.

2. The Jury reserves the right not to award a prize or make a different division of prizes than specified in section 1 above, with the provision that the total amount designated for the prizes shall not increase and the amount for each prize shall not be lower than stipulated herein. 3. Special prizes might be awarded in the Competition (both monetary and non- monetary) funded by various institutions and individuals. The list of these prizes and rules for their award procedure will be available to the public before the start of the Competition. 4. The Organizer of the Competition shall not be held responsible for failure on the part of the sponsors of the prizes as per section 3 above to fulfill their commitments regarding the said prizes properly and completely. 5. Upon the request of a Prizewinner of the Competition, a monetary award can be converted into the Polish currency (PLN) at the average exchange rate of the Polish National Bank (NBP) of the day of the payment. 6. Income tax shall be deducted from every award pursuant to the existing Polish law.

VII. Contact

The Moniuszko Competition tel. +48 22 69 20 564 Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera e-mail: Plac Teatralny 1 [email protected] 00-950 Warsaw, Poland moniuszkocompetition.pl

VIII. Privacy policy

1. The personal data shall be collected and processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR), and national provisions introduced under the GDPR. 2. The personal data controller is Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, registered in Warsaw (00-950), at pl. Teatralny 1, entered in the Register of Culture Institutions (RIK) maintained by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) under number 47/98; NIP: 525-20-59-432; REGON: 013055028. 3. The Participants' and their pianists' data shall be processed for the purposes of organizing the Competition, in particular to carry out relevant financial, statistic, and archiving operations. 4. The Participants' and their pianists' data shall be processed for the time required by relevant tax and copyright and neighboring rights regulations. 5. The Participants and their pianists have the right to access their data and alter them. 6. Providing personal data to Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera is voluntary, yet it is necessary in order to participate in the Competition.

IX. Final provisions

1. In all matters related to the Competition outside the Jury’s competence, final decisions are made by the Director of the Competition. 2. These Rules and Regulations have been prepared in Polish and English, but any doubts concerning their provisions shall be resolved on the basis of the Polish text. 3. In matters not governed by these Rules and Regulations the Polish law applies. 4. Any potential conflicts shall be settled by the Polish court of competent jurisdiction over the seat of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. 5. The following exhibits constitute an integral part of these Rules and Regulations.

Exhibits: Exhibit 1: Application Form Exhibit 2: Participant's Statement Exhibit 3: Repertoire List Exhibit 4: Pianist's Application and Statement Exhibit 5: Jury’s Statue Exhibit 6: Selection Panel’s Statue

Exhibit 1 to the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

APPLICATION FORM THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO VOCAL COMPETITION

First name: ______Surname: ______Date of birth: ______Place of birth: ______Citizenship: ______Represented country: ______Number of ID or passport: ______Current address: ______Tel.: ______E-mail: ______Voice type: ______

Photo (to upload)

PROGRAM Please specify your program for each stage. The order you provide here will be binding. (Please provide: name of the composer and lyrics’ author, the title of the piece, act, character, incipit of the recitative/aria, catalogue no., opus, etc.) STAGE 1: 1.______2.______STAGE 2: 1.______2.______3.______STAGE 3 (FINALS): 1.______2.______I will bring my own pianist YES/NO

Full name of the pianist (if applicable): ______The bank account (including SWIFT and IBAN codes) where award money, if won, are to be transferred: ______

Biography (400-700 characters): ______

QUALIFICATION (choose one) ◻ Based on recordings. Links to the recordings: ______◻ I am a prizewinner of one of the competitions listed in the Rules and Regulations. Name of the competition: ______◻ I have been recommended by one of the opera studios listed on the Competition website. Name of the opera studio: ______

I found out about the Competition from: ______

I consent to the processing of the personal data proved in this statement as well as my image and voice provided in connection with my participation in the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, registered in Warsaw (00-950), at pl. Teatralny 1, entered in the Register of Culture Institutions (RIK) maintained by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) under number 47/98, in connection with my participation in the Competition.

I consent to the processing of my name and surname, date and place of birth, citizenship, represented country, voice type, photo, and biography provided in this statement, as well as image and voice by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera for marketing operations aimed to promote Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera and the Competition.

1. The personal data controller is Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, registered in Warsaw (00-950), at pl. Teatralny 1.

2. As the data subject, you have the right to access and alter your personal data. 3. You have the right to withdraw your consent for the data processing at any time. 4. You have the right to file a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data protection (Poland). 5. All questions or queries regarding the processing of your data should be addressed to: [email protected]. 6. We process your data based on your consent expressed in this statement. 7. The data will be processed for the time required by relevant tax as well as copyright and neighboring rights regulations. 8. Providing your personal data is necessary to participate in the Competition and for Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera to execute the rights in artistic performances it acquired.

Exhibit 2 to the Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

PARTICIPANT’S STATEMENT

In connection with my participation in the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition organized by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, based in Warsaw (00-950, Plac Teatralny 1), registered in the Cultural Institutions Register (RIK) kept by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage with entry number RIK 47/98: 1. I declare that I have read the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, I accept its terms and conditions, and undertake to abide by them; 2. I transfer gratuitously to the Organizer of the Competition, Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, all rights related to my artistic performances once they are created as a result of my participation in the Competition, unlimited in time and space, in whole or in part, in all fields of use provided for in Article 86 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, and particularly in respect of: a. recording and reproducing – production, using all possible techniques, including magnetic recording, photosensitive recording, audiovisual, digital, optical, printing, and computer techniques; b. the distribution of copies – release, lease, rent or loan; c. transmitting by visual or audio telephony, whether wire or wireless, by ground stations or satellites (both coded and encoded signals), along with the right to retransmit on digital platforms and / or on cable networks; d. simultaneous and integral broadcasting (retransmission) by any other radio or television organization; e. the use of the artistic performance, in whole and / or in part, in films and / or works carried out with the use of technologies such as “real radio,” “internet radio”, “pay TV,” “pay-radio,” “pay-per-view services,” “multi-channel services,” “near on-demand services,” “video on demand,” “iTV on demand,” “video streaming,” “simulcasting,” “webcasting,” true tone, real music, polyphonic and monophonic ringtones, cardboard records, mobile-phone themes, soundtracks, collections, inserts, singles, mixtapes, promotional albums, multi-disc albums, wallpapers, icons, e-cards, screensavers for computers and mobiles, banners, thumbnails, pop ups, Internet TV and radio; computer games, video games, mobile, JAVA and console games, and use in telephone and ICT connections, including text and audiovisual messages (SMS, WAP, MMS); f. public performance or playback; g. the distribution of the performance and its copies in ways other than those specified above – transmission, retransmission and playback, including at venues

with an entry fee, screening the performance, and making it publicly available in such a way that anybody can access it at a place and time of one’s choice; on the Internet, including Internet shops, and on other ICT, multimedia, and computer networks; h. the use of the performance, in whole or in part, also as part of collections with other tracks/artistic performances, and particularly in multimedia works; i. use in films or other audiovisual work, whereas the Organizer shall have the right to transfer acquired rights or consents obtained in whole or in part to third parties, including the co-production, performing, licensing or sub-licensing. 3. I hereby irrevocably and gratuitously agree that my artistic performance, my image (including the photographs submitted to the Organizer) and/or my voice and my statements, along with my name and surname, if the Organizer deems it appropriate, recorded during the Competition on audiovisual and/or audio carrier, and/or in the form of photographs, can be used, in whole or in fragments, in all activities of the Organizer related to the Competition, including in particular any programs created and/or broadcasted by the mass media such as television, press, the Internet, in the informational, promotional or advertising materials related to the Competition prepared by the Organizer. Such gratuitous consent (authorization) refers to multiple (unlimited in quantity, time and territory) use of my image, my voice and my statements in all fields of use mentioned in point 2 above. 4. The Organizer shall have the sole right to decide about the time and manner my image, voice and my statements are used – in whole or in part. 5. I consent the processing of the personal data I provided for the purposes of organizing the Competition and for archival purposes, and to the publication of my image and performances, in accordance with section 2 above, unlimited in time and space, by the Organizer of the Competition. I have provided the data voluntarily and understand that I have the right to access, alter, and delete them at any time. 6. I consent to the publication of my name, surname, and age in connection with my participation in the Competition, in announcements, programs, and other materials regarding the Competition and its results.

...... on ...... Signature (name and surname) place, date

Exhibit 3 to the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

REPERTOIRE LIST

Below you will find the suggested repertoire. Please use it when selecting pieces that you will sing in the auditions. You may choose to sing a piece that is not listed below but need to consult the competition’s director beforehand. On the website of the Competition you may find more detailed suggestions regarding the Polish repertoire and free scores to download. All arias must be performed in the original key. All songs may be transposed. Songs and Polish arias may be sung in Polish or in any language selected by the Participant.

STAGE 1 with piano: A. one opera aria from the world repertoire 18th or 19th century: 18th century: Gluck, Händel, Mozart, Purcell, Vivaldi 19th century: Auber, Bellini, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, Boito, Borodin, Catalani, Cherubini, Cilea*, Delibes, Donizetti, Dvořák, Giordano, Glinka, Gounod, Korngold*, Leoncavallo*, Rimsky-Korsakov*, Massenet*, Mercadante, Meyerbeer, Mussorgsky, Nicolai, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini*, Rachmaninoff*, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Smetana, R. Strauss*, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, Zandonai*. * also pieces composed after 1900. B. one Polish song from the 19th or 20th century (sung in Polish or translation) Baird, Bacewicz, Chopin, Czyż, Friemann, Gablenz, Gall, J. Karłowicz, M. Karłowicz, Kisielewski, Laks, Lefeld, J. Maklakiewicz, T. Maklakiewicz, Moniuszko, Mykietyn, Niewiadomski, Noskowski, Nowowiejski, Paderewski, Pałłasz, Szeligowski, Szymanowski, Weinberg, Żeleński. STAGE 2 with piano: A. one opera aria from the 18th or 19th century, not performed in the first stage: 18th century: Gluck, Händel, Mozart, Purcell, Vivaldi 19th century: Auber, Bellini, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, Boito, Borodin, Catalani, Cherubini, Cilea*, Delibes, Donizetti, Dvořák, Giordano, Glinka, Gounod, Korngold*, Leoncavallo*, Rimsky-Korsakov*, Massenet*, Mercadante, Meyerbeer, Moniuszko, Mussorgsky, Nicolai, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini*, Rachmaninoff*, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Smetana, R. Strauss*, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, Zandonai, Żeleński. * also pieces composed after 1900. B. one opera aria from the 19th or 20th century:

19th century: Auber, Bellini, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, Boito, Borodin, Catalani, Cherubini, Cilea*, Delibes, Donizetti, Dvořák, Giordano, Glinka, Gounod, Korngold*, Leoncavallo*, Rimsky-Korsakov*, Massenet*, Mercadante, Meyerbeer, Moniuszko, Mussorgsky, Nicolai, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini*, Rachmaninoff*, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Smetana, R. Strauss*, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, Zandonai, Żeleński. * also pieces composed after 1900.

20th century: Barber, Bartók, Berg, Bernstein, Britten, Dankevych, Hindemith, Janáček, Martinů, Menotti, Nowowiejski, Paderewski, Penderecki, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Ravel, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Szymanowski, Weinberg. C. one song from the world repertoire from the 19th or 20th century: Barber, Bartók, Beethoven, Bellini, Berg, Berlioz, Bernstein, Borodin, Brahms, Britten, Canteloube, Chabrier, Chausson, Copland, Cui, Debussy, Delibes, Donizetti, Duparc, Dvořák, de Falla, Fauré, Finzi, Franck, Glinka, Gounod, Granados, Grieg, Hahn, Hindemith, Honegger, Janáček, Kabalevsky, Kodaly, Korngold, Křenek, Liszt, Loewe, Mahler, Martinů, Massenet, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Menotti, Milhaud, Mussorgsky, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Rossini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Smetana, Schönberg, Schubert, Schumann, Shostakovich, Sibelius, R. Strauss, Stravinsky, Sviridov, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Wagner, Webern, Weinberg, Wolf, Zemlinsky. STAGE 3 (Final) with orchestra: A. one Polish opera or oratorio aria (sung in Polish or translation) OR opera, oratorio or operetta aria of Stanisław Moniuszko (sung in Polish or translation): Moniuszko, Nowowiejski, Paderewski, Penderecki, Szymanowski, Żeleński. B. one opera aria from the world repertoire not performed in previous stages: 18th century: Gluck, Händel, Mozart, Purcell, Vivaldi 19th century: Auber, Bellini, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, Boito, Borodin, Catalani, Cherubini, Cilea*, Delibes, Donizetti, Dvořák, Giordano, Glinka, Gounod, Korngold*, Leoncavallo*, Rimsky-Korsakov*, Massenet*, Mercadante, Meyerbeer, Mussorgsky, Nicolai, Offenbach, Ponchielli, Puccini*, Rachmaninoff*, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Smetana, R. Strauss*, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Verdi, Wagner, Weber, Zandonai*. * also pieces composed after 1900. 20th century: Barber, Bartók, Berg, Bernstein, Britten, Dankevych, Hindemith, Janáček, Martinů, Menotti, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Ravel, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Weinberg.

Exhibit 4 to the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

PIANIST'S APPLICATION AND STATEMENT THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO VOCAL COMPETITION

First name: ______Surname: ______Date of birth: ______

In connection with my participation in the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition organized by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, based in Warsaw (00-950, Plac Teatralny 1), registered registered in the Cultural Institutions Register (RIK) kept by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage with entry number RIK 47/98: 1. I declare that I have read the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, I accept the terms and conditions and undertake to abide by them; 2. I transfer gratuitously to the Organizer of the Competition, Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, all rights related to my artistic performances once they are created as a result of my participation in the Competition, unlimited in time and space, in whole or in part, in all fields of use provided for in Article 86 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, and particularly in respect of: a. recording and reproducing – production, using all possible techniques, including magnetic recording, photosensitive recording, audiovisual, digital, optical, printing, and computer techniques; b. the distribution of copies – release, lease, rent or loan; c. transmitting by visual or audio telephony, whether wire or wireless, by ground stations or satellites (both coded and encoded signals), along with the right to retransmit on digital platforms and/or on cable networks; d. simultaneous and integral broadcasting (retransmission) by any other radio or television organization; e. the use of the artistic performance, in whole and/or in part, in films and/or works carried out with the use of technologies such as “real radio,” “internet radio”, “pay TV,” “pay-radio,” “pay-per-view services,” “multi-channel services,” “near on- demand services,” “video on demand,” “iTV on demand,” “video streaming,” “simulcasting,” “webcasting,” true tone, real music, polyphonic and monophonic ringtones, cardboard records, mobile-phone themes, soundtracks, collections, inserts, singles, mixtapes, promotional albums, multi-disc albums, wallpapers, icons, e-cards, screensavers for computers and mobiles, banners, thumbnails, pop

ups, Internet TV and radio; computer games, video games, mobile, JAVA and console games, and use in telephone and ICT connections, including text and audiovisual messages (SMS, WAP, MMS); f. public performance or playback; g. the distribution of the performance and its copies in ways other than those specified above – transmission, retransmission and playback, including at venues with an entry fee, screening the performance, and making it publicly available in such a way that anybody can access it at a place and time of one’s choice; on the Internet, including Internet shops, and on other ICT, multimedia, and computer networks; h. the use of the performance, in whole or in part, also as part of collections with other tracks / artistic performances, and particularly in multimedia works; i. use in films or other audiovisual work, whereas the Organizer shall have the right to transfer acquired rights or consents obtained in whole or in part to third parties, including the co-production, performing, licensing or sub-licensing. 3. I hereby irrevocably and gratuitously agree that my artistic performance, my image (including the photographs submitted to the Organizer) and/or my voice and my statements, along with my name and surname, if the Organizer deems it appropriate, recorded during the Competition on audiovisual and/or audio carrier, and/or in the form of photographs, can be used, in whole or in fragments, in all activities of the Organizer related to the Competition, including in particular any programs created and/or broadcasted by the mass media such as television, press, the Internet, in the informational, promotional or advertising materials related to the Competition prepared by the Organizer. Such gratuitous consent (authorization) refers to multiple (unlimited in quantity, time and territory) use of my image, my voice and my statements in all fields of use mentioned in point 2 above. 4. The Organizer shall have the sole right to decide about the time and manner my image, voice and my statements are used – in whole or in part. 5. I consent the the processing of the personal data I provided for the purposes of organizing the Competition and for archival purposes, and to the publication of my image and performances, in accordance with section 2 above, unlimited in time and space, by the Organizer of the Competition. I have provided the data voluntarily and understand that I have the right to access, alter, and delete them at any time. 6. I consent to the publication of my name, surname, and age in connection with my participation in the Competition, in announcements, programs, and other materials regarding the Competition and its results.

I consent to the processing of the personal data provided in this statement as well as my image and voice provided in connection with my participation in the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, registered in Warsaw (00-950), at pl. Teatralny 1, entered in the Register of Culture Institutions (RIK) maintained by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) under number 47/98, in connection with my participation in the Competition.

I consent to the processing of the personal data provided in this statement as well as image and voice by Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera for marketing operations aimed to promote Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera and the Competition.

1. The personal data controller is Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, registered in Warsaw (00-950), at pl. Teatralny 1. 2. As the data subject, you have the right to access and alter your personal data. 3. You have the right to withdraw your consent for the data processing at any time. 4. You have the right to file a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data protection (Poland). 5. And questions or queries regarding the processing of your data should be addressed to: [email protected]. 6. We process your data based on your consent expressed in this statement. 7. The data will be processed for the time required by relevant tax as well as copyright and neighboring rights regulations. 8. Providing your personal data is necessary to participate in the Competition and for Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera to execute the rights in artistic performances it acquired.

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Exhibit 5 to the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

JURY’S STATUTE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. The task of the Jury is to evaluate the vocal skills of the Participants of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition, hereinafter referred to as the Competition. 2. The Jurors, the President, and the Secretary of the Jury shall be appointed by the Director of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera (TW-ON) at the request of the Director of the Competition. 3. If, for any reason, the President is prevented from exercising his/her functions, he/she shall elect a Vice-President from among the members of the Jury who will exercise his/her duties. 4. Decisions and evaluations of the Jury are final and are not subject to any appeal. 5. The work of the Jury shall be compliant with this Statute. 6. In matters related to the interpretation of the provisions of this Statute the opinion of the Director of TW-ON shall be binding. II. JURY'S MEETINGS, DELIBERATION AND VOTING 1. The first meeting shall be convened by the Director of TW-ON, who shall also specify its time and place. 2. Subsequent meetings shall be convened by the President of the Jury on his/her own initiative or at the request of at least two-thirds of the Jury panel. 3. The President of the Jury shall convene a meeting of the Jury at the end of each stage of the Competition auditions. 4. The time and place of the meeting shall be decided on by the President of the Jury, in consultation with the Director of the Competition. 5. The works of the Jury shall be coordinated by the President of the Jury. 6. Meetings of the Jury are secret. Besides the Jurors and the Secretary of the Jury, the following persons may be present during the Jury's deliberations: the Director of TW- ON, the Director of the Competition, the Secretary of the Competition and – where necessary – a translator. 7. Admission to the Jury's deliberations of persons other than those mentioned in section II.6 requires the consent of the Director of TW-ON. 8. The Jurors, Secretary of the Jury, and the other persons mentioned in sections II.6 and 7 are required to maintain the secrecy of deliberations. 9. The Jury adopts resolutions and decisions by open vote, by a simple majority of votes in the presence of at least two-thirds of the members. 10. The President of the Jury may order a secret ballot on his/her own initiative or at the request of a Juror. 11. In the case of a deadlock, the President's vote shall be decisive. 12. Voting results shall be entered in the minutes of the Jury's meeting. In the case of a secret ballot the ballot papers placed in a sealed envelope shall be attached to the minutes.

13. Resolutions and decisions of the Jury shall be adopted only at meetings convened in a manner consistent with this Statute. 14. The Jurors shall respect the confidentiality clause and shall refrain from contacts with Competition Participants, as well as from statements for the media as regards the issues which are the subject matter of the Jury's deliberations until the announcement of the final results of the Competition. III. EVALUATION OF PARTICIPANTS 1. In Stage 1 of the Competition each Jury member evaluates the performance of the Participant on a five-step scale by entering one of the following marks on the evaluation sheet prepared by the Secretary of the Jury: Nie / No – (this means 1 point) Nie ? / No ? – (this means 2 points) ? - (this means 3 points) Tak ? / Yes ? - (this means 4 points) Tak / Yes - (this means 5 points) 2. In Stage 2 and 3 (Finals) each member of the Jury shall evaluate the Participant’s performance on a scale of 1 to 10 points, entering the score as an integer on the evaluation sheet prepared by the Secretary of the Jury, with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest score. While evaluating a Participant in the Stage 3 (Finals), the Jury should take into account the Participant’s performances in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Competition. 3. At the end of each stage of auditions, the Secretary of the Jury shall collect the evaluation sheets and prepare a ranking of the Participants by the arithmetic mean of their points, rounded up to two decimal places. The ranking shall be then presented to the President of the Jury. 4. Having received the ranking referred to in section III.4, the President of the Jury shall convene a meeting of the Jury to present the scores to the Jurors. These scores shall be the basis for the determination of the list of Participants who qualify for the next stage of the Competition. 5. Participants with the highest scores shall qualify for the next stage of the Competition, while no more than 40 Participants of Stage 1 shall qualify for Stage 2, and no more than 12 Participants of Stage 2 shall qualify for Stage 3 (Finals) of the Competition, subject to the provisions provided for in section III.6. 6. The Jury shall be entitled to admit more Participants to participate in the next stage of the Competition than it is stipulated in section III.5, however this requires the consent of the Director of the Competition. 7. At the request of a Juror, the President of the Jury shall be entitled to open a discussion concerning the presented scores. 8. The list of Participants who qualify for the next stage of the Competition shall be approved by the Jury, after a possible discussion, by open vote. 9. Scores obtained in different stages do not add up. 10. The evaluation sheets are covered by the confidentially clause. 11. A Juror shall not evaluate the performance of a Participant who is his/her student. Instead of the score, the Juror shall enter the letter ’S’ on the evaluation sheet next to

the name and surname of such a Participant. ’Student’ is understood to mean a person who: a. is the Juror’s current student; b. was the Juror's regular student at a school or privately for more than one year; c. attended private classes or masterclasses run by the Juror after 1 January 2018; d. is the Juror’s direct relative by blood or by affinity; e. is or was a participant of an opera studio being a part of the institution represented by the Juror; f. is represented by the Juror as their agent. 12. A Juror should refrain from evaluating a Participant towards whom he/she might be biased. In such an event the Juror shall enter the letter ’S’ in the evaluation sheet instead of the score. 13. Each member of the Jury is obliged to inform the Competition Office in writing or via e-mail which Participants he will not be evaluating in accordance with section III.11 and section III.12 herein. 14. Once the list of Participants who qualified for the next stage has been approved by the Jury, a protocol shall be drawn up with the names and surnames of the Participants in an alphabetical order. 15. The Secretary of the Jury shall acquaint the Competition Participants and the media with the transcript of the protocol. 16. At the end of Stage 3 of the Competition (Finals), the scores obtained by the Participants, after a possible discussion, shall be the basis for awarding the prizes stipulated by the Rules and Regulations of the Competition. The Jury shall award the prizes by a resolution. 17. The Jury has the right to change the distribution of the prizes subject to the provision that the total amount earmarked for these prizes cannot be higher, and the individual prizes cannot be lower than those stipulated in the Rules and Regulations of the Competition. 18. As regards awarding the special prizes falling within its competence, the Jury shall pass separate resolutions. IV. COMPETITION DOCUMENTS 1. The original protocols shall be signed by the President of the Jury and the Secretary of the Jury. 2. Secured evaluation sheets and the scores of the individual Participants shall be attached to the original protocols. 3. Documents referred to in section IV.1 and IV.2 shall be kept in the Competition Office. 4. Matters not regulated by this Statute shall be resolved by the Director of the Competition.

Exhibit 6 to the Rules and Regulations of the 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition

SELECTION PANEL’S STATUTE

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. The task of the Selection Panel is to evaluate the recordings sent by the Candidates who applied for the 10th International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition, hereinafter referred to as the Competition. 2. The members of the Selection Panel shall be appointed by the Director of Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera (TW-ON) at the request of the Director of the Competition. 3. The Selection Panel shall be composed of three persons. 4. The work of the Selection Panel shall be compliant with this Statute. 5. In matters related to the interpretation of the provisions of this Statute, the opinion of the Director of TW-ON shall be binding.

II. WORK OF THE SELECTION PANEL

1. Each member of the Selection Panel shall listen to all recordings sent by the candidates for the purpose of their evaluation. 2. The set of recordings shall be delivered to each member of the Selection Panel within 14 days after the application deadline for the Competition. 3. Each member of the Selection Panel shall listen to and evaluate each recording on a scale from 1 to 10, entering the score on an assessment sheet prepared by the Competition Office. The assessment sheets must be completed eligibly and without any deletions, signed, and delivered to the Competition Office by every member of the Selection Panel within 21 days of the delivery of the set of the recordings. 4. A ranking of Candidates shall be prepared based on the average score each of them achieves. 5. After deliberations that shall take into consideration the ranking of Candidates, the Selection Panel shall decide which Candidates will qualify for the Competition. The number of Candidates who qualify shall be decided by the Director of the Competition. 6. A member of the Selection Panel shall not evaluate the performance of a Candidate who is his/her student. Instead of the score, the member of the Selection Panel shall enter the letter 'S' on the assessment sheet next to the name and surname of such a Candidate. 'Student’ is understood to mean a person who: a. is the member of the Selection Panel's current student; b. was the member of the Selection Panel's regular student at a school or privately for more than one year; c. attended private classes or masterclasses run by the member of the Selection Panel after 1 January 2018; d. is the member of the Selection Panel’s direct relative by blood or by affinity; e. is or was a participant of an opera studio being a part of the institution represented by the member of the Selection Panel; f. is represented by the member of the Selection Panel as their agent.

7. The member of the Selection Panel should refrain from evaluating a Candidate towards whom he/she might be biased. In such an event the member of the Selection Panel shall enter the letter 'S' on the evaluation sheet instead of the score. 8. The Director of the Competition shall have the right to invalidate the mark given by a member of the Selection Panel concerning a candidate against whom the conditions specified in points 6 and 7 of this section occur.

III.FINAL PROVISIONS

1. The decisions of the Selection Panel shall be final and binding. 2. The original copies of the assessment sheets shall be kept in the Competition Office. 3. Matters not regulated by this Statute shall be resolved by the Director of the Competition.