JOHN ALLISON EDITOR OF “OPERA MAGAZINE” PIOTR BECZAŁA TENOR MICHAEL FICHTENHOLZ DIRECTOR OF OPERA, OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH JONATHAN FRIEND ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR, METROPOLITAN OPERA TOBIAS HASAN COORDINATING OPERA DIRECTOR, STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN BERLIN BORIS IGNATOV CASTING DIRECTOR, STAATSOPER STUTTGART PETER MARIO KATONA DIRECTOR OF CASTING, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE – COVENT GARDEN TEATR WIELKI - POLISH NATIONAL OPERA IZABELLA KŁOSIŃSKA CASTING DIRECTOR, WARSAW, POLAND TEATR WIELKI - POLISH NATIONAL OPERA GIANLUCA MACHEDA DIRECTOR OF GM ART&MUSIC PÅL CHRISTIAN MOE CASTING CONSULTANT, BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER AND GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA NICHOLAS PAYNE DIRECTOR, OPERA EUROPA INTERNATIONAL JURY CONSISTING ALAIN PERROUX OF OUTSTANDING ARTISTS, ARTISTIC ADVISOR, FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE DIRECTORS OF LEADING EWA PODLEŚ OPERA HOUSES AND AGENTS CONTRALTO EVAMARIA WIESER ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATOR, SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE AND EUROPEAN CASTING CONSULTANT, LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO PRIZES APPLICATIONS Attractive money prizes and professional Applications open from 1 September 2018 engagements. to 15 January 2019 Application form available at MAIN PRIZES: moniuszkocompetition.pl First Prize – 15 000 € Second Prize – 11 000 € NO APPLICATION FEE Third Prize – 9 000 € Registration fee: 100 EUR or 400 PLN Fourth Prize – 7 000 € – only for candidates admitted to the Fifth Prize – 5 000 € Competition, to be paid by 6 March 2019. Sixth Prize – 4 000 € AGE LIMIT Remaining Finalists – 2 000 € each Singers born between 6 May 1986 and 6 May 2001 The Maria Fołtyn Prize for the best performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko piece – 8 000 € IMPORTANT DATES The Prize for the best performance 15 January 2019 deadline for applications of a Mieczysław Weinberg song – 2 000 € 22 February 2019 announcement of the list The Prize for the best pianist – 1 500 € of selected Candidates Participants of Stage 2 will receive 500 € 15 March 2019 draw and announcement SPECIAL PRIZES from the Kosciuszko Foundation of the order of auditions (USA) funded by Ann Cox Zagoreos: 5 May 2019 Opening Gala on the 200th The Carlo Maria Giulini Prize anniversary of Stanisław Moniuszko’s birth Prize in memory of Carlo Maria Giulini, 6-7 May 2019 Stage 1 awarded in male and female category separately 8-9 May 2019 Stage 2 for a performance of profound musical expression drawing on the essence of humanity: 5 000 $ 11 May 2019 Stage 3 (Finals) and Awards Ceremony The Jan and Edward Reszke Prize ACCOMMODATION for the best performance of a Polish work Free accommodation with host families by a foreign entrant: 3 000 $ in and around Warsaw. The Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura Prize for the most promising Polish voice: 2 000 $ COMPETITION PROGRAMME 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). STAGE 2 with piano: • one opera aria from the 18th or 19th century, not performed in the Stage 1, • one opera aria from the 19th or 20th century, not performed in the Stage 1, • one song from the world repertoire from the 19th or 20th century. STAGE 3 with orchestra: • one Polish opera or oratorio aria / opera, oratorio or operetta aria by Stanisław Moniuszko CONTACT (sung in Polish or translation), MONIUSZKO COMPETITION • one opera aria from the world repertoire, Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera not performed in previous stages. Plac Teatralny 1 00-950 Warsaw, Poland Polish songs and arias may be sung in Polish or in translation. tel. (+48) 22 69 20 564 The full Rules and Regulations, application form, e-mail: [email protected] the repertoire list as well as sheet music of many Polish pieces for free download available at moniuszkocompetition.pl moniuszkocompetition.pl.