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International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition
Next edition
- Edition
- 2028
- Dates
- 5-10 June 2028
- Location
- Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera, Warsaw
Source: teatrwielki.pl
Overview
Poland's largest singing competition, held by the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera in Warsaw since 1992 and a WFIMC member since 2019. It promotes Polish vocal music alongside the international opera repertoire, with two piano rounds and a final with orchestra. The 13th edition takes place 5-10 June 2028.
- Organiser
- Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera
- Instruments
- Voice
- Category
- Opera & general voice
- Age limits
- 2025 edition: born between 2 June 1992 and 2 June 2007
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Online application (2025 deadline 5 February 2025); selected candidates pay a EUR 120 registration fee.
Rounds & time limits
- Preselection by recording (preselection jury)
- Round 1 with piano: up to 12 min
- Round 2 (semi-final) with piano: up to 20 min
- Round 3 (final) with orchestra: two arias
Repertoire
2025: Round 1 - an 18th/19th-century opera aria and a Polish song; Round 2 - two further opera arias and a song from the world repertoire; Final - a Polish opera, oratorio or operetta aria and a world-repertoire opera aria. All from memory, arias in original key, from the official repertoire list.
Jury & prizes
Jury
- John Allison (chair, 2025)
- Brian Dickie
- Tobias Hasan
- Paul Hopper
- Rosemary Joshua
- Peter Mario Katona
- Izabella Kłosińska
- Mariusz Kwiecień
- Thomas Lausmann
- Dominik Licht
- Olga Pasiecznik
- Karen Stone
- Tobias Truniger
- Edith Wiens
- Evamaria Wieser
Prizes
- 1st EUR 20,000
- 2nd EUR 16,000
- 3rd EUR 13,000
- 4th EUR 10,000
- Other finalists EUR 4,000 each
- Maria Fołtyn Prize (best Moniuszko performance) EUR 8,000
- Ewa Podleś Prize EUR 8,000
- Prize for most beautiful Polish song EUR 4,000
- Audience Prize EUR 5,000
- Special prizes
Past editions
- 2025 — Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera, Warsaw source
1st Prize (EUR 20,000): Samuel Stopford; 2nd Prize (EUR 16,000): Arpi Sinanyan; 3rd Prize (EUR 13,000): Aksel Daveyan; 4th Prize (EUR 10,000): Mariana Poltorak; Audience Prize: Aksel Daveyan
Summarised from official sources, last checked 11 Nov 2026. Main source