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ABOUT US
The Kosciuszko Foundation Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition was established in 1968 to encourage young singers to study the repertoire of Polish composers and to honor Polish soprano Marcella Sembrich Kochanska, one of the greatest artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1883. After an enormously successful career, the popular singer founded the vocal programs at both the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute. Previous winners of the competition include Barbara Hendricks.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Edyta Kulczak
mezzosoprano
HONORARY PATRONS
Aleksanda Kurzak
soprano
Roberto Alagna
tenor
Plácido Domingo
tenor
Diane Zola, The Metropolitan Opera
Nino Sanikidze, Los Angeles Opera
Greg Henkel, San Francisco Opera
Francesco Bottigliero, conductor
JURY
HONORARY JURY
Joseph Calleja
tenor
Mariusz Kwiecień
baritone
SPECIAL GUEST
Pretty Yende
PIANIST
Brent Funderburk,
Pianist & Vocal Coach
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