Prizes:

• First Prize: $8,000

• Second Prize: $5,000

• Third Prize: $3,000

Special Awards:

• $1,000 for the best interpretation of a song/aria by Ignacy Jan Paderewski

• Entry into 10th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw, Poland including airfare for the Main Prize winner

• Solo recital in the salon studio at the Sembrich Opera Museum on Lake George during an upcoming summer season offered by Artistic Director, Mr. Richard Wargo

• A role (performance on stage) in an opera production at the Opera Baltycka in Gdansk Poland in 2019/2020 season. Offered by Artistic Director Maestro Jose’ Maria Florencjo.

• A role (performance on stage) in an opera/operetta production at the Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, Poland in 2019/2020 season. Offered by Maestro Maciej Figas

• A role (performance on stage) in an opera/operetta production at the Teatr Wielki in Lodz, Poland in 2018/2019 or 2019/2020 season. Offered by Artistic Director, Mr. Krzysztof Marciniak

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• Recital in Paris. Offered by Danuta Dubois, President of the European Circle of Support for Polish Culture

The Jury, in total independence, will decide on the winner of each of the offered Special Award respectively (except for the entry into Stanislaw Moniuszko Competition which automatically will be awarded to the Competition First Prize winner). The Jury’s selection process is based upon various criteria such as voice quality, maturity of singing, musicality interpretation, language diction and their personal notes. All Prizes and Special Awards are awarded with the final and indisputable decision of the Jury.