12TH INTERNATIONAL STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO VOCAL COMPETITION – Polish National Opera

Organised by Polish National Opera, the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition is the biggest singing competition in Poland. Every three years, young artists from around the world gather in Warsaw to present their talents and, for many of them, the Competition is a launch pad for an international career.

Established in 1992 by Maria Fołtyn, Polish soprano opera director and promoter of Stanisław Moniuszko’s oeuvre, the Competition celebrates its twelfth edition in 2025. The list of past prize winners and finalists includes such excellent artists as Aleksandra Kurzak, Mariusz Kwiecień, Małgorzata Walewska, Olga Busuioc, Salome Jicia, Andrzej Filończyk, Krzysztof Bączyk, Joanna Zawartko, Ewa Tracz, Long Long, Gihoon Kim, Maria Motolygina, Gabriela Legun, Nombulelo Yende, Juliana Grigoryan and Jakub Józef Orliński. The Competition Jury is made up of managers from top international opera houses alongside respected artists and singers. From its very beginning, this event has been more than just about artistic competition at the highest level. The Moniuszko promotes Polish repertoire to an international audience. Each singer performs at least one Polish opera, oratorio or operetta aria in the Finals - not only by the Competition’s patron Stanisław Moniuszko, the father of the Polish opera, but others such as Fryderyk Chopin, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Karol Szymanowski, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and contemporary Polish composers such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Paweł Mykietyn and Paweł Łukaszewski.

Presenter
Aleksander Laskowski

Pianist (recital)
Martín García García

Orchestra
Polish National Opera Orchestra

Conductor
José Maria Florêncio

PROGRAMME

0:00 - 12th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition
6:19 Introduction
12:08 Yuer Ye, soprano, China - Suknio, coś mnie tak ubrała (The Countess, Moniuszko)
18:47 Roman Chabaranok, bass, Ukraine - Che mai vegg’io… Infelice! E tu credevi… (Ernani, Verdi)
24:47 Aksel Daveyan, baritone, Armenia - Largo al factotum (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini)
30:54 Justyna Khil, soprano, Poland - Roxana's Song (Król Roger, Szymanowski)
36:56 Zhe Liu, baritone, China - Vision fugitive (Hérodiade, Massenet)
43:01 Laura Lolita Perešivana, soprano, Latvia - Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera… O mój maleńki (Halka, Moniuszko)
50:10 Mariana Poltorak, soprano, Ukraine - Dich, teure Halle (Tannhäuser, Wagner)
55:04 Viktoriia Shamanska, soprano, Ukraine - Roxana's Song (Król Roger, Szymanowski)
1:01:14 Arpi Sinanyan, soprano, Armenia - Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera… O mój maleńki (Halka, Moniuszko)
1:08:06 Samuel Stopford, tenor, UK - Tombe degli avi miei...Fra poco a me ricovero... (Lucia di Lammermoor, Donizetti)
1:15:25 Mariam Suleiman, soprano, Italy - Roxana's Song (Król Roger, Szymanowski)
1:21:06 Zixin Tang, mezzo-soprano, China - Amour ! viens aider ma faiblesse! (Samson et Dalila, Camille Saint-Saëns)
1:26:06 Intermission
1:51:41 Yuer Ye - Song to the moon (Rusalka, Dvořák)
1:58:51 Roman Chabaranok - O mościwi mi panowie (Halka, Moniuszko)
2:02:36 Aksel Daveyan - I ty mu wierzysz, biedna dziewczyno (Halka, Moniuszko)
2:09:01 Justyna Khil - Do not utter a word (Vanessa, Samuel Barber)
2:15:16 Zhe Liu - Skąd tu przybyła (Halka, Moniuszko)
2:19:17 Laura Lolita Perešivana - Bel raggio lusinghier (Semiramide, Rossini)
2:26:57 Mariana Poltorak - Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera… O mój maleńki (Halka, Moniuszko)
2:33:56 Viktoriia Shamanska - Amenaide's aria Come dolce all’alma mia (Tancredi, Rossini)
2:39:57 Arpi Sinanyan - Ben io t’invenni… Anch’io dischiuso un giorno… Salgo già del trono aurato (Nabucco, Verdi)
2:49:21 Samuel Stopford - Cisza dokoła (The Haunted Manor, Moniuszko)
2:59:20 Mariam Suleiman - Caro nome (Rigoletto, Verdi)
3:06:12 Zixin Tang - Biegnie słuchać w lasy, w knieje (The Hauted Manor, Moniuszko)
3:13:35 Moniuszko - A Biographical Melodrama, told by Aleksander Laskowski, with pianist Michał Biel
3:35:58 Intermission
3:48:11 Piano recital by Martín García García
5:01:27 Intermission
5:25:32 Awards

Streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 7 June 2025 at 17:00 CET and available until 7 December 2025 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/12th-international-stanislaw-moniuszko-vocal-competition

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