Applications are Open for the 2024 KF Marcella Sembrich Voice Competition

Singers of all nationalities between 20 and 32 years old are encouraged to apply.

For the audition, a video recording of two opera arias of the candidate’s choice, one from the 18th century, from Baroque to Mozart, and one from a different period, must be submitted.

The application deadline is August 15.

Over $20,000 in monetary awards is being offered, along with other special prizes.

The Competition will be adjudicated by esteemed musicians:

Daniele Callegari, Orchestra conductor

Beata Klatka, Director of the Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw, Poland

Honorary Patron – Tomasz Konieczny, acclaimed bass-baritone

HONORARY PATRON: Piotr Beczala, one of the most sought-after tenors of our time and constant guest in the world’s leading opera houses

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Thomas Lausmann, Director of Music Administration at the Metropolitan Opera

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.

All relevant information is on the Competition website: www.kfsembrich.org