The award ceremony and reception will take place after the finals.
The Competition, presented under the artistic direction of Thomas Lausmann, who is the Director of Music Administration at the Metropolitan Opera, will be judged by esteemed musicians: Maestro Daniele Callegari, Beata Klatka, Director of the International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition hosted by the Polish National Opera, Lee Ann Myslewski – Vice President of Opera and Classical Programming for Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, and an acclaimed, three-time Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, who will serve as an Honorary Juror during Sunday’s auditions. We are also proud to feature two of the most sought-after opera singers of our times, Piotr Beczala, a tenor, and Tomasz Konieczny, a bass-baritone, who are Honorary Patrons of the Competition.
Established pianists Katelan Tran Terrell and Michał Biel will provide piano accompaniment for contestants.
You can view the Contestants of the KF 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition on the Competition website: www.kfsembrich.org
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 renowned singer founded the vocal programs at Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music.
