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RULES AND REGULATIONS 

OF THE 8 TH INTERNATIONAL STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO 

VOCAL COMPETITION 

Waldemar Dąbrowski General Director of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera 

Aleksandra Kurzak The President of the Competition 

Maria Fołtyn Founder and Honorary Director of the Competition, 

The Chairwoman of the Moniuszko Music Lovers’ Society 

Beata Klatka The Director of the Competition 

I. General Provisions 

1. The 8 th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition hereinafter referred to as the 

“Competition” will take place at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw from 11 to 

17 May 2013. 

2. The Competition is organized by the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in cooperation 

with the Moniuszko Music Lovers’ Society. 

II. Rules and Conditions of Eligibility 

1. The Competition is open to singers of any nationality resident anywhere in the world and 

born not earlier than: 

– women: 10 May 1980 

– men: 10 May 1978 

and no later than 10 May 1995. 

2. To participate in the Competition candidates must submit an application form in accordance 

with section 4 below. 

3. Applications must be sent by email to moniuszkocompetition@teatrwielki.pl or by post to 

the following address : 

Moniuszko Competition 

Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa 

Plac Teatralny 1 

00-950 Warszawa 

Poland 

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4. The application must include the following documents and an audio recording: 

a. Competition Application form, legibly completed and signed by the Candidate. Sample 

application form can be found in Appendix no.1 to the Rules and Regulations; 

b. audio recording of the Candidate performing, duration: 10-20 minutes, without cuts 

during the performance of a given piece. Please note that 

– recordings submitted by email must be in mp3 format 

– recordings submitted by post must be in CD format; 

c. scan or photocopy of an identity document; 

d. brief biography for use in the Competition programme book and press publications; 

e. two current 9x13 cm portrait photographs or a high resolution print-quality portrait 

photograph for use in the Competition programme book and press publications; 

f. signed Statement. Sample Statement can be found in Appendix no. 2 to the Rules and 

Regulations. 

5. In case of applications sent by email, Participants must submit the original copy of the 

Statement referred to in section 4(f) above or sign the Statement in the Competition Office 

after their arrival. Participants who fail to do so will not be allowed to enter the Competition. 

6. Candidates’ applications will be accepted until 15 January 2013. In case of applications 

submitted by post, the delivery date to the Organizer prevails. Incomplete or illegible 

applications will be rejected. 

Documents and recordings may be returned exclusively upon the Candidate’s clear written 

request submitted within 2 months of the Competition’s closure. 

7. Three-person Selection Panel will review the recordings and documents listed in section 4 

and decide which Candidates shall be admitted to the Competition. 

8. Candidates will be informed about the Selection Panel’s decision no later than on 1 March 

2013 by email or by a registered letter. 

9. The condition of participation in the Competition for selected Candidates is the payment of 

a registration fee in the amount of EUR 80 or PLN 320 no later than 15 March 2013. 

Payments must be sent to the following bank account: 

Domestic transfers: 


PKO BP SA Oddział w Warszawie 

43 1020 1013 0000 0302 0007 6190 

(reference note: Moniuszko Competition) 

International transfers: 


PKO BP SA Oddział w Warszawie 

IBAN: PL 43 1020 1013 0000 0302 0007 6190 

BIC CODE: BPKOPLPW 

(reference note: Moniuszko Competition) 

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10. With the Candidates notified by the Organizer of the Competition about their admission 

to the Competition and with the registration fee paid by the Candidates, the Organizer 

of the Competition and the Candidate enter into agreement whereby the Candidate can 

participate in the Competition in accordance with these Rules and Regulations and gains 

the status of the Competition Participant (hereinafter referred to as the “Participant”). 

11. The Organizer of the Competition will provide and pay for accommodation for Participants 

during the following periods: 

a. for Participants of the 1 st stage of the Competition – between 10-13 May 2013, 

b. for Participants advancing to the 2 nd and 3 rd stage of the Competition – between 10-18 

May 2013. 

12. The Organizer of the Competition will reimburse travel costs incurred by Participants: 

a. up to the amount of PLN 600 for travel within the Republic of Poland, 

b. up to the amount of EUR 200 for travel from other European countries, 

c. up to the amount of EUR 400 for intercontinental travel. 

13. Travel costs, as outlined in section 12 above, shall be reimbursed upon receipt of tickets 

documenting Participant’s travel to the Competition. Tickets must be submitted to the 

Competition Office. Tickets paid in EUR will be reimbursed by the Organizer in EUR, and 

those paid in PLN will be reimbursed in PLN. 

14. The Organizer of the Competition will provide accompanists for all Participants. Participants 

can provide their own accompanist at their own expense – Participants should cover the 

accompanist’s fee, accommodation and travel. 

15. The Participant assigns to the Competition Organizer the related rights to the artistic 

performances during the Competition in accordance with the Statement as referred to in 

clause II, section 4(f) of the Rules and Regulations. 

16. The Organizer of the Competition is not obliged to insure the Participant against accidents 

and sickness. The Organizer is neither obliged to insure the Participant against luggage loss 

or damage. 

III. Competition Schedule 

1. The Schedule of the Competition is as follows: 

10 May 2013 Opening of the Competition, drawing lots for the auditions 

11-12 May 2013 1 st stage 

13-14 May 2013 2 nd stage 

16 May 2013 3 rd stage 

17 May 2013 Prizewinners’ Concert, Award Ceremony 

2. The 1 st and 2 nd stage of the Competition will take place in the Chamber Hall of the Teatr 

Wielki – Polish National Opera, the 3 rd stage in the Stanisław Moniuszko Auditorium. 

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IV. The Programme of the Competition 

1. The Competition consists of the following stages: 

a. 1 st stage (with piano): 

– one opera aria from the 18 th century, 

– one song by Stanisław Moniuszko, 

– one song other than Polish from the 19 th or 20 th century 

b. 2 nd stage (with piano): 

– one opera aria from the 19 th century 

– one opera aria from the 20 th century 

– one Polish song from the 19 th or 20 th century 

c. 3 rd stage (with orchestra) 

– one Polish opera aria 

– one opera aria other than Polish, not performed in previous stages 

2. The programme performed should be selected from the Repertoire List (Appendix no. 3 

to the Rules and Regulations), but not exclusively. Participants may perform works not 

included in the Repertoire List provided they receive permission from the Director of the 

Competition. 

3. Performance time in the 1 st stage – up to 15 minutes 

Performance time in 2 nd stage – up to 20 minutes. 

The Jury has the right to interrupt the Participant’s performance should it exceed the above 

time limits. 

4. All works should be performed from memory. 

5. In each stage works may be performed in the Participant’s preferred order which should be 

indicated in the application form. 

6. Polish songs and arias may be sung in Polish or in any language selected by the Participant. 

7. Arias must be performed in original key. 

8. Songs may be transposed. 

9. The audition order shall be established before the start of the Competition by way of public 

draw. The order drawn shall be binding in all stages of the Competition. 

10. For organizational or programme reasons, the Director of the Competition has the right 

to make changes in the audition order during a given Competition day. In case of illness 

confirmed by the medical staff of the Competition, Participants may be given permission 

to postpone their performances to the end of auditions. New order established in this way 

shall be binding until the end of the Competition. 

11. The auditions during each stage of the Competition will be open to public. 

12. All stages of the Competition will be registered on audio or video carriers without any 

additional commercial gain for the Competition’s Participants. 

13. The Programme of the Prizewinners’ Concert shall be established by the Director of the 

Competition. 

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V. Competition Jury and Awards 

1. The composition of the Jury shall be approved by the General Director of the Teatr Wielki – 

Polish National Opera in Warsaw. 

2. The Jury will debate and evaluate Participants in accordance with the Jury’s Statute. 

3. The Jury’s debates are confidential. 

4. Evaluations and decisions of the Jury are not subject to appeal. 

5. Combined points will be made available to public after the Competition has ended. 

6. The following prizes shall be awarded by the Jury: 

a. Female voice category: 

– 1 st Prize – EUR 10,000 

– 2 nd Prize – EUR 8,000 

– 3 rd Prize – EUR 6,000 

b. Male voice category: 

– 1 st Prize – EUR 10,000 

– 2 nd Prize – EUR 8,000 

– 3 rd Prize – EUR 6,000 

7. Jury reserves the right to make a different division of prizes from the one specified in section 

6 above with the provision that the total amount designated for prizes shall not increase 

and the amount for each prize shall not be lower than amounts stipulated in these Rules 

and Regulations. 

8. Special Prizes in the Competition are: 

– Marcelina Sembrich-Kochańska Prize – for the best female voice 

– Jan and Edward Reszke Prize – for the best male voice 

– Jan Kiepura Prize – for the best performance of a Polish work 

– The Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera Management Prize– participation in an opera 

performance of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera preceded by a necessary 

rehearsal period 

– The Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera Management Prize on the 200 th anniversary of 

Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, for the best performance of an aria by Verdi – participation in an 

exceptional event: Verdi’s Gala at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. 

– The Fryderyk Chopin Institute Prize – performance at the International Music Festival 

“Chopin and his Europe”. 

– Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra Prize – performance with the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra 

9. Other special prizes might be awarded in the Competition (both monetary and nonmonetary) 

funded by various institutions and individuals. The list of these prizes and rules 

for their award procedure will be available to public before the start of the Competition. 

10. The Organizer of the Competition shall not be held responsible for failure on the part of the 

sponsors of the prizes as per section 8 above to fulfil their commitments regarding the said 

prizes properly and completely. 

11. Upon request of the Prizewinners of the Competition, monetary award can be converted 

into Polish currency (PLN) in accordance with the average exchange rate of the Polish 

National Bank (NBP) valid on the day of the payment. 

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12. The income tax shall be deducted from the award amount should the Organizer be obliged 

to pay such a tax pursuant to current laws. 

13. The Prizewinners of the Competition are obliged to take part in the Prizewinners’ Concert 

in accordance with the Concert Programme. An unexcused absence is tantamount to the 

Prizewinner’s resigning from the prize. 

VI. Contact 

Moniuszko Competition 


Plac Teatralny 1 

00-950 Warszawa 

tel. (48 22) 69 20 564 

fax (48 22) 69 20 548 

e-mail: moniuszkocompetition@teatrwielki.pl 

www.teatrwielki.pl 

Beata Klatka 

Director of the Competition 

tel. (+48) 22 69 20 536 

bklatka@teatrwielki.pl 

Agnieszka Kłopocka 

Secretary of the Competition 

tel. (+48) 22 69 20 642 

aklopocka@teatrwielki.pl 

VII. Final provisions 

1. In all matters related to the Competition outside the Jury’s competence, final decisions are 

made by the Director of the Competition. 

2. These Rules and Regulations have been prepared in Polish and English, but any doubts 

concerning the provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall be resolved on the basis of 

the Polish text. 

3. In matters not governed by these Rules and Regulations the Polish law applies. 

4. Any potential conflicts shall be settled by the Polish Court of competent jurisdiction over the 

seat of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera. 

5. Appendices constitute an integral part of these Rules and Regulations. 

Appendices: 

Appendix no. 1: Competition Application Form 

Appendix no. 2: Sample Statement 

Appendix no. 3: Repertoire List 

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Appendix no. 1 to the Regulations of the 8 th International 

Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition 

Application Form for the 8 th International Stanisław 

Moniuszko Vocal Competition 

(if filled in in handwriting, please complete with block capital) 

Surname: ..................................................................................... 

Name: ........................................................................................ 

Date and place of birth: ........................................................................ 

Citizenship: ................................................................................... 

No of personal id or passport: . ................................................................. 

Full address: ................................................................................... 

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Telephone: .................................................................................... 

Mobile: ....................................................................................... 

e-mail: ........................................................................................ 

I INTEND TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME 

(please give the composer and full title): 

STAGE 1: 

1. ........................................................................................... 

2. ........................................................................................... 

3. ........................................................................................... 

STAGE 2: 

1. ........................................................................................... 

2. ........................................................................................... 

3. ........................................................................................... 

STAGE 3: 

1. ........................................................................................... 

2. ........................................................................................... 

I will come with my own accompanist YES NO 

Bank account details (including SWIFT and IBAN code) for transfering the possibile Prize: 

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Signature ............................... Place and date ...................................... 

Enclosures: 

1. Statement 

2. Scan or copy of ID or passport 

3. Short biography 

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4. Two up-to-date portrait photos of size 9 x 13 cm, or in 

printing resolution 

5. Recording in mp3 format or CD

Appendix no. 2 to the Regulations of the 8 th International 


COMPETITION PARTICIPANT’S STATEMENT 

I, the undersigned, in connection with my participation in the 8 th International Stanisław Moniuszko 

Vocal Competition: 

1. declare that I have read the Rules and Regulations of the 8 th International Stanisław 

Moniuszko Vocal Competition, I accept the terms and conditions and undertake to abide by 

them, 

2. transfer gratuitously to the Organizer of the Competition, Teatr Wielki – Polish National 

Opera, all rights related to my artistic performances created as a result of my participation 

in the Competition, unlimited in time and space, in whole or in part, in all fields of use 

provided for in Article 86 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, and particularly in respect 

of: 

a. recording and reproducing – production, using all possible techniques, including 

magnetic recording, photosensitive recording, audiovisual, digital, optical, printing, and 

computer techniques; 

b. the distribution of copies – release, lease, rent or loan. 

c. transmitting by visual or audio telephony, whether wire or wireless, by ground stations 

or satellites (both coded and uncoded signals), along with the right to retransmit on 

digital platforms and / or on cable networks; 

d. simultaneous and integral broadcasting (retransmission) by any other radio or television 

organization; 

e. the use of the artistic performance, in whole and / or in part, in films and / or works 

carried out with the use of technologies such as “real radio,” “internet radio”, “pay TV,” 

“pay-radio,” “pay-per-view services,” “multi-channel services,” “near on-demand services,” 

“video on demand,” “iTV on demand,” “video streaming,” “simulcasting,” “webcasting,” 

true tone, real music, polyphonic and monophonic ringtones, cardboard records, 

mobile-phone themes, soundtracks, collections, inserts, singles, mixtapes, promotional 

albums, multi-disc albums, wallpapers, icons, e-cards, screensavers for computers and 

mobiles, banners, thumbnails, pop ups, Internet TV and radio; computer games, video 

games, mobile, JAVA and console games, and use in telephone and ICT connections, 

including text and audiovisual messages (SMS, WAP, MMS); 

f. public performance or playback, 

g. the distribution of the performance and its copies in ways other than those specified 

above – transmission, retransmission and playback, including at venues with an entry 

fee, screening the performance, and making it publicly available in such a way that 

anybody can access it at a place and time of one’s choice; on the Internet, including 

Internet shops, and on other ICT, multimedia, and computer networks; 

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h. the use of the performance, in whole or in part, also as part of collections with other 

tracks / artistic performances, and particularly in multimedia works; 

i. use in films or other audiovisual work, 

whereas the Organizer shall have the right to transfer acquired rights or consents obtained 

in whole or in part to third parties, including the co-production, performing, licensing or 

sub-licensing. 

3. I hereby irrevocably and gratuitously agree that my artistic performance, my image 

(including the photographs submitted to the Organizer) and / or my voice and my 

statements, along with my name and surname, if the Organizer deems it appropriate, 

recorded during the Competition on audiovisual and / or audio carrier, and / or in the form 

of photographs, can be used, in whole or in fragments, in all activities of the Organizer 

related to the Competition, including in particular any programmes created and / or 

broadcasted by the mass media such as television, press, the Internet, in the informational, 

promotional or advertising materials related to the Competition prepared by the Organizer. 

Such gratuitous consent (authorization) refers to multiple (unlimited in quantity, time and 

territory) use of my image, my voice and my statements in all fields of use mentioned in 

point 2 above. 

4. The Organizer shall have the sole right to decide about the time and manner my image, 

voice and my statements are used – in whole or in part, 

5. I agree to the processing of my personal data by the Organizer, unlimited in time, in 

particular through the collection, recording, storage, analysing, alteration, disclosure and 

disposal, as well as through other operations performed in relation to personal data in 

information systems for financial, statistical, archival and marketing purposes. 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... on ..................... 

Signature (name and surname) place date 

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Appendix no. 3 to the Rules and Regulations of the 8 th International 


REPERTOIRE LIST 

According to the Rules and Regulations of the Competition: 

– The Participant of the Competition may perform compositions not included in the Repertoire 

List provided he / she receives permission from the Competition Director 

– Songs and Polish arias may be sung in Polish or in any language selected by the Participant 

– Arias must be performed in the original key 

– Songs may be transposed 

I. 1 st STAGE 

with piano 

A. one opera aria from the 18 th century 

B. one song by Stanisław Moniuszko 

C. one song other than Polish from the 19 th or 20 th century 

A. ONE OPERA ARIA FROM THE 18TH CENTURY: 

Gluck, Händel, Mozart, Purcell, Vivaldi 

B. ONE SONG BY STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO: 

SONG SUGGESTED VOICE 

Czy powróci / Will He Return? Mezzo-soprano 

Do Niemna / To the Neman River Baritone 

Do oddalonej / To the Distant One Tenor 

Gdybym miał twój dar… / If I Had Your Gift Baritone 

Soprano, 

Książe Magnus i Trolla / Duke Magnus and the Mermaid 

Mezzo-soprano, 

Tenor 

O matko moja / Oh Mother of Mine Bass 

Pieśń wieczorna / Evening Song Mezzo-soprano 

Pieśń wschodnia / Eastern Song Bass 

Podstęp / Deceit Mezzo-soprano 

Polna różyczka / A Little Wild Rose Mezzo-soprano 

Prząśniczka / The Spinstress 

Soprano, 

Mezzo-soprano 

Sen / Sogne Mezzo-soprano 

Sen / A Dream Baritone 

Śpiew Szekspira / Shakespeare’s Chant 

Bass, 

Baritone 

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Tren dziesiąty / Tenth Threnody Bass 

Wilija / The Viliya River 

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Baritone 

Wiosna / Spring Tenor 

Wróżby / Omens 

Bass, 

Baritone 

Złota rybka / The Goldfish Mezzo-soprano 

Zosia 

Znasz-li ten kraj / Know Ye This Land 

C. ONE SONG OTHER THAN POLISH FROM THE 19 TH OR 20 TH CENTURY 

Soprano, 

Mezzo-soprano 

Tenor 


Tenor, 

Baritone 

Beethoven, Berg, Brahms, Hindemith, Korngold, Křenek, Liszt, Loewe, Mahler, Mendelssohn, 

Schönberg, Schubert, Schumann, R. Strauss, Wagner, Webern, Wolf, Zemlinsky 

Berlioz, Canteloube, Chabrier, Chausson, Debussy, Delibes, Duparc, Fauré, Franck, Gounod, 

Hahn, Honegger, Massenet, Milhaud, Poulenc, Ravel, Saint-Saëns 

de Falla, Granados 

Dvořák, Janáček, Martinu, Smetana 

Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi 

Borodin, Cui, Glinka, Kabalevsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, 

Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Sviridov, Tchaikovsky 

Grieg, Sibelius 

Britten, Finzi, Vaughan, Williams 

Bartók, Kodaly 

Barber, Bernstein, Copland, Menotti

II. 2 nd STAGE 

with piano: 

A. one opera aria from the 19 th century 

B. one opera aria from the 20 th century 

C. one Polish song from the 19 th or 20 th century 

A. ONE OPERA ARIA FROM THE 19 TH CENTURY 

Auber, Bellini, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bizet, Boito, Borodin, Catalani, Cherubini, Cilea*, Delibes, 

Donizetti, Dvořák, Giordano, Glinka, Gounod, Korngold*, Leoncavallo*, Rimsky-Korsakov*, 

Mascagni*, Massenet*, Mercadante, Meyerbeer, Mussorgsky, Nicolai, Offenbach, Ponchielli, 

Puccini*, Rachmaninov*, Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Smetana, R. Strauss*, Tchaikovsky, Thomas, Verdi, 

Wagner, Weber, Zandonai* 

* applies also to works composed after 1900 

B. ONE OPERA ARIA FROM THE 20TH CENTURY 

Barber, Bartók, Berg, Bernstein, Britten, Hindemith, Janáček, Menotti, Penderecki, Poulenc, 

Prokofiev, Ravel, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Szymanowski. 

C. ONE POLISH SONG FROM THE 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY 

SONG SUGGESTED VOICE 

BACEWICZ GRAŻYNA 1909-1969 

Sroczka / The Little Magpie Soprano 

Boli mnie głowa / I Have a Headache Soprano 

CHOPIN FRYDERYK 1810-1949 

From: Songs Op. 74 

Soprano, 

No. 1 – Życzenie / The Wish 

Mezzo-soprano 

Soprano, 

No. 2 – Wiosna / Spring Song 

Tenor 

No. 4 – Hulanka / The Drinking Song Baritone 

Bass, 

No. 6 – Precz z moich oczu / Out of My Sight 

Baritone 

Soprano, 

No. 10 – Wojak / The Warrior 

Tenor 

Tenor, 

No. 12 – Moja Pieszczotka / My Sweetheart 

Baritone 

No. 15 – Narzeczony / The Betrothed Baritone 

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GALL JAN 1856-1912 

Słowik zaufany / The Discreet Nightingale Soprano 

Serenada / Serenade Op. 25 No. 3 Tenor 

Pierzchnęły, zniknęły / Gone, Disappeared Op. 26 No. 1 

KARŁOWICZ MIECZYSŁAW 1876-1909 

6 Songs op. 1 

Baritone 

No. 1 – Zasmuconej / To the Sad One 


Baritone 

No. 2 – Skąd pierwsze gwiazdy / Whence the First Stars 


Baritone 

No. 3 – Na śniegu / On the Snow 

Soprano, 

Mezzo-soprano 

No. 4 – Zawód / The Disappointment Baritone 

No. 5 – Pamiętam ciche, jasne, złote dnie / I Remember Those Sweet Days Baritone 

No. 6 – Smutną jest dusza moja / My Soul Is So Sad 

From: Songs op. 3 

Baritone 


No. 1 – Mów do mnie jeszcze / Speak to Me Still 

Tenor, 

Baritone 

No. 2 – Idzie na pola / It Goes Over the Fields 


Baritone 

No. 3 – Na spokojnem, ciemnem morzu / On the Silent, Dark Sea Baritone 


No. 4 – Śpi w blaskach nocy / In the Moon Glow Sleeps 

Baritone, 

Bass 

No. 7 – Nie płacz nade mną / Don’t Cry for Me 

NIEWIADOMSKI STANISŁAW 1859-1936 

From: 12 Melodies after poems by Adam Mickiewicz: 

Baritone, 

Bass 

No. 3 – Piosnka żołnierza / The Soldier’s Song Tenor 

No. 12 – Znasz-li ten kraj / Know Ye This Land 

From: 9 Songs after poems by Maria Konopnicka: 

Soprano, 

Mezzo-soprano 

No. 1 – Kołysanka / Lullaby Mezzo-soprano 

No. 9 – Dzwony / The Bells 

From: Chansons d’Avril op. 46 

Mezzo-soprano 

No. 3 – Kto moja miła? / Who My Love? Tenor 

No. 6 – Miłość / Love Tenor 

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PADEREWSKI IGNACY JAN 1860-1941 

4 Songs op. 7 

No. 1 – Gdy ostatnia róża zwiędła / The Days of Roses Are Vanished Mezzo-soprano 

No. 2 – Siwy koniu / To My Faithful Steed Baritone 

No. 3 – Szumi w gaju brzezina / The Birch Tree and the Maiden 


Baritone 

No. 4 – Chłopca mego mi zabrali / They Have Taken My Boy 

6 Songs op. 18 

Soprano, 

Mezzo-soprano 

No. 1 – Polały się łzy me / My Tears Were Flowing Tenor 

No. 2 – Piosnka Dudarza / The Piper’s Song Tenor 

No. 3 – Moja Pieszczotka / My Sweet Love Tenor 

No. 4 – Nad wodą wielką / By Mighty Waters 


Tenor 

No. 5 – Tylem wytrwał / So Much I Have Endured Baritone 

No. 6 – Gdybym się zmienił / If I Were to Change 

12 Songs after poems by C. Mendès op. 22 

Tenor, 

Baritone 


No. 1 – Dans la forêt 

Baritone, 

Bass 

No. 2 – Ton cœur est d’or pur Baritone 


No. 3 – La ciel est très bas 

Baritone, 

Bass 

No. 4 – Naguère 


Baritone 

No. 5 – Un jeune pâtre Baritone 

No. 6 – Elle marche d’un pas distrait Baritone 

No. 7 – La nonne Baritone 

No. 8 – Viduitè 

Baritone, 

Bass 

No. 9 – Lune froide 


Baritone 

No. 10 – Querelleuse Baritone 

No. 11 – L’amour fatal Baritone 

No. 12 – L’ennemie Baritone 

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SZYMANOWSKI KAROL 1882-1937 

From: Love Songs of Hafiz Op. 24 

No. 1 – Życzenia / Wishes Tenor 

From: Songs of the Fairy-tale Princess Op. 31 

No. 2 – Słowik / The Nightingale Soprano 

From: 3 Songs after poems by D. Davydov Op. 32 


No. 1 – Wschód słońca / Sunrise 

Baritone 


No. 3 – Jesienne słońce / Autumn Sun 

Baritone 

Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin Op. 42 Tenor 

No. 1 – Allah, Allah, Akbar… 

No. 2 – O, ukochana ma! / Oh My Beloved! 

No. 3 – Ledwie blask słońca… / Barely the Sun Glistens… 

No. 4 – W południe miasto białe od gorąca… / At Noon the City Is White 

from the Heat… 

No. 5 – O tej godzinie… / At the Hour… 

No. 6 – Odeszłaś w pustynię zachodnią! / You Departed into the Western 

Desert! 

Songs from Kurpie Op. 58 Soprano 

No. 1 – Lecioły zórazie 

No. 2 – Wysła burzycka 

No. 3 – Uwoz, mamo 

No. 4 – U jeziorecka 

No. 5 – A pod borem siwe kunie 

No. 6 – Bzicem kunia 

No. 7 – Ściani dumbek 

No. 8 – Leć, głosie, po rosie 

No. 9 – Zarzyjze, kuniu 

No. 10 – Ciamna nocka 

No. 11 – Wysły rybki, wysły 

No. 12 – Wsyscy przyjechali 

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WEINBERG MIECZYSŁAW 1919-1996 

Seven Yiddish Songs Op. 13 to lyrics by Iccach Lejb Peres Mezzo-soprano 

Einleitung 

Breytele 

Viglid 

Der yeger 

Ofn grinen bergele 

Der yesoymes brivele 

Schluss 

Yiddish Songs Op. 17 to lyrics by Shmuel Halkin Mezzo-soprano 

Tsu di royte kriger 

Di muter 

Nayyor lid 

Tsum libn 

Tife griber, royte leym 

Tsu di royte krieger 

ŻELEŃSKI WŁADYSŁAW 1837-1921 

Zawód / Disappointment Baritone 

From: 2 Songs after poems by Adam Mickiewicz 

Soprano, 

No. 2 – Słowiczku mój / My Nightingale 

Tenor 

From: 2 Songs after poems by Kazimierz Tetmajer 

No. 1 – Brzozy / Birches Tenor 

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III. 3 rd STAGE 

with orchestra: 

A. one Polish opera aria 

B. one aria other than Polish, not performed in previous stages 

A. ONE POLISH OPERA ARIA 

SOPRANO 

MONIUSZKO / HALKA 

Act II / Halka / Gdyby rannym słonkiem… / If on early sunrise… 

Act IV / Halka / Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera… / Ah! Our child is dying… 

MONIUSZKO / HRABINA / THE COUNTESS 

Act II / Ewa / Perchè belli 

Act III / Hrabina / Zbudzić się z ułudnych snów… / To awaken from illusive dreams… 

Act III / Hrabina / On tu przybywa… / He is coming here… 

MONIUSZKO / PARIA 

Act II / Neala / Paria! On Paria… Snują się z dala / Paria!... Lingering in the distance 

MONIUSZKO / STRASZNY DWÓR / THE HAUNTED MANOR 

Act IV / Hanna / Do grobu trwać w bezżennym stanie / They promise never to marry 

MONIUSZKO / VERBUM NOBILE 

Zuzia / Stacho odjeżdża / Stacho departs 

SZYMANOWSKI / KRÓL ROGER / KING ROGER 

Act II / Roksana / Uśnijcie, krwawe sny króla Rogera / Sleep, bloody dreams of King Roger 

MEZZO-SOPRANO 


Act II / Bronia / Szemrze strumyk pod jaworem… / Sings the stream beneath the sycamore… 

MONIUSZKO / ROKICZANA 

Rokiczana / Jak będę królową / When I am Queen 


Act I / Cześnikowa / Z tej strony powiśla dziewczątek bez liku… / Countless gals on this riverside 


Act II / Jadwiga / Biegnie słuchać w lasy, w knieje… / The girl runs to the forest… 

TENOR 


Act II / Jontek / I ty mu wierzysz, biedna dziewczyno… / And you believe him, poor girl… 

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Act IV / Jontek / Szumią jodły na gór szczycie… / The fir trees sigh on mountain peaks 


Act I / Kazimierz / Więc mi już każdy wyczyta z lica… / So everyone can read from my face… 


Act III / Stefan / Cisza dokoła… / Silence around us… 

NOWOWIEJSKI / LEGENDA BAŁTYKU / THE BALTIC LEGEND 

Act II / Doman / Więc ty mnie kochasz… / So you love me... 

PADEREWSKI / MANRU 

Act II / Manru / Jak po dniu podróży w skwarze powiew chłodny / Like a cool breath of air after 

a hot journey 

ŻELEŃSKI / GOPLANA 

Act I / Kirkor / Za jaskółeczką ciągną moje oczy / My eyes follow the swallow 

ŻELEŃSKI / JANEK 

Act I / Janek / Gdy ślub weźmiesz z swoim Stachem / When you marry your Stach 

BARITONE 


Act I / Janusz / Skąd tu przybyła mimo mej woli?... / How did she come here, against my will?... 

MONIUSZKO / VERBUM NOBILE 

Marcin / Dam ci ptaszka… / I will give you a little bird 


Act II / Miecznik / Kto z mych dziewek serce której… / Who wants to win the hearts of my girls 

BASS 


Act I / Stolnik / O mościwi mi panowie… / My dear fellows… 


Act III / Skołuba / Ten zegar stary… / The clock so old… 

B. ONE ARIA OTHER THAN POLISH, NOT PERFORMED IN THE PREVIOUS STAGES 

See: 2nd Stage A and B plus Mozart 

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