For the first time, OperaVision streams the finals of the Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition. From an initial field of over 200 young singers from 40 countries, the finalists gather in Nowy Sącz to sing to a distinguished jury, accompanied by Kraków Opera Orchestra under the direction of Marta Kluczyńska.
Held every two years since 1985 and organised by SOKÓŁ Małopolska Culture Centre, the Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition was initiated by Prof. Helena Łazarska and Antoni Malczak. The competition stage in Nowy Sącz has witnessed the debuts of a number of famous Polish singers of the likes of Piotr Beczała, Gabriela Legun and Arnold Rutkowski. The competition’s patron, Ada Sari (1886–1968) was an outstanding artist in her own right, following an unusual path from dramatic soprano to coloratura soprano. In the days before worldwide streaming, she was something of a global phenomenon, who in later life nurtured generations of Polish singers.
Streamed LIVE on OperaVision on 23 May 2025 at 18:00 CET and available until 23 June 2025 at 12:00 CET: https://operavision.eu/performance/ada-sari-competition-2025-finals
FINALISTS
Artur Garbas (Baritone, Poland)
Daria Korolova (Soprano, Ukraine)
Jessica Seo Jin Lee (Soprano, South Korea)
Mariya Medetova (Soprano, Kazakhstan)
Mariana Poltorak (Soprano, Ukraine)
Szymon Raczkowski (Baritone, Poland)
Etīna Emīlija Saulīte (Soprano, Latvia)
Viktoriia Shamanska (Soprano, Ukraine)
Orchestra
Kraków Opera Orchestra
Conductor
Marta Kluczyńska
JURY
Małgorzata Walewska, Artistic Director and President of the Jury
Michael Barobeck
Viviana Barrios
Andrzej Dobber
Marcin Habela
Eeva-Maria Kopp
Sebastian Ukena
Claudia Visca
Paweł Żółciński, Secretary of the jury
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Managed by Opera Europa, OperaVision is a freeview streaming platform supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe funding programme. Between 2025 and 2028, Creative Europe’s support will help Opera Europa to promote and train emerging artists working in opera and dance. Known as Opera Europa Next Generation, this initiative will give visibility and development opportunities to over 560 emerging artists – in person and online, including via OperaVision – and all thanks to the efforts of a consortium of 44 opera houses and talent development organisations from 17 European countries.
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