Marcella Sembrich Memorial Voice Scholarship Competition
The Sembrich Voice Scholarship Competition of the Kosciuszko Foundation will take place on Friday, March 9 beginning at 10 a.m. Auditions take place at The Kosciuszko Foundation House, 15 E 65 Street, NYC; they are open to the public.
The Competition honors the great Polish soprano Marcella Kochanska Sembrich, who made her Metropolitan Opera debut in its brand-new building in 1883. After an enormously successful career, the popular singer founded the vocal programs at both the Juilliard School and Curtis Institute. Previous winners of the competition include Barbara Hendricks and Jan Opalach.
Cash scholarship prizes are $3000, $1500, and $1000.
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SEMBRICH COMPETITION 2012 WINNERS :
1st prize – Victor Antipienko
2nd prize – Julie-Ann Hamula
3rd prize – a tie between Marta Wryk and Emily Newton
