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The 21st Ada Sari Competition is now history
25 May 2025
The 21st Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition concluded on Saturday, 24 May, with the Winners Gala Concert. This was the final chord of a week-long celebration of singing in Nowy Sącz. In the performance hall of the SOKÓŁ Małopolska Culture Centre, the organiser of the Competition, music lovers gathered to applaud the young artists who will soon grace the world’s greatest stages and concert halls. The concert, like all stages of the Competition, was streamed online and remains available there for the next thirty days.
Mariana Poltorak won the Ada Sari Competition
23 May 2025
Mariana POLTORAK, a Ukrainian soprano of Polish heritage and graduate of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków, has won the first prize (43,000 PLN) at the 21ˢᵗ Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition. The decision was made by an international jury chaired by Małgorzata Walewska, the competition’s Artistic Director. The soprano also received an award for the outstanding performance of a Polish piece – specifically for "Ha! Dzieciątko nam umiera" (Halka’s scene and aria from Act IV of Stanisław Moniuszko’s opera Halka).
In Memory of Ada Sari and Prof. Helena Łazarska
22 May 2025
As tradition dictates, Thursday is a day free from auditions during the 21ˢᵗ Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition, as it is usually reserved for the finalists’ rehearsals with the orchestra. This year was no exception. The eight finalists prepared for their Friday performance with the Kraków Opera Orchestra under the baton of Marta Kluczyńska.
