The 12th International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition has announced its 2025 winners. 

The competition, held at the Polish National Opera, featured all participants performing alongside the Orchestra of the Polish International Opera under the direction of José Maria Florêncio.

The first prize was awarded to tenor Samuel Stopford from Great Britain, while the second prize was awarded to soprano Arpi Sinanyan from Armenia. Third prize went to Axel Daveyan from Armenia, and fourth place went to soprano Mariana Poltorak from Ukraine.

Stopford was also awarded the Fołtyn Prize for the best performance of a Stanisław Moniuszko piece, while Poltorak won the Ewa Podleś Prize for the outstanding musical personality (funded by ORLEN, the Patron of the Competition).

Finally, Daveyan won the Prize for the most beautiful performance of a Polish song (funded by ORLEN, the Patron of the Competition) and Audience Prize (funded by the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera).

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