Antkowiak, Maria
No. 3
Voice type: Soprano
Country: Poland
Date of birth: 29 April, 1988
Maria Antkowiak finished her Master's studies at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Music Academy in Poznań under the leadership of Professor Antonina Kowtunow in 2013.
She appeared on stage as First Dame in the opera Die Zauberflöte by Mozart conducted by Adam Banaszak, and in the opera Le nozze di Figaro as Susanna conducted by Maciej Wieloch at the Grand Theatre in Poznań. She has actively participated in many masterclasses (for example: Anita Garanca in 2011, Carola Theil in 2012, Anna Jeremus-Lewandowska in 2013, Zdzisława Donat in 2013, Wiesław Bednarek in 2013, Monika Kolasa-Hladíková in 2013). She performed at numerous concerts with the Mieczysław Karłowicz Music School Orchestra in Pozuelo, Spain and gave recitals accompanying the International Violin Competition G. Ph. Telemann in Poznań (Poland). She was the finalist of the 15th International Imrich Godin Vocal Competition in Vráble (Slovakia).
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt F.: Oh! Quand je dors (V. Hugo)
Ch. Gounod: Faust - Je voudrais, bien savoir… II était un Roi de Thule… Ah! Je ris de me voir
W. A. Mozart: La finta Gardiniera - Appena mi vedon
Semi-final
G. Rossini: La Cenerentola - Sventurata!
A. Dvořák: Rusalka - Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém
Final
W. A. Mozart: Le nozze di figaro - Giunse alfin il momento… Deh vieni, non tardar
Ch. Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Je veux vivre dans le rêve
G. Puccini: La bohème - Quando me'n vo'