1st International Bogdan Paprocki Opera Singers' Competition

The 1st International Bogdan Paprocki Opera Singers’ Competition shall be held in Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz from 16th to 23rd November 2025.
The organisers of the Competition are: The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, Poland, the Bogdan Paprocki Association.
The Director of the Competition is Professor Adam Zdunikowski, PhD, the Director of the Competition Office is Iwona Hossa, PhD.
The aim of the Competition is to promote talented, graduates and students of academies, universities and conservatories of music, soloists of operas and musical theatres, born not earlier than 16th of November 1991, and to promote vocal literature of various styles and periods, with particular emphasis on Polish music, to help young singers develop their skills on Polish music stages, to cultivate the memory of one of the most acclaimed Polish tenors of the post-war period - Bogdan Paprocki, and to preserve the achievements of Polish vocal art.