THE STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF POLISH MUSIC IN RZESZÓW (20 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2019)

 
Stanisław Moniuszko (1819-1872)
Print by Jean Baptiste Adolphe Lafosse (1810-1879); publlié par l'Editeur J.K. Wilczyński (1850)/ public domain; source: Biblioteka Narodowa
Michael Moran will be covering this competition in his customary detailed manner 

but using this website link 

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