Soloists

He is a graduate of the State Music School I and II degree named after St. Moniuszko in Łódź, where he studied piano and organ. He completed the vocal-acting department at the Academy of Music in Łódź with honors and a one-year advancement. His voice is characterized as a bass-cantante, a rather rare voice among bass voices.

 

In 1993, while still a fourth-year student, he became a soloist at the Warsaw Chamber Opera, making his debut as Sarastro in W. A. Mozart's The Magic Flute. As a soloist at this opera, he performed numerous opera and oratorio roles in Poland and countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Spain, and France.

 

In 1996, he performed the bass part in the Polish premiere of G. F. Handel's Passion according to St. John, broadcast live from the concert studio by the Polish Radio II program. He is also a semi-finalist in several vocal competitions, including "Belvedere" in Vienna, Ada Sari in Nowy Sącz, and A. Didur in Bytom. He participated in vocal and interpretational courses such as Wratislavia Cantans and courses in Duszniki Zdroj.

 

In his concert activities, he performs classical music, jazz standards, and favorite Negro-spirituals songs. Due to his fascination with gospel music, he founded and led the vocal quartet "Supernova," performing Negro-spirituals, gospel, jazz, and his own compositions. The group toured in Poland, Germany, and France. He served as a vocal teacher at the State Music School II degree named after St. Moniuszko in Łódź, as well as an assistant in the Department of Artistic Education, Department of English Philology, and Institute of Russian Philology at the University of Łódź, teaching subjects such as vocal emission, vocal ensembles, and choir conducting. From 2001 to 2005, he was a soloist at the Lower Silesian Opera in Wrocław, where he participated in several premieres and "super-productions" transmitted by Polish Television. These included Gioconda on the Oder, Aida, The Haunted Manor, and Fiddler on the Roof at Hala Ludowa.

 

Since 1991, he has participated in regular concerts organized by the Łódź University of Technology, presenting his rich and diverse repertoire.

 

He collaborates with the Łódź Philharmonic, Opole Philharmonic, as well as the Opera at the Castle in Szczecin, with which he toured the Netherlands in 2007 with a performance of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. He also has numerous performances in many European countries, performing leading bass roles. He works with many distinguished conductors, such as L. Woodside, V. Kiradjiev, A. Wicherek, W. Michniewski, T. Kozłowski, T. Wojciechowski, A. Straszyński, Ł. Borowicz, J. Wiłkomirski, E. Michnik, and directors such as W. Zawodziński, D. Heusinger, G. Veredon, L. Adamik, G. Madia, M. Znaniecki, M. Weiss-Grzesiński, R. Skolmowski. Since 1995, he has been collaborating with the Grand Theatre in Łódź, and since 2005, he has been its full-time soloist. So far, he has participated in over 20 premiere performances at this theater. Thanks to his excellent legato technique and agility, he feels most comfortable in the repertoire of Italian bel canto and Rossini's operas. In his artistic achievements, he has over 20 opera roles, including: Mustafa in L'Italiana In Algieri, Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Sarastro in The Magic Flute, Ramfis in Aida, Ferrando in Il Trovatore, Colline in La Boheme, Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Gorgio in I Puritani, Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Kaspar in Der Freischütz, Raimondo in Lucia di Lamermoor, Zbigniew in The Haunted Manor, Stolnik in Halka, among others. He also performs oratorio repertoire, including Requiem by W. A. Mozart, Requiem by G. Verdi, and Stabat Mater by G. Rossini.

Roles at the Grand Theatre in Łódź:

• "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini – Angelotti, directed by Frank-Bernd Gottschalk, premiere: November 12, 2005
• "The Little Chimney Sweep, Let's Make an Opera!" by Benjamin Britten – Black Bob, Tom, directed by Robert Skolmowski, premiere: January 28, 2006
• "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi – Ramfis, musical direction by Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by Marek Weiss-Grzesiński, premiere: February 18, 2006
• "The Miracle, or Krakovians and Highlanders" by Wojciech Bogusławski – Miechodmuch, organist, musical direction by Kazimierz Wiencek, directed by Kazimierz Kowalski, premiere: October 14, 2006
• "Halka" by Stanisław Moniuszko – Stolnik, musical direction by Kazimierz Wiencek, directed by Kazimierz Kowalski, premiere: October 28, 2006
• "The Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Bartolo, directed by Wojciech Walasik, premiere: December 16, 2006
• "The Tales of Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach – Luther, Crespel, Lindorf, Miracle, Coppélius, musical direction by Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by Giorgio Madia, premiere: December 15, 2007
• "Eugene Onegin" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Gremin, musical direction by Andrzej Straszyński, directed by Wiesław Ochman, premiere: February 23, 2008
• "The Italian Girl in Algiers" by Gioachino Rossini – Mustafa, musical direction by Antoni Wicherek, directed by Michał Znaniecki, premiere: April 26, 2008
• "The Magic Flute" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sarastro, musical direction by Łukasz Borowicz, directed by Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: December 20, 2008
• "Der Freischütz" by Carl Maria von Weber – Kaspar, musical direction by Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: March 14, 2009
• "My Fair Lady" by Frederick Loewe – Alfred Doolittle, musical direction by Dariusz Różankiewicz, directed by Korwin Maciej, premiere: October 2, 2009
• "Rusalka" by Antonín Dvořák – Water Goblin, musical direction by Łukasz Borowicz, directed by Tomasz Cyz, premiere: March 6, 2006
• "The Queen of Spades" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Surin, musical direction by Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by Mariusz Treliński, premiere: September 25, 2010
• "Mary Stuart" by Gaetano Donizetti – Talbot, musical direction by Ruben Silva, directed by Dieter Kaegi, premiere: October 15, 2011
• "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini – Angelotti, musical direction by Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by Janina Nieboska and Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: May 17, 2013
• "Anna Bolena" by Gaetano Donizetti – Lord Rochefort, musical direction by Eraldo Salmier, directed by Janina Nieboska, premiere: April 6, 2013
• "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi – Doctor, musical direction by Eraldo Salmier, directed by Janina Nieboska and Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: April 27, 2013
• "The Haunted Manor" by Stanisław Moniuszko – Skołuba, musical direction by Piotr Wajrak, directed by Krystyna Janda, premiere: October 18, 2014
• "Il Trovatore" by Giuseppe Verdi – Ferrando, musical direction by Eraldo Salmieri, directed by Laco Adamik, premiere: November 22, 2014
• "The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner – Daland, musical direction by Eraldo Salmieri, directed by Herbert Adler, premiere: January 24, 2015
• "Don Giovanni" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Commendatore, Masetto, musical direction by Wojciech Rodek, directed by Maria Startowa, premiere: November 21, 2015
• "A Night in Venice" by Johann Strauss II – Giorgio Testaccio, musical direction by Wojciech Rodek, directed by Artur Hofman, premiere: January 26, 2016
• "Turandot" by Giacomo Puccini – Mandarin, musical direction by Antoni Wit, directed by Adolf Weltschek, premiere: May 13, 2016
• "Eugene Onegin" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Gremin, musical direction by Wojciech Rodek, directed by Paweł Szkotak, premiere: October 29, 2016
• "The Golden Fleece" by Aleksander Tansman – Minister of Treasury, Wincenty Długarączka, King of Swords, musical direction by Łukasz Borowicz, directed by Maria Startova, premiere: December 2, 2016
• "Halka" by Stanisław Moniuszko – Stolnik, musical direction by Wojciech Rodek, directed by Jarosław Kilian, premiere: January 21, 2017
• "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss II – Frank, musical direction by Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by Giorgio Madia, premiere: January 13, 2018