Soloists

Andrzej Kostrzewski is a graduate of the Academy of Music in Łódź, where he studied solo singing under the guidance of Prof. Zofia Stefańska. While still a student in 1984, he made his debut on the stage of the Grand Theatre in Łódź in the role of Wagner in Arrigo Boito's opera "Mefistofeles." Since then, with occasional breaks, he has been a soloist at our theatre.

 

He has portrayed many outstanding roles, highly praised by both theatrical and musical critics, and appreciated by the audience. Some of his most significant roles include: King Ubu in "King Ubu," Father Grandier in "The Devils of Loudun," Eugene Onegin in "Eugene Onegin," Ford in "Falstaff," Count di Luna in "Il Trovatore," Count Almaviva in "The Marriage of Figaro," Figaro in "The Barber of Seville," the Sword-Bearer in "The Haunted Manor," Janusz in "Halka," as well as leading roles in operas such as "Carmen," "The Silver Rose Knight," "Madama Butterfly," "A Masked Ball," and "Porgy and Bess."

 

Andrzej Kostrzewski has collaborated with many distinguished directors, including A. Hanuszkiewicz, M. Prus, R. Peryt, M. Weiss-Grzesiński, and W. Zawodziński. He has also successfully ventured into lighter repertoires, performing main roles in operettas and musicals such as "The Merry Widow," "Die Fledermaus," "Orpheus in the Underworld," "Can-Can," "Man of La Mancha," "Zorba," "Blue Castle," "My Fair Lady," and others.

 

Additionally, Andrzej Kostrzewski has worked with various national musical scenes, including the Musical Theatre in Warsaw, Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, Opera and Operetta in Szczecin, Opera and Operetta in Krakow, and the Musical Theatre in Wrocław, among others. He frequently participates in concert performances across the country and has numerous international performances in Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. His portrayals are characterized by outstanding acting skills and a high vocal level.

• TOSCA / Giacomo Puccini – Sacristan, directed by: Frank-Bernd Gottschalk, premiere: November 12, 2005
• CARMEN / Georges Bizet – Escamillo, Dancairo, Morales, musical direction: Tadeusz Wojciechowski, directed by: Laco Adamik, premiere: November 18, 2006
• THE GYPSY PRINCESS / Emmerich Kálmán – Prince Edwin, directed by: Kazimierz Kowalski, premiere: December 8, 2006
• THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Count Almaviva, directed by: Wojciech Walasik, premiere: December 16, 2006
• LA BOHÈME / Giacomo Puccini – Schaunard, musical direction: Tadeusz Wojciechowski, directed by: Laco Adamik, premiere: February 17, 2007
• THE BARBER OF SEVILLE / Gioachino Rossini – Figaro, musical direction: Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by: Henryk Baranowski, premiere: January 30, 2002
• COUNTESS MARITZA / Emmerich Kálmán – Count Koloman Zsupán, musical direction: Kazimierz Wiencek, directed by: Daniel Kustosik, premiere: November 3, 2007
• THE TALES OF HOFFMANN / Jacques Offenbach – Schlemil, Hermann, musical direction: Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by: Giorgio Madia, premiere: December 15, 2007
• EUGENE ONEGIN / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Onegin, musical direction: Andrzej Straszyński, directed by: Wiesław Ochman, premiere: February 23, 2008
• THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS / Gioachinno Rossini – Haly, musical direction: Antoni Wicherek, directed by: Michał Znaniecki, premiere: April 26, 2008
• THE MAGIC FLUTE / Wolfgang Amadeusz Mozart – Papageno, musical direction: Łukasz Borowicz, directed by: Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: December 20, 2008
• DER FREISCHÜTZ / Carl Maria von Weber – Otokar, musical direction: Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by: Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: March 14, 2009
• THE HAUNTED MANOR / Stanisław Moniuszko – The Sword-Bearer, musical direction: Aleksander Tracz, directed by: Sławomir Żerdzicki, premiere: September 27, 2009
• MY FAIR LADY / Frederick Loewe – Professor Henry Higgins, musical direction: Dariusz Różankiewicz, directed by: Maciej Korwin, premiere: October 2, 2009
• LOVERS FROM THE VALDEMOSA MONASTERY / Marta Ptaszyńska – Señor Gomez, Phantom, Medic 2, musical direction: Wojciech Michniewski, directed by: Tomasz Konina, premiere: December 18, 2010
• MARY STUART / Gaetano Donizetti – Cecil, musical direction: Ruben Silva, directed by: Dieter Kaegi, premiere: October 15, 2011
• MADAMA BUTTERFLY / Giacomo Puccini – Prince Yamadori, musical direction: Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by: Janina Niesobska, premiere: March 10, 2012
• TOSCA / Giacomo Puccini – Sciarrone, musical direction: Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by: Janina Niesobska, Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: October 27, 2012
• LA TRAVIATA / Giuseppe Verdi – Germont, Baron, musical direction: Eraldo Salmieri, directed by: Janina Niesobska, Waldemar Zawodziński, premiere: April 27, 2013
• THE BARBER OF SEVILLE / Gioachino Rossini – Figaro, Fiorello, musical direction: Eraldo Salmieri, directed by: Natalia Babińska, premiere: January 11, 2014
• THE HAUNTED MANOR / Stanisław Moniuszko – Maciej, musical direction: Piotr Wajrak, directed by: Krystyna Janda, premiere: October 18, 2014
• THE GYPSY BARON / Johann II Strauss – Baron Peter Homonay, musical direction: Basem Akiki, directed by: Tomasz Konina, premiere: March 21, 2015
• NIGHT IN VENICE / Johann II Strauss – Bartolomeo Delacqua, musical direction: Wojciech Rodek, directed by: Artur Hofman, premiere: January 26, 2016
• TURANDOT / Giacomo Puccini – Mandarin, musical direction: Antoni Wit, directed by: Adolf Weltschek, premiere: May 13, 2016
• EUGENE ONEGIN / Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Onegin, musical direction: Wojciech Rodek, directed by: Paweł Szkotak, premiere: October 29, 2016
• HALKA / Stanisław Moniuszko – Janusz, musical direction: Wojciech Rodek, directed by: Jarosław Kilian, premiere: January 21, 2017
• DIE FLEDERMAUS / Johann Strauss II – Gabriel von Eisenstein, musical direction: Tadeusz Kozłowski, directed by: Giorgio Madia, premiere: January 13, 2018