Soloists

Lyric Coloratura Soprano

 

A graduate of the Vocal and Acting Department at the Grażyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Łódź, where she studied under Professor Urszula Kryger, Ph.D., and Associate Professor Bernadetta Grabias, Ph.D. She completed her studies with distinction. During her time at the Academy, she performed regularly as a soloist in the theatre’s repertoire productions.

 

She is a two-time recipient of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage scholarship and a laureate of the Minister’s Award for outstanding artistic achievements (2015, 2016).

 

She made her debut at the Grand Theatre in Łódź in 2010 as Solange in the world premiere of "The Lovers from the Monastery of Valldemosa" by Marta Ptaszyńska. Since then, she has been associated with the theatre, performing leading roles in such productions as Rossini’s "The Barber of Seville", Puccini’s "La Bohème", Donizetti’s "Don Pasquale", Mozart’s "The Marriage of Figaro", Moniuszko’s "The Haunted Manor", Humperdinck’s "Hansel and Gretel", and Loewe’s "My Fair Lady".

 

She also appears in other repertoire productions, including R. Janiak’s "The Man from the Manufactory", Verdi’s "Nabucco", "Aida", and "Don Carlos", Penderecki’s "Paradise Lost", Dove’s children’s opera "Pinocchio", Bizet’s "Carmen", Mozart’s "Don Giovanni", Moniuszko’s "Halka", Puccini’s "Madama Butterfly", Orefice’s "Chopin", and Strauss’s "A Night in Venice".

 

She has collaborated with numerous opera theatres in Poland, including the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw, the Baltic Opera, the Warsaw Chamber Opera, and the Wrocław Opera.

 

She has performed under the baton of such conductors as Tadeusz Kozłowski, José Maria Florêncio, Adam Banaszak, Rafał Janiak, Tomasz Tokarczyk, Bassem Akiki, Eraldo Salmieri, Andrzej Knap, Wojciech Michniewski, Władysław Kłosiewicz, Paul Eswood, Wojciech Rodek, Ruben Silva, Benjamin Bayl, Kuba Wnuk, Marcin Wolniewski, Jacek Sykulski, and Przemysław Fiugajski.

 

She has created roles in productions directed by Tomasz Konina, Michał Znaniecki, Roberto Skolmowski, Natalia Babińska, Wojciech Adamczyk, Beata Redo-Dobber, Deda Christina Colonna, Giorgio Madia, Grzegorz Chrapkiewicz, Maria Sartova, Artur Hofman, Jarosław Kilian, Paolo Bosisio, Jakub Przebindowski, and Hanna Marasz.

 

Her repertoire also includes oratorio and cantata works such as Orff’s "Carmina Burana", Mozart’s "Exsultate, jubilate", and Rossini’s "Stabat Mater", as well as numerous concert performances in Poland and abroad — including in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Belgium.

 

She is a laureate of many national and international vocal competitions, including the Special Prize for Outstanding Performance of a Contemporary Composer’s Song (2019) and the Distinction for Best Performance of a Polish Song (2015) at the Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition, First Prize in the "Voice" category at the "Music in the Vineyards" competition in Serbia (2019), Second Prize in the Women’s Voices category at the "King’s Peak International Music Competition" in the USA (2021), the Special Award for Best Coloratura Voice at the "Golden Voices International Vocal Competition", and a distinction at the "Leopold Bellan Competition" in Paris.

 

In 2018, she became — as the only Polish singer — a finalist of the prestigious "Voci dal Mondo" competition in Turin, under the direction of the legendary soprano Renata Scotto.