Bass. A graduate of the Vocal Department of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, in the class of Professor Włodzimierz Zalewski, he has won awards and distinctions, including the Vocal Competition in Duszniki-Zdrój (2002), the 10th Ada Sari International Vocal Art Competition in Nowy Sącz (2003), the finalist of the Hariclea Darclée International Vocal Competition in Romania (2003), and a special award for best Polish performer at the 5th Stanisław Moniuszko International Vocal Competition in Warsaw (2004).
While still a student, he made his highly successful debut on the stage of the Teatr Wielki – National Opera, performing the role of Gremin in P. Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, directed by Maciej Prus and conducted by Michał Klauza. This debut led to a long-term collaboration with the National Opera in Warsaw, which he continues to this day. On the stage of the National Opera in Warsaw he sang many leading bass roles, including: Prince Gremin in P. Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Mathie in U. Giordano’s Andrea Chénier. After his successful debut as Mathie, the world-famous director, Mariusz Treliński, invited him to a new production of G. Puccini’s La Bohème in the role of Collino. The role of Sarastra in The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart opened him the doors of theatres in Poland and abroad and thanks to the role of Skołuba in S. Moniuszko’s The Haunted Manor, he joined the ranks of the greatest Polish basses.
He has collaborated with distinguished directors, including Annilese Miskimmon, Grzegorz Jarzyna, Maciej Prus, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Ahim Freyer, Michał Znaniecki, Karsten Wiegand, Andrea Moses, Agata Duda-Gracz, Christian Sedelmayer, Mariusz Treliński, and conductors, such as Grzegorz Nowak, Jacek Kasprzyk, Antoni Witt, Kazimierz Kord, Michał Klauza, Tadeusz Kozłowski, Tomasz Tokarczyk, Łukasz Borowicz, Bassem Akiki, Antoni Wicherek, Stefan Solyom, Martin Hoff, Enrique Mazzola, Carlo Montanaro, Will Crutchfield, J. Hämäläinen, Patrick Fournillier.
He has been associated with opera houses in Poland and abroad (Warsaw, Cracow, Wrocław, Poznań, Białystok, Darmstadt, Weimar, Riga) and leading philharmonics and festivals in Poland and Europe. He has given concerts in Chicago, Berlin, Amsterdam, Bonn, Trondheim, Hamina.
He has made numerous recordings, including K. Penderecki’s Credo with the National Philharmonic, which marked the opening of that institution’s artistic season in 2008. With the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Łukasz Borowicz, he has appeared in recordings of L. Cherubini’s Lodoïska, G. Verdi’s Falstaff, and R. Statkowski’s Maria. From 2009 to 2013, he was permanently associated with the German National Opera in Weimar.
He has sung, among others, the role of Sarastro in W.A. Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Méphistophélès in Ch. Gounod’s Faust, King Mark in the opera Tristan and Isolde by R. Wagner, Biterolf in the opera Tannhauser by R. Wagner, Colline in La Bohème by G. Pucinni, Timur in Turandot by G. Puccini, Arkel in Pelléas and Mélisande by C. Debussy, Comandatore, Leporello and Masetto in Don Giovanni by W.A. Mozart, Gremin in Eugene Onegin by P. Tchaikovsky, Skołuba in The Haunted Manor by S. Moniuszko, Sparafucile and Monterone in Rigoletto by G. Verdi, Tchelio and La Cusiniere in The Love for Three Oranges by S. Prokofiev, Ratclif in Billi Budd by B. Britten, Crespel in The Tales of Hoffmann by J. Offenbach, Mathieu in Andrea Chenier by U. Giordano, Pistola in Falstaff by G. Verdi, Altamoras in L. Cherubini’s Lodoïska, Melchtal in G. Rossini’s William Tell, Zuniga in G. Bizet’s Carmen, Geronte in G. Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Khovansky in M. Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, and Faust in S. Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel. His repertoire includes over 30 major bass roles as well as oratorio and cantata works.