Tenor. Graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, Prof. Kazimierz Pustelak\u2019s class. \u015awidzi\u0144ski further perfected his vocal skills during, for instance, Mozarteum International Master Courses in Salzburg.<\/p>\n
In 1988, he made his debut on stage of the Warsaw Chamber Opera as Ferrando in W. A. Mozart\u2019s Cosi fan tutte<\/i>. His first performance at the Polish National Opera was Edgar in G. Donizetti\u2019s Lucia di Lammermoor<\/i>. Later he appeared there in other roles: As Belmonte in Mozart\u2019s The Abduction from the Seraglio<\/i>, Alfredo in Verdi\u2019s La traviata<\/i>, Rudolfo in Puccini\u2019s La boh\u00e8me<\/i>, or Stefan in Moniuszko\u2019s Straszny dw\u00f3r<\/i> (\u201cHaunted Manor\u201d). He\u2019s also performed the title role in G. Orefice\u2019s Chopin<\/i>. He\u2019s made guest appearances in opera houses in Cracow, Wroc\u0142aw, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Bydgoszcz, Pozna\u0144, Szczecin, and Bytom as: the Count in The Barber of Seville<\/i> by G. Rossini, Stefan in Staszny dw\u00f3r<\/i> (\u201cThe Haunted Manor\u201d) by S. Moniuszko, Ernesto in Don Pasquale<\/i> by G. Donizetti, Ernani in Verdi\u2019s Ernani<\/i>, and many other.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s participated in numerous music festivals, such as the Mozart Festival, the Baroque Opera Festival, the Monteverdi Festival, the Old Polish Music Festival, the Music in the Historical Sites of Warsaw, Carintischer Sommer in Villach, Klangbogen in Vienna, and the Al Bustan in Beirut. \u015awidzi\u0144ski performs on stages in many countries all over the world. Apart from entire Europe, he\u2019s performed in Egypt, Lebanon, Canada, USA, Japan, and China.<\/p>\n
In his repertoire, there are parts from many operas, oratorios, and operettas. His versatile skills allow him to appear in many diverse roles, from the coloratura parts in G. Rossini\u2019s opera buffas, to spinto, dramatic parts in works by G. Verdi and G. Puccini. The artist creates an excellent prince in Rossini\u2019s Cinderella<\/i>, as well as a convincing and moving Manrico in Verdi\u2019s Il trovatore<\/i>, or Gustavo in his Un ballo in maschera<\/i>. His repertoire includes songs by S. Moniuszko, F. Chopin, M. Kar\u0142owicz, I. J. Paderewski, F. Schubert, and R. Schumann.<\/p>\n
The artist has often recorded for the radio and television (e.g. Kazimierz in Moniuszko\u2019s Hrabina<\/i> (\u201cThe Countess\u201d), and songs by I. J. Paderewski with A. Mickiewicz\u2019s texts, as well as the role of a tenor in the Na dobre i na z\u0142e<\/i> TV series). He\u2019s issued many CDs, including music to a film based on Chopin\u2019s songs and to the film Belcanto<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Leszek \u015awidzi\u0144ski is also a teacher and teaches the solo vocal class at the Fryderyk Chopin State School of Music in Warsaw.<\/p>\n
He is a soloist of the Polish Royal Opera.<\/p>\n
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Photo by Maciej Czerski<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5293,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-18133","artysci","type-artysci","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n