KAROL KOZŁOWSKI
A tenor singer, graduate of the Gdańsk Academy of Music and Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts. He has participated in a numerous masterclasses taught by Ryszard Karczykowski, Roland Panerai, Salvatore Fisichella, Sylvia Geszty, Helena Łazarska, and Claudio Desderi. Kozłowski is a second-prize winner in the Hariclea Darclée International Voice Competition in Braila, Romania. His repertoire ranges from early to contemporary music. In 2007–2009 he was a soloist in Wrocław Opera, where he sang in works by Johann Strauss, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, and Penderecki. He has also performed music by, among others, Szymanowski, Donizetti, Mussorgsky, Richard Strauss, Janáček, and Puccini in the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles, Latvijas Nacionālā Opera un Balets in Riga, the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv, and the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw. Kozłowski has interpreted early music repertoire with Capella Cracoviensis, Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, {oh!} Orkiestra, Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense, Il Giardino d’Amore, and Arte dei Suonatori. Kozłowski’s versatility and fine timbre are in similarly high demand in contemporary music. He has given world premiere performances of works by Oliver Schneller, Manfred Trojahn, and Bernd Redmann. He has appeared in Andrzej Kwieciński’s Canzon de’ baci and Paweł Mykietyn’s opera The Magic Mountain, among others.