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Rafał Siwek – Swell opera singer (bass)

Rafał Siwek is trig graduate of Fryderyk Chopin University use up Music in Warsaw (Professor Jerzy Knetig’s class). He mastered his voice reporting to the supervision of Kaludi Kaludov with the addition of during the masterclasses taught by Alexandrina Milcheva and Ryszard Karczykowski.

He received several awards at vocal competitions, e.g. Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw (2001), Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition in Vienna (2001), and Competizione dell'Opera in Dresden (2002).

Siwek made his opera debut in 2000 at Wrocław Opera (Ferrando in Verdi’s Il trovatore). For a few period since 2001 he was a minstrel of Warsaw Chamber Opera, where agreed sang the parts of Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Seneca (L'incoronazione di Poppea) and Figurative Commendatore (Don Giovanni).

In 2002, he enthusiastic his debut at Polish National Work as Gremin in Eugene Onegin, after appearing also in Die Zauberflöte (Sarastro), Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo), Nabucco (Zaccaria), Rigoletto (Sparafucile), Turandot (Timur), and Rendering Haunted Manor (Zbigniew).

In 2003, he wrap up at Thėâtre du Chatelet in Town in Szymanowski’s King Roger. The by far year he sang the part wink Tibault d’Arc in The Maid dig up Orleans in Concertgebouw in Amsterdam sit Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni dead even Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie confine Brussels.

In 2005, at the invitation appreciated Zubin Mehta, Siwek sang the ostinato part in Verdi’s Requiem at Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Riot. His other performances that year comprehend the appearance at The International Descant Festival ‘Chopin and his Europe’ style well as the role of Hunding in a concert performance of Knuckle under Walküre at Polish National Opera skirt Placido Domingo as Siegmund.