Mariusz Kwiecień

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariusz_Kwiecie%C5%84

Mariusz Kwiecień (Polish: [ˈmar-juʂ ˈkvjɛ-tɕɛɲ], born 4 November 1972) is a Polish operatic baritone who has sung leading roles in the major opera houses of Europe and North America. He has received particular distinction in the title role of Mozart's Don Giovanni which he has sung at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Vienna State Opera, Bilbao Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Warsaw Opera, Royal Opera House, London, and Seattle Opera where he won the company's 2006-2007 Artist of the Year award for this role, and the Metropolitan Opera.
Kwiecień studied at the Warsaw Academy of Music and began his professional career as Aeneas in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at the Kraków Opera in 1993. In 1995 he sang the title role in The Marriage of Figaro in Luxembourg and Poznań, and made his Warsaw Opera debut the following year as Stanisław in Moniuszko's rarely performed Verbum Nobile. Debuts in major European and American opera houses soon followed.
A former student of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, he made his Met debut in 1999 as Kuligin in Janáček's Káťa Kabanová. By 2003 he was singing leading baritone roles there including Marcello in La bohème (2003), Silvio in Pagliacci (2004), Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro (2005), Guglielmo in Così fan tutte (2005), Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale (2006), and Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor (2007).
Kwiecień has won awards in several international voice competitions, including the Vienna State Opera and Hamburg State Opera Prizes in the 1996 Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition, and the Mozart Interpretation Prize and Audience Choice Award in the 1998 Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona. He was also selected to represent Poland in the 1999 Cardiff Singer of the World competition.

Entrevista Don Giovanni (Mariusz Kwiecien) MetOpera 2011-2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve5q2feIiPU&feature=emb_title

Mariusz Kwiecień performs Don Giovanni's Champagne Aria (The Royal Opera)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUOWb40LIuw&feature=emb_title

Mariusz Kwiecień performs the famous Champagne Aria in Kasper Holten's new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. 

La ci darem la mano - Mariusz Kwiecien & Mojca Erdmann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V98DH8NWj68

Eugene Onegin: Onegin's Aria (Mariusz Kwiecien)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccGKhjEOEuE&feature=emb_title

Onegin's aria ("Kogda bi zhizn") from Act I of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin." Mariusz Kwiecien (Onegin). Production: Deborah Warner. Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Opening Production of the 2013–14 season.




Mariusz Kwiecień - Son io, mio Carlo...Per me giunto...O Carlo, ascolta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIoj3ha5ydc

Verdi's "Don Carlo", ROH 2013
Rodrigo - Mariusz Kwiecień
Don Carlo - Jonas Kaufmann



Mariusz Kwiecień & Valerian Ruminski: "Suoni la tromba"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVP5u7UShQ

THE PEARL FISHERS, “Au fond du temple saint” – Matthew Polenzani (Nadir), Mariusz Kwiecień (Zurga)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3U1NmKElsw

Nadir (Matthew Polenzani) unexpectedly returns to the pearl fishers' community after years of adventures. Once alone with his close friend Zurga (Mariusz Kwiecień), the two  recall their last trip together: in Candi, they saw a beautiful woman at the temple of Brahma. They both fell in love with her at first sight, but they swore to forget her for the sake of their friendship. They now swear again to remain friends.




WEIRD NIGHT AT THE MET AS BARITONE IS REPLACED MIDWAY

https://slippedisc.com/2018/11/wierd-night-at-the-met-as-baritone-is-replaced-midway/

The baritone Mariusz Kwiecien fell ill during Act One of Pearl Fishers and had to be replaced at the break.
It was a Metropolitan Opera debut for his stand in, Alexander Birch Elliot.
The soprano Pretty Yende writes:
Last night was truly special in more ways than one. Alexander Birch Elliott made his last minute debut after our dear Colleague Mariusz Kwiecien fell ill in the first act. I can testify that with all the love from the global audience, the way The Metropolitan Opera House audience welcomes a new artist is unbelievably unique. It brought incredible sweet memories 💞 Congratulations Alexander, you were a force of nature and thank you for an unbelievably wonderful duet. It was truly special to do that scene with you without any rehearsal whatsoever together. Wishing our Mariusz Kwiecien a speedy recovery and looking forward to having him back soon, what a privilege to witness history and the bloom of someone’s journey…

Cancellations for Mariusz Kwiecien continue

https://barihunks.blogspot.com/2020/02/cancellations-for-mariusz-kwiecien.html

Barihunk Mariusz Kwiecien continues to cancel performances, with the latest being as Rodrigo in Verdi's Don Carlo at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He will be replaced by fellow barihunk Luca Micheletti, who will be making his company debut in the June 29th performance. This is Kwiecien's second cancellation with the company. Germán E. Alcántara and ByeongMin Gil are also replacing previously announced singers as Flemish deputies.
Micheletti will join a cast that includes Michael Fabiano in the title role, Hibla Gerzmava as Elisabeta, Ferruccio Furlanetto as Filippo II, and Elina Garanca as Princess Eboli. The performances scheduled for July 13, 16, 19 will include Plácido Domingo as Rodrigo. Ticket and cast information is available online.
This is the latest in a series of cancellations for Kwiecien, including three with the Dallas Opera, withdrawing from the The Met's Pearl Fishers and as the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Dr. Malatesta in Donizetti's Don Pasquale at the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden and the Count in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the Bavarian State Opera.
Repeated attempts to get a get a comment from his US and European agents have gone unanswered. There is also no information on his website. We wish him a speedy and healthy recovery to the opera stage.


Luca Micheletti, baritono: "Brindisi", Jago (Otello, Verdi)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FjsgznQiQ0


Luca Micheletti, baritono: "Credo" JAGO (Otello, Verdi)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrkruONEy7s&feature=emb_title

OTELLO di Giuseppe Verdi
«Or t'è aperta la via di salvazione… Credo in un dio crudel…»
Jago: Luca Micheletti
direttore Nicola Paszkowski
regia e ideazione scenica Cristina Mazzavillani Muti
light design Vincent Longuemare
costumi Alessandro Lai
Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini
coproduzione Ravenna Festival, Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna, Teatro del Giglio di Lucca, 2018-2019




Polish Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień Ends His Operatic Career

https://operawire.com/polish-baritone-mariusz-kwiecien-ends-his-operatic-career/

Famed Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecień has announced that he will end his singing career due to ongoing health issues.

Kwiecień told the Polish media that he had undergone his first spinal surgery in New York, sustaining a slipped disc injury during a performance of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at the Metropolitan Opera House. The issue reappeared after a performance of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. The baritone had to undergo a complex surgery with the implant being inserted.

'There are other problems appearing now, and my movements onstage would be quite limited in such a situation. I don’t want that,' stated Kwiecień.
The Polish bartone has accepted the post as the Artistic Director of the Wrocław Opera for 2020-21.

“I have a lot to say about opera these days. I have sufficient background and experience from the greatest opera houses in the world. I have a huge number of wonderful friends, singers, directors and conductors, whom I will be delighted to invite to Wrocław,” added Kwiecień.

During his lengthy and rich career, Mariusz Kwiecień appeared on the biggest world stages, including the Metropolitan Opera House, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, and Lyric Opera of Chicago, among others.