Kacper Szelążek
Since 2013, this countertenor has been active on the classical and baroque music scene, having begun his falsetto vocal training under the guidance of Artur Stefanowicz at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.Since then, he has grown artistically through collaborations with many outstanding musicians and ensembles, including Lilianna Stawarz, Krzysztof Garstka, Władysław Kłosiewicz, Dorota Cybulska-Amsler, Leonardo García Alarcón (Cappella Mediterranea), Christophe Rousset (Les Talens Lyriques), Christina Pluhar (L'Arpeggiata), Paul O'Dette, Stephen Stubbs, Francesco Corti, Raphaël Pichon, Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (I Gemelli), among many others.
He has performed on stages and in concert halls across Poland and abroad, including Théâtre des Champs Élysées, Opéra Royal de Versailles, Opéra de Dijon, Opéra National du Rhin, Opéra National de Lorraine (France); Victoria Hall (Switzerland); Het Concertgebouw, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ (Netherlands); Drottningholms Slottsteater (Sweden); Elbphilharmonie (Germany); as well as the Royal Theatre – Old Orangery in Warsaw's Łazienki Park, the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio, the Polish Royal Opera, Warsaw Chamber Opera, Łódź Philharmonic, and Pomeranian Philharmonic.
His stage roles include Nerone, Ottone, and Valletto in Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea; Nerone and Narciso in Handel’s Agrippina; Cesare, Sesto, and Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare; Ariodante in Ariodante; Bertarido in Rodelinda; Gilade in Vivaldi’s Il Farnace; the Eunuch in Sacrati’s La Finta Pazza; Prasildo and the Dwarf in Rossi’s Il palazzo incantato; and Medoro in Steffani’s Orlando generoso.
On the photo: Kacper Szelążek, photo: Kinga Karpati & Daniel Zarewicz
