Kurzak made her professional opera debut at the age of 21 at the Wrocław State Opera as Susanna in Between 2001 and 2007 Aleksandra Kurzak was a member of the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera, where she sang numerous roles: Queen of the Night, Blonde, Susanna, Servilia, Marzelline (The year 2004 had Kurzak make her debut at The Metropolitan Opera in the role of Olympia in In February 2010 the coloratura soprano made her debut at the Teatro alla Scala in the role of Gilda and then as Susanna and Adele in Other opera theatres accross the globe where Kurzak has performed include: the Staatsoper in Berlin (Queen of the Night), Teatro Regio in Parma and Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse (Gilda), Bavarian State Opera in Munich (Cleopatra, Adele, Rosina, Fiorilla), Vienna State Opera (Rosina, Adina, Susanna, Marie, Gilda, Violetta), Teatro Regio in Torino (Violetta), Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Norina), Teatro Massimo di Bellini in Catania (concert with arias by Bellini), Teatro Real in Madrid (Susanna, Marie), Lyric Opera House in Chicago (Blonde), Salzburg Festival (concert arias by Mozart, Ännchen and Donna Anna), Arena di Verona (Rosina, Juliette, Gilda, Verdi-Gala), Los Angeles Opera (Fiordiligi), San Francisco Opera (Gilda), Palau de les Arts in Valencia (Adina), Mozart Festival in A Coruña as well as at the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff (Aspasia) and at the Theater an der Wien (Donna Anna and Amenaide), Finnish National Opera (Gilda), National Opera in Warsaw (Gilda, Violetta) and Teatro La Fenice (Donna Anna), Opernhaus in Zurich (Gilda, Norina, Nedda), Opera de Paris (Adina) and Lucia in Seattle Opera (Lucia).Throughout the course of her already rich career, Kurzak has collaborated with many well known conductors including Ivor Bolton, Bruno Campanella, James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Riccardo Frizza, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Richard Hickox, René Jacobs, Nicola Luisotti, Sir Charles Mackerras, Alessandro de Marchi, Ingo Metzmacher, Daniel Oren, Antonio Pappano, Carlo Rizzi, Ralf Weikert, and Simone Young.Aleksandra Kurzak has an exclusive recording contract with the prestigious DECCA label, with whom she recorded her debut album First up is a recital debut disc from a young Polish soprano, Aleksandra Kurzak, who’s making quite an impact in the world’s major opera houses of late. She studied voice at the conservatories of Wrocław and Hamburg. 1) Aleksandra Kurzak does some very exciting things on her new recording; however, I have a few reservations. She is one of the successful Singer. Originally from Brzeg Dolny, Poland, soprano Aleksandra Kurzak made her professional debut at the age of 21 at the Wroclaw State Opera as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. Her diamantine soprano sits so high that it actually confused my sense of pitch on several occasions (‘surely that can’t have been a high D? From the glimpse we get of her sensual, witty Susanna on this disc it’s easy to see why: every ounce of the feline charm (...) comes across on record, and she’s as compelling in the simple phrases of Deh, vieni as she is in the bravura showpieces which dominate the rest of the disc. Kurzak made her professional opera debut at the age of 21 at the Wrocław State Opera as Susanna in Between 2001 and 2007 Aleksandra Kurzak was a member of the ensemble of the Hamburg State Opera, where she sang numerous roles: Queen of the Night, Blonde, Susanna, Servilia, Marzelline (The year 2004 had Kurzak make her debut at The Metropolitan Opera in the role of Olympia in In February 2010 the coloratura soprano made her debut at the Teatro alla Scala in the role of Gilda and then as Susanna and Adele in Other opera theatres accross the globe where Kurzak has performed include: the Staatsoper in Berlin (Queen of the Night), Teatro Regio in Parma and Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse (Gilda), Bavarian State Opera in Munich (Cleopatra, Adele, Rosina, Fiorilla), Vienna State Opera (Rosina, Adina, Susanna, Marie, Gilda, Violetta), Teatro Regio in Torino (Violetta), Teatro Massimo in Palermo (Norina), Teatro Massimo di Bellini in Catania (concert with arias by Bellini), Teatro Real in Madrid (Susanna, Marie), Lyric Opera House in Chicago (Blonde), Salzburg Festival (concert arias by Mozart, Ännchen and Donna Anna), Arena di Verona (Rosina, Juliette, Gilda, Verdi-Gala), Los Angeles Opera (Fiordiligi), San Francisco Opera (Gilda), Palau de les Arts in Valencia (Adina), Mozart Festival in A Coruña as well as at the Welsh National Opera in Cardiff (Aspasia) and at the Theater an der Wien (Donna Anna and Amenaide), Finnish National Opera (Gilda), National Opera in Warsaw (Gilda, Violetta) and Teatro La Fenice (Donna Anna), Opernhaus in Zurich (Gilda, Norina, Nedda), Opera de Paris (Adina) and Lucia in Seattle Opera (Lucia).Throughout the course of her already rich career, Kurzak has collaborated with many well known conductors including Ivor Bolton, Bruno Campanella, James Conlon, Sir Andrew Davis, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Riccardo Frizza, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Richard Hickox, René Jacobs, Nicola Luisotti, Sir Charles Mackerras, Alessandro de Marchi, Ingo Metzmacher, Daniel Oren, Antonio Pappano, Carlo Rizzi, Ralf Weikert, and Simone Young.Aleksandra Kurzak has an exclusive recording contract with the prestigious DECCA label, with whom she recorded her debut album First up is a recital debut disc from a young Polish soprano, Aleksandra Kurzak, who’s making quite an impact in the world’s major opera houses of late.
Aleksandra Kurzak was born in Brzeg Dolny, Poland, on August 7, 1977. Her mother and teacher Jolanta Żmurko performed the role of Countess. The Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak talks to Mansel Stimpson as she prepares for the new Covent Garden production of L’elisir d’amore… For any singer who has been attached to one opera house for as long as six years, the decision to cast yourself adrift and become a freelance represents a fateful moment in one’s career. … Spreading Happiness: Aleksandra Kurzak Read More » She studied voice at the conservatories of Wroclaw and Hamburg. We are constantly updating this page with new financial and earning details.
She is several leagues ahead of Anna Netrebko in that respect. She studied voice at the conservatories of Wroclaw and Hamburg. She went on studying in the violin class at the Karol Szymanowski Musical High School. She studied voice at the conservatories of Wroclaw and Hamburg.