Tadeusz Szlenkier's recent and upcoming engagements showcase his versatility and artistry on international stages. He performs Ctirad in Šárka at Prague National Theatre and Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca at Ópera Nacional de Chile and Krakow Opera. Other highlights include Turridu in Cavalleria rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci with Opéra de Toulon, the title roles in Parsifal and Lohengrin at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, and Don Alvaro in La Forza del destino as well as Chorus Opera with the Polish National Opera. He also takes on the role of Silvanus Schuller in Penderecki’s Die schwarze Maske with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
His extensive repertoire includes Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, the Prince in Rusalka, Manrico in Il Trovatore, Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier, Don José in Carmen, the title role in Don Carlo, Gustavo in Un ballo in maschera, Emperor in Die Frau ohne Schatten, Leicester in Maria Stuarda, Jontek in Halka, Shepherd in Szymanowski’s King Roger, Stefan in The Haunted Manor, Le Chevalier des Grieux in Manon, Ismaele in Nabucco, Sinodal in The Demon, and Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia.
The Polish spinto tenor has collaborated with esteemed conductors including Joana Mallwitz, Patrick Fournillier, Björn Huestege, Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli, Guido Johannes Rumstadt, Edward Cumming, Leon Botstein, Giuseppe Grazioli, Jeremy Silver, Antoni Wit, Uwe Theimer, and Eraldo Salmieri, among others.
(photo: B. Banaszak)
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