Sylwia Olszyńska

Biography

Sylwia Olszyńska, Polish lyric soprano, graduated with distinction from the Music Academy in Kraków under the tutelage of Professor Monika Swarowska-Walawska and holds a doctorate degree from the Karol Szymanowski Music Academy in Katowice under the tutelage of Professor Henryka Januszewska-Stańczyk.

She is a winner and finalist in numerous competitions, amongst them: finalist and Ada Sari Prize for the best coloratura soprano at the IX International Moniuszko Vocal Competition (2016), the Award in memory of Dame Joan Sutherland given by conductor Richard Bonynge at the II International Éva Marton Singing Competition (2016) and the Second Prize at the I Karol Szymanowski International Music Competition (2018).

Sylwia Olszyńska has been invited to participate in numerous festivals, amongst them, the International Oper-Oder-Spree Festival in Beeskow, where she performed the title role in Rusalka (2008), as well as the International Festival Aix-en-Provence with the parts of Despina and Papagena (2013).

The artist performed premieres of modern pieces, such as The Armed Man-A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins, The Lovers’ Garden by John Sarkissian and Farewell Dream Garden by Dosia McKay.

In 2016 Sylwia Olszyńska made her debut at the Wrocław Opera as Pamina, a production to which she has returned in the 2017/2018 season. The same season, the role of Pamina brought her stage debuts at the Polish National Opera in Barrie Kosky’s staging of Die Zauberflöte, at the National Miskolc Theatre in Hungary and at the Hungarian State Opera. Furthermore she debuted in the part of Mimi at the Immling Festival. In the 2018/2019 season she debuted in the parts of Diane in Hippolyte et Aricie at the Opera Rara Festival, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica at the Inauguration of Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Festival and the title character as well as Desirée in a world premiere of Albin Fries’ opera Nora taking place at the Bartok Opera Festival. Highlights in Ms. Olszyńska’s 2019/2020 season included debut in the parts of Zelma and Marietta in L. Różycki’s Casanova at the Polish National Philharmonic.

Artist’s engagements in the 2020/2021 season include debut as Sophie in Werther at the Polish National Opera as well as soprano part in W. A. Mozart’s Requiem at the 30th Mozart Festival in Warsaw.

Miss Olszyńska worked with such known conductors as: Patrick Fournillier, Lorenzo Coladonato, Ádám Cser, Jacek Kaspszyk, Jan Tomasz Adamus, Alexis Kossenko, Vincent Dumestre, Paul Esswood, Mark Hindley, Maciej Koczur, Nicolas Kruger and directors: Willy Decker, Sjaron Minailo, Leah Hausman, Ferenc Anger, Monika Rasiewicz, Anke Rauthmann, Cezary Tomaszewski.

Since 2012 Sylwia Olszyńska has been working as a singing teacher at the Karol Szymanowski Music Academy in Katowice.

Sylwia Olszyńska is represented in collaboration with Artistainternational.

∗ This biography can be edited only by Studio Kultura. Updated May 2021