John Moore, Monica Zanettin, Michał Sławecki, Diana Alexe, Kangmin Justin Kim & Daniel Brenna Lead Finnish National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

The Finnish National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. New Productions Monica Zanettin and Liana Aleksanyan lead Verdi’s “Aida” Giorgi Sturua, Milen Bozhkov, Emilia Rukavina, Tuija Knihtilä, Tuomas Pursio, Samuli Takkula, Don Lee, Young-Doo Park, Volodymyr Tyshkov, and Koit Soasepp. Noa Naamat directs the production and Dan Ettinger and Harri Karri conduct. Performance Dates: August 28, 2026 – Oct. 1, 2026 Kevin {…}

May 23, 2025

Q & A: Michał Sławecki on His Dresden and Munich Philharmonic Debut

Polish countertenor Michał Sławecki has become known for his contemporary music interpretations and incorporates prominent Polish composers: Paweł Mykietyn, Agata Zubel, Wojciech Błażejczyk, Rafał Ryterski, Bartek Chajdecki, Maciej Zieliński, and Andrzej Zarycki amongst others. He has performed with the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Philharmonics in Szczecin, Gdańsk, and Bydgoszcz, the Silesian Opera in Bytom, the Polish National Opera, the Opera {…}

Apr 30, 2025

Michał Sławecki to Make Münchner Philharmoniker Debut

Countertenor Michał Sławecki will make his debut with the Münchner Philharmoniker under conductor Krzysztof Urbanski on April 30 & May 1, 2025. The concert program will open with “Krzesany,” a symphonic poem by Wojciech Kilar, then the pianist Jan Lisiecki will perform two pieces by Chopin. The second part will be focused on Symphony No. 3 “of Sorrowful Songs” by Henryk Mikołaj {…}

Sep 18, 2020

Watch Countertenor Michał Sławecki’s Short Film Created During Lockdown

Countertenor Michał Sławecki, Polish composer Konrad Kucz, director Tadeusz Kabicz and director of photography Marcin Szołtysek have produced a short film entitled “Hie ego novi.” The new film, which was inspired by the lockdown and filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic is a music video that has garnered 4,000 views on YouTube and was awarded Best Music Video Award at the {…}