CURRICULUM VITAE ALEKSANDRA KLIMCZAK Personal details Date and place of birth 2nd July 1985, Wrocław, E-mail [email protected]

EDUCATION

2011- 2013 MA Studies The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Departament of Vocal Studies (under Anna Radziejewska)

2008 -2011 Bachelor's degree The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw Departament of Vocal Studies (under dr A. Radziejewska [since 2010] and B. Betley)

2004 - 2008 The Fryderyk Chopin High School of Music in Warsaw vocal department, the vocal solo class of prof. Bozena Betley Graduated with honours

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

V 2008 IInd Prize at the III Krystyna Jamroz all-Poland Vocal Competition, Kielce IV 2008 Ist distinction at the Franciszka Platowna all-Poland Vocal Competition, Wrocław

MAJOR ARTISTIC ACTIVITY IX 2014 National Philharmonics, Warsaw Marenka in The bartered bride by B. Smetana [ dir. J. Stokalska, mus. direction A. Janda] VII 2014 Warsaw Chamber , Warsaw XXIV Mozart Festival, MozartOFF Concert [cond. G. Mańkowski, Gradus ad Parnassum ensemble]

IV 2014 Opera 2014 | Wą – Kepler, The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw jaktrupblada in Wą op. 61 by Marcin Piotr Łopacki Ewa in prapremiere of Kepler by A. Karałow [cond. Marcin Piotr Łopacki, Ensamblage ensemble] II 2014 Miskolc, ,The National Theatre of Miskolc, SZEM Fetival Female Chorus in The rape of Lucretia by B. Britten (dir. K.Michalak, cond. L. Krych)

XI 2013 Kraków, PWST, Young Directing Forum I Prize for the Best Performance Agave in The Bacchants by Eurypides/Wellesz, dir. K.Michalak

IX 2013 Warsaw, The old printing house of Polish Press Agency Female Chorus in The rape of Lucretia by B. Britten (dir. K.Michalak, cond. L. Krych) VIII 2013 Mielnik Open air song recital Chopin nad Bugiem – Songs by Chopin, Granados piano T. Domański VI 2013 Warsaw Philharmonic Songs by F. Mendelssohn, piano Anton Likhomanov II 2013 Warsaw, The old printing house of Polish Press Agency Female Chorus in The rape of Lucretia by B. Britten (dir. K.Michalak, cond. L. Krych)

VIII 2012 Mielnik, Chopin nad Bugiem – Chopin's songs recital, piano T. Domański

VIII 2012 The XVI Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, Szekspiroff. Wybrzeże Theatre, Scena w oknie Ofelia (dir. Kamila Michalak) VII 2012 The Young Mozart Concert of most known Mozart arias and duets, piano V. Łabanow V 2012 Warsaw, Mozart's Lieder Recital (piano K. Garstka)

III 2012 Collegium Nobillium Theatre, Warsaw Dorinda in The Tempest by Henry Purcell (cond. L. Stawarz)

XII 2011,II 2012 Współczesny Theatre, Warsaw Singing part in Ofelia on basis of Hamlet by William Shakespeare (dir. Kamila Michalak)

IV 2011 Collegium Nobillium Theatre, Warsaw Agave in excerpts from Die Bakchantinen by Egon Wellesz (Eurypides The Bacchantes, dir. Kamila Michalak) IV 2011 Collegium Nobillium Theatre and Capuchin Church in Warsaw Eugenio in I Pellegrini al Sepolcro di Nostro Signore by J. A. Hasse

XI 2010 Collegium Nobilium Theatre, Warsaw Dziewczyna in „Dziady – Widma” by St. Moniuszko

VIII 2010 The Moniuszko's Festival in Kudowa Zdrój, Zdrojowy Theatre TV transmission and live DVD recording of Opera and Gala (cond. Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk) „Dziady – Widma” by St. Moniuszko VIII 2010 Filharmonia Dolnośląska, Jelenia Góra Opera and operetta Gala (arias and duets by Gounod, Strauss, Mozart) (cond. Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk) VI, VII 2010 Collegium Nobillium Theatre, Warsaw Second Woman in H. Purcell's Dido and Eneas (dir. N. Kozłowska, mus. direction L. Stawarz) III , IV 2010 Collegium Nobillium Theatre, Warsaw; Opera Nova, Dziewczyna in St.Moniuszko's Widma (dir. K. Kolendowicz, cond. M. Kluczyńska, artistic management: R. Peryt) IX 2009 Wratislavia Cantans Festival solo in G. F. Haendel, Messiah (excerpts) (cond. Jarosław Thiel, Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra) I 2009 Opera and operetta gala 'The world's most beautiful duets' by Mozart, Strauss, Kalman, Bernstein, Lehar V 2008 Collegium Nobillium Theater, Warsaw Scenes from by Haendel, Poppea in G. F. Haendel's Aggrippina

IX 2008 Wratislavia Cantans Festival solo soprano in J. S. Bach's, Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083 (cond. Jan Tomasz Adamus, Harmonologia Ensemble) IV 2007 Maria Maddalena in Mystery of the Rosary by W. Ratusińska (cond. Maja Metelska, dir. Natalia Babińska)

MASTERCLASSES 2012 VI Summer Early Music Methodical Courses, vocal masterclass - Marek Rzepka 2011 XXXVI Course of interpetation of oratorio and cantata music - Wratislavia Cantans Festival vocal masterclass with prof. Ingrid Kremling 2011 Early Music Forum vocal masterclasses, vocal techniques of XVII and XVIII century with Anna Mikołajczyk-Niewiedział interpretation course, ensemble classes with prof. Agata Sapiecha historical dance classes with Romana Agnel 2010 vocal masterclasses with prof. Anita Garanca 2009 XXXIV Course of interpetation of oratorio and cantata music - Wratislavia Cantans Festival vocal masterclass with prof. Ingrid Kremling and prof. Teresa Żylis-Gara 2008 XXXIII Course of interpetation of oratorio and cantata music - Wratislavia Cantans Festival vocal masterclass with prof. Ingrid Kremling and prof. Elisabeth Wilke 2007 vocal masterclasses with prof. Michael Chance

LANGUAGES English CAE certificate, fluent German intermediate Italian basic Polish native

MAIN REPERTORIO

G. F. Haendel – Agrippina - Poppea G. F. Haendel – Rinaldo – Almirena, Armida G. F. Haendel – Messiah – soprano solo

G. B. Pergolesi – Stabat mater – soprano solo

J. S. Bach - Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083 – soprano solo J. S. Bach – Matthauspassion – Aria Blute nur..., Ich will dir mein Herze schenken J. S. Bach – Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21 – Aria Seufzer, Thranen, Kummer, Not

J. A. Hasse – I pellegrini al sepolcro di Nostro Signore – Eugenio

H. Purcell – Dido and Eneas – IInd woman H. Purcell – The Tempest – Dorinda

W. A. Mozart – La clemenza di Tito – Servilia Vittelia (arias) W. A. Mozart – – Zerlina Donna Anna (arias) W. A. Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro – Sussanna Cherubino W. A. Mozart – La finta giardniera – Arminda (arias) Sandrina (arias) W. A. Mozart – Cosi fan tutte – Despina W. A. Mozart – Grabmusik – Die Seele W. A. Mozart – Betulia liberata – Amital (arias) W. A. Mozart – Die Zauberflote - Papagena W. A. Mozart – Lucio Silla – Giunia - Aria Fra i pensier...Sposo mia vita W. A. Mozart – Lieder

G. Donizetti – L' Elisir d' amore – Adina G. Donizetti – Don Pasquale – Norina

G. Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia – Rosina G. Rossini – La gazza ladra – Ninetta - Deh tu reggi in tal momento G. Puccini – La Boheme - Musetta - Quando m'en vo Ch. Gounod – Romeo et Juliette – Juliette – Je veux vivre F. Mendelssohn – Paulus – aria Jerusalem J. Massenet – – Gavotte – Je marche...Obeissons N. Rimsky – Korsakov – Snegurochka – Snegurochka's aria – S padruzkami... P. Tchaikovsky – Pique Dame – Lisa – Ush polnoc blizitsa..Ach istamilas V. Bellini – I Capuleti e i Montechi – Giulietta – Eccomi...Oh! Quante volte...

St. Moniuszko – Widma – Dziewczyna G. Menotti – The Telephone – Lucy – Aria Hello, hello oh Margareth

B. Britten - The rape of Lucretia – Female chorus

SONGS H. Duparc, G. Faure, R. Schumann, R. Strauss, F. Schubert, E. Granados, M. De Falla K. Szymanowski, I.J. Paderewski, R. Twardowski F. Chopin P. Perkowski D. Argento W. A. Mozart