Olszynska, Sylwia
Voice: Soprano
Country of birth: Poland
Date of birth: 30 December 1985
She earned her B.A., then her M.A. at the Academy of Music in Krakow. At this moment, she is persuing her PhD at The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. She has attended masterclasses with Eva Blahova, Paul Esswood, Rosemarie Landry, Marek Rzepka and Teresa Żylis-Gara. She has received numerous prizes in vocal competitions, including second prize at the 2nd Kiepura International Vocal Competition in 2014, first prize at the 7th Halina Halska-Fijałkowska International Vocal Competition in 2015, first prize at the International Vocal Competition “Golden Voices of Mazovia”in 2015. Since 2011. Ms Olszyńska has worked regularly with the Capella Cracoviensis Vocal Ensemble in Krakow. In 2013 she took part in the International Académie du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, where she sang the roles of Despina in Cosí fan tutte and Papagena in The Magic Flute.
Competition Repertoire
Preliminary
Liszt: Oh! quand je dors (V. Hugo)
Mozart: Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden – Pamina’s Aria from Die Zauberflöte
Menotti: Bravo! And after the theatre, supper and dance – Monica’s Waltz from The Medium
Semi-final
Bellini: Eccomi, in lieta vesta... Oh! quante volte – Giulietta’s Aria from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Poulenc: Non, Monsieur mon mari – Thérèse’s Aria from Les mamelles de Tirésias
Final
Händel: Se pietà di me non senti – Cleopatra’s Aria from Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Donizetti: Quel guardo, il cavaliere – Norina’s Aria from Don Pasquale
Puccini: Quando m’en vo – Musetta’s Waltz from La bohème