Zuzanna Nalewajek

A final-year student in the class of Prof. Izabela Kłosińska at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Since 2018, she has also been a participant in the Opera Academy at Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, where she has studied with such artists as Olga Pasiecznik, Eytan Pessen, Matthias Rexroth, Mariusz Kwiecień, Tomasz Konieczny, Veselina Kasarova, and Edith Wiens. In 2022, she received the Prize of Prof. Dr. Hab. Tadeusz Pszonka, which included participation in one of the concerts of the 56th Festival in Krynica Zdrój, the “Presto” magazine award, and the John Allison Award at the 11th Stanisław Moniuszko International Vocal Competition. She was also awarded the fifth prize in the 10th Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition in Dublin. In 2021, she received the first prize in the 12th Claudia Taev Competition for Young Opera Singers in Pärnu as well as an honorable mention and a special award at the 19th Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Festival in Nowy Sącz. In 2019, along with pianist Piotr Jaworski, she won the first prize in the 6th International Song Competition in Sofia. At the Wrocław Opera, she portrayed the role of Dorabella in Così fan tutte (2021) and Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (2022). She made her debut at the Polish National Opera as the Second Lady in “The Magic Flute,” and in 2022, she performed the role of Luzzi in a concert version of Barbara Radziwiłłówna at the National Opera. She sang the role of Aunt Princess in a student production of Suor Angelica and the role of Nanny in Eugene Onegin. She has participated in events such as the 26th Ludwig van Beethoven Festival, the 12th Jerzy Waldorff Summer Festival, the Music Gardens Festival, and La Folle Journée. She has also performed solo parts in choral works, including Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, and Mozart’s Requiem.