Rafał Siwek
Rafał Siwek is a Polish opera singer (bass). Education Rafał Siwek is a graduate of Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (Professor Jerzy Knetig's class). He mastered his voice under the supervision of Kaludi Kaludov and during the masterclasses taught by Alexandrina Milcheva and Ryszard Karczykowski. He received numerous awards at vocal competitions, e.g. Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw (2001), International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Vienna (2001), and Competizione dell'Opera in Dresden (2002). Operatic career Siwek made his opera debut in 2000 at Wrocław Opera (Ferrando in Verdi's Il trovatore). For a few years since 2001 he was a soloist of Warsaw Chamber Opera, where he sang the parts of Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Seneca (L'incoronazione di Poppea) and Il Commendatore (Don Giovanni). In 2002, he made his debut at Polish National Opera as Gremin in Eugene Onegin, later appearing also in Die Zauberflöte (Sarastro), Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo), Nabucco (Zaccaria), Rigoletto (Sparafucile), Turandot (Timur), and The Haunted Manor (Zbigniew). In 2003, he performed at Thėâtre du Chatelet in Paris in Szymanowski's King Roger. The same year he sang the part of Tibault d’Arc in The Maid of Orleans in Concertgebouw in Amsterdam