Aleksandra Kurzak

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Full Name	Aleksandra Kurzak
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Aug 7, 1977(1977-08-07)
Age	47
Birthplace	Brzeg Dolny
Country	Poland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Aleksandra Kurzak Biography

Aleksandra Kurzak is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on August 7, 1977 in Brzeg Dolny, Poland. Aleksandra Kurzak (born 7 August 1977) is a Polish operatic soprano. She received international attention after her debuts at the New York Metropolitan Opera and the London Royal Opera House in the 2004/05 season.

She received international attention when she debuted at the New York Metropolitan Opera as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann in December 2004, and at the Royal Opera House as Aspasia in Mitridate, re di Ponto in July 2005. She also debuted at the Bavarian State Opera, performing Cleopatra, Adele, Rosina in The Barber of Seville and Fiorilla in Il turco in Italia. She returned to the Royal Opera in the following seasons participating in several productions including Don Pasquale, L’elisir d’amore, The Marriage of Figaro, and Matilde di Shabran. Besides Gilda being her signature role, she also performed Ännchen in Der Freischütz at the Salzburg Festival, Norina in Don Pasquale at the Teatro Massimo, Blonde in Die Entführung at the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. In 2008 she debuted at the Vienna State Opera as Rosina. In 2009, she portrayed Aspasia again at the Palacio de la Ópera in A Coruña and Welsh National Opera, and was later featured in Don Giovanni as Donna Anna and Tancredi as Amenaide at the Theater an der Wien.

She had been successful in lyric and coloratura soprano repertoire such as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Adina in L’elisir d’amore. From the early 2010s, she began taking up gradually heavier roles in bel canto and Verismo repertoire such as Violetta in La traviata, Nedda in Pagliacci, and Desdemona in Otello. Since her marriage with Roberto Alagna, the couple often appears together in concerts and opera productions.

Kurzak signed an exclusive contract with Decca Classics in January 2011, being the first-ever Polish singer to do so. She signed to Sony Classical in May

2018. The Szymanowski album won the Album of the Year – Choral Music, Oratorio & Opera in the 2018 Fryderyk Award.

In the 2001/02 season she joined the Young Artists’ Programme of the Hamburg State Opera, and then became an ensemble member from the 2003/04 season. After successful performances as Gilda in Rigoletto and the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, she gained recognition and was subsequently engaged in various roles including Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro. In 2004, she performed Marzelline in Fidelio. In 2005, she performed Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare and Servilla in La clemenza di Tito. After Fraarte in Handel’s Radamisto in May 2007, she embarked a freelance career.

Aleksandra Kurzak Net Worth

Aleksandra Kurzak is one of the richest Singer from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aleksandra Kurzak 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

During her studies at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music from 1996 to 2000, Kurzak participated in several music festivals and was laureate in multiple competitions. Despite not having entered the final round, she attributed her international debuts to the 2000 Operalia Competition due to being discovered by Peter Katona, the casting director of the Royal Opera. After graduation, she pursued postgraduate studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg till 2004. She received a doctorate degree in music in 2009 and habilitated doctor’s diploma in June 2016.

Kurzak became soloist at the Wrocław Opera during college studies. On 26 May 1999, she made her opera debut as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro alongside her mother as the countess. In 2001, she performed Hanna in Moniuszko’s The Haunted Manor at the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. She also returned to the role in January 2007 when the production was again revived.

In 2010, she debuted in the role of Violetta in the Polish National Opera’s premiere of La traviata, which revived in later seasons with her in the same role. In October, she debuted as Lucia at the Seattle Opera and was then named 2010/11 “Artist of the Year” by the company for the performances. Despite the success as Violetta and Lucia, she performed primarily lighter roles such as Fiorilla, Rosina, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, Marie in La fille du régiment, and some Mozartian roles such as Donna Anna and Susanna, with Gilda remaining her most frequent role. In 2011, she debuted at the Los Angeles Opera as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte in September and returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel in December. In 2012, she opened Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette as Juliette at the Arena di Verona and returned to the Covent Garden in a revival of Pelly’s production of L’elisir d’amore. In September 2013, she went on maternity leave, withdrawing from Rigoletto opening in November at the Metropolitan Opera. She was replaced by Irina Lungu and Sonya Yoncheva.

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In 2016, besides reprising Lucia at the Royal Opera, she made several role debuts including Rachel in La Juive at the Bavarian State Opera, Nedda in Pagliacci at the Zürich Opera House, Mimì in La bohème at the Berlin State Opera. In 2017, she debuted as Micaëla and Alice Ford at the Opéra Bastille, Liù in Turandot at the Royal Opera, Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito at the Palais Garnier. In 2018, she debuted as Desdemona in Otello and reprised Liù at the Vienna State Opera. She went on to perform Desdemona at the Hamburg State Opera and Paris Opera. She also performed Nedda at the Metropolitan Opera, Violetta at the Opéra Bastille, and debuted as the title role in a concert performance of Luisa Miller at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. The year 2019 saw her performance as Micaëla at the Metropolitan Opera, as Violetta at the Verona Arena, and as Nedda in various venues. She also debuted as the title role in an open-air concert performance of Madama Butterfly at the Parade Square in Warsaw and as Elisabetta di Valois in Don Carlo at the Paris Opera.

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Aleksandra Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. Aleksandra Kurzak celebrates birthday on August 7 of every year.