Michał Sławecki, Polish countertenor, is a graduate of the Vocal Department at the Fryderyk Chopin Music University in Warsaw under the tutelage of Professor Artur Stefanowicz. While still being a student, Michał Sławecki made his debut at the Castle Opera in Szczecin as Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus. His broad repertoire covers various periods, from baroque to modern compositions. He appeared on stage performing the parts of: the First Witch in Dido and Aeneas H. Purecll, Sesto in Giulio Cesare in Egitto G.F. Haendel, Nerone in L’incoronazione di Poppea C. Monteverdii, Nerone in Agrippina G.F. Haendel, the title role in Rinaldo G.F. Haendel, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro W.A. Mozart, Orfeo ed Euridice Ch.W. Gluck Angel/Orfeo, the title role in Voyager S. Kupczak, Lost Higway O. Neuwirth Andy, Cud Niedokonany S. Kupczak Jezus, Człowiek z Manufaktury R. Janiak Koń/Marynarz, Only the sound Remains K.Saariaho (Spirit). Mr. Sławecki’s debuts in the years 2017-2019 include the parts of Stefano in Romeo et Juliette at the Silesian Opera in Bytom, the Horse-Sailor at the Grand Theatre in Łódź in a world premiere of an opera composed by Rafał Janiak, the winner of the International Opera Composition Competition The Man from Manufaktura and Cherubino in a new production of Le nozze di Figaro at the Warsaw Chamber Opera, and the new production of Le Nozze di Figaro at the Grand Theatre in Łódź. In the 2019/2020 season the artist appeared in the title part in a world premiere of Karol Nepelski’s Birdy at the Tête à Tête Opera Festival in London and returned to the parts of Nerone in Agrippina at the Festival of Baroque Operas Dramma per musica in Warsaw, Stefano at the Silesian Opera in Bytom and Prince Orlofsky at the Castle Opera in Szczecin. His engagements in the 2020/2021 season include debuts in Uranio’s part in a concert version of N. Porpora’s Filandro at the Bydgoszcz Baroque Scene Festival and the countertenor part in Kaija Saariaho’s opera Only the Sound Remains at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Theatre – production which the next presented at La Biennale di Venezia in September 2021, Theatre Maillon de Strasbourg 2022. Michał Sławecki is known for his contemporary music interpretations and he cooperates with prominent Polish composers: Paweł Mykietyn, Agata Zubel, Wojciech Błażejczyk, Rafał Ryterski, Bartek Chajdecki, Maciej Zieliński and Andrzej Zarycki amongst others. Michał Sławecki sung at such venues as the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, Philharmonics in Szczecin, Gdańsk and Bydgoszcz, the Silesian Opera in Bytom, the Polish National Opera, the Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz, the Castle Opera in Szczecin, the Manoel Theatre in Malta, Theatre Maillon de Strasbourg, Theatro Mailbran Venice and performed with concert repertoire in Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Austria, South Africa, Serbia and Kazakhstan. His latest engagements include concerts with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (“Totentanz” by Ryterski), the double role debut as Raphael and Death in Raj Utracony by Krzysztof Penderecki at the Teatr Wielki Łod, in an awarded production by Michał Znaniecki, and concerts with the Sinfonietta Cracovia and the Baroque Collegium 1685 conducted by Agnieszka Żarska. In November 2024 he portrayed Witold Gombrowicz in the new opera “History” by Michał Dobrzynski at Polska Opera Krolewska in Warsaw, commissioned for the Year of Gombrowicz Celebration, announced by the Senate of the Republic of Poland. His upcoming engagements include Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette at the Silesian Opera in Bytom, where he will further return with his acclaimed Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Via Crucis by Paweł Łukaszewski at Filharmonia Łodzka, and his triple debut with the Berner Symphonieorchester, the Münchner Philharmoniker and the Dresden Philharmonie, performing the solo of Symphony No.3 ““of Sorrowful Songs”, under the baton of Krzysztof Urbanski. During his prestigious career he collaborated with several contemporary artists and movie director. In 2024 he gave his voice for the Art performance ““Keeping Flowers Alive” by Katarzyna Krakowiak, in Tokyo. He recorded the soundtrack by BAASCH for the Netflix movie “Lipstick on the glass” by Kuba Czekaj. He performed in “Dance Mom”, a creation of the dancer and choreographer Wojciech Grudziński. He established a long collaboration with Wojciech Urbanski, performing in his projects such as “The Art and Sound of Everdome” and recently “Lutoslawski-Szymanowski Reinterpreted. His recording of “Gaude” (a music production by Konrad Kucz and Mateusz Kwiatkowski) has been awarded as “Best Album of 2024” by the renowned magazine Hi•Fi Muzyka”. He will appear with a cameo in “Chopin, Chopin!”, the movie featuring Jeremy Irons, that will be released in Autumn 2025.
As of March 2025
