Kazimierz Kowalski Explained

Kazimierz Kowalski
Birth Date:30 July 1951
Birth Place:Łódź, Poland
Occupation:
  • Operatic bass
  • Opera manager
  • Television presenter
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Kazimierz Kowalski (30 July 1951 – 1 August 2021) was a Polish operatic bass and opera manager at the Grand Theatre, Łódź, and a radio and television presenter. He founded an opera and operetta festival in the spa town Ciechocinek in 1998, and also the Polish Chamber Opera.

Life and career

Born in Łódź, the son of theatrical actor Wiesław Wierusz-Kowalski, Kowalski studied voice at the Academy of Music with Antoni Majak, who was a singer and one of the founders of the Łódź Opera. Kowalski participated in the 1976 International Vocal Competition in Toulouse, achieving the highest (third) prize. The same year, he was engaged as a soloist at the Teatr Wielki (Grand Theatre) in Łódź, making his debut in the role of Kecal in Smetana's The Bartered Bride, and went on to perform leading roles.

From 1994 to 1997, he was the theatre's general and artistic director. During his era, he led a live worldwide television broadcast of Moniuszko's The Haunted Manor. The theatre was one of the few profitable theatrical institutions in Poland during his tenure. In 1998 a new theatre, the Summer Theatre, opened in the spa town Ciechocinek, where he initiated a festival of opera and operetta, managing it for more than 20 years. He also founded the Polish Chamber Opera.

Kowalski appeared on radio and television in shows such as Good evening, this is Lodz and Kazimierz Kowalski invites you. From 2000, he presented a series on Polish Radio about notable Polish artists. He ran a series on Radio Łódź titled Henryk Debich's Archive.

Kowalski managed the Grand Theatre again from 2005 to November 2008. The theatre's obituary noted:

Kowalski died on 1 August 2021, two days after his 70th birthday. He had planned to celebrate his career of 50 years in October 2021.

Operatic roles

Operatic roles at the Grand Theatre included:

OperaComposerRoleDate
La bohèmePucciniAlcindor1977-04-02
IolantaTchaikovskyBertrand1978-03-19
ZorbaKanderNiko1979-02-24
HrabinaMoniuszkoChorąży1979-12-08
Don PasqualeDonizettiDon Pasquale1982-01-30
Lucia di LammermoorDonizettiRaimondo1983-11-19
MefistofeleBoitoMefistofele1984-06-23
Così fan tutteMozartDon Alfonso1986-10-05
La TraviataVerdiDoktor Grenvil1987-03-07
ToscaPucciniCesare Angelotti1988-02-20
Der RosenkavalierRichard StraussNotary1989-03-18
Kynolog w rozterceHenryk CzyżDelegate1989-12-02
Devils of LoudunPendereckiRangier1990-06-23
Don GiovanniMozartLeporello; Komtur1991-03-23
CarmenBizetZuniga1991-09-14
Piaf – moje pieśni to ja1992-01-01
Un ballo in mascheraVerdiTom1993-03-20
AidaVerdiPharao1993-09-25
Ubu królPendereckiGiron; ciura1993-11-09
Prince IgorBorodinKonczak1994-10-22
Don PasqualeDonizettiDon Pasquale1995-01-21
La bohèmePucciniColline1995-02-11
RigolettoVerdiSparafucile; Ceprano1995-04-22
The Magic FluteMozartSarastro1995-12-16
Baron cygańskiJohann Strauss (syn)Kazimierz KowalskiTeatr Wielki – Lwów1996-06-08
Baron cygańskiJohann Strauss (syn)Kalman ŻupanKazimierz KowalskiTeatr Wielki – Łódź1996-06-08
Don PasqualeGaetano DonizettiDon PasqualeKazimierz KowalskiFilharmonia – Częstochowa1998-01-31
The Haunted ManorStanisław MoniuszkoZbigniewKazimierz KowalskiFilharmonia – Częstochowa2000-07-23
La TraviataGiuseppe VerdiDoktor GrenvilKazimierz Kowalskiprzedstawienie impresaryjne2001-03-31
HrabinaStanisław MoniuszkoChorążyKazimierz KowalskiTeatr Letni – Ciechocinek2002-03-23
Krakowiacy i GóraleJan Stefani i Wojciech Bogusławski–Kazimierz KowalskiTeatr Wielki – Łódź2006-10-14
HalkaStanisław Moniuszko–Kazimierz KowalskiTeatr Wielki – Łódź2006-10-28
Księżniczka czardaszaImre Kálmán–Kazimierz KowalskiTeatr Miejski – Lwów2006-12-08-->

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