PiotrBuszewski

Piotr Buszewski is considered as one of the most exciting young tenors of his generation and is praised by critics for his magnificent clear ringing tenor, nobility of tone and captivating stage presence. 

This season sees Buszewski return to the Metropolitan Opera as Tamino The Magic Flute and make his house debut at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma playing Cassio Otello. Elsewhere in 2023/24, Buszewski sings Duke  Rigoletto, Italian Singer  Der Rosenkavalier  for Oper Leipzig, and Alfredo La traviata  for Teatr Wielki.

Recent highlights include his debut for the Metropolitan Opera as Chevalier de la Force  Dialogues of the Carmelites,  Prince in a new production of Rusalka for Théâtre du Capitole du Toulouse, Rinuccio Gianni Schicchi for San Diego Opera, Fadinard in Nino Rota’s Il cappello di paglia for Oper Graz and Rodolfo La Boheme with Teatr Wielki. On the concert stage he appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic performing Dvorak Stabat Mater.

Buszewki made his house debut appearances at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin as Italian singer Der Rosenkavalier and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Cassio Otello. He appeared at the Staatsoper Hamburg as Ismaele Nabucco, Nemorino L’elisir d’amore, as well as Duke Rigoletto and Chevalier de la Force Dialogues of the Carmelites, and he sang Rodolfo La Boheme and Nadir The Pearl Fishers for Opera Wrocław. Other recent engagements have also included Tybalt Romeo et Juilette for Atlanta Opera, Camille The Merry Widow in Hong Kong and Nemorino L’elisir d’amore in Leipzig. He is a graduate of the acclaimed Academy of Vocal Arts where he sang Edgardo Lucia di Lammermoor, Prince Rusalka, and Ferrando Cosi fan tutte.

Among his many awards, Buszewski received first prize in the 2019 Loren Zachary Competition, three prizes at the Moniuszko Competition, including Audience Prize, third prize in the Zinka Milanov International Voice Competition, Special Prize at the Otto Edelmann Voice Competition and second prize in the Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition. He was a finalist of the 2019 Operalia Competition and a finalist in the National Council Awards of the Metropolitan Opera.