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 Narroboth Salome and will make his house debuts at Opernhaus Zürich as Edgardo Lucia di Lammermoor and Semperoper Dresden as Alfredo La Traviata. Elsewhere in 2024-25, Buszewski will return to Oper Leipzig to perform Ein Sänger Der Rosenkavalier and Stefan The Haunted Manor at Polish National Opera.

Recent highlights include his performances for the Metropolitan Opera as Tamino The Magic Flute, his house debut at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma playing Cassio Otello. Previously, Buszewski has performed Duke of Mantua Rigoletto and Ein Sänger Der Rosenkavalier for Oper Leipzig, 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 as well as Alfredo La traviata and Rodolfo La Boheme with Teatr Wielki. On the concert stage he has appeared with the Warsaw Philharmonic performing Dvorak Stabat Mater

Buszewki made his house debuts appearances at the Deutsche Staatsoper, Berlin as Italian signer Der Rosenkavalier and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Cassio Otello and the Metropolitan Opera as Chevalier de la Force Dialogues of the Carmelites. Previously he has appeared as Ismaele Nabucco, Nemorino L’elisir d’amore, Duke Rigoletto and Chevalier de la Force, 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 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.