Biography
Anna Farysej
www.annafarysej.com
Soprano Anna Farysej is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in New York under the supervision of prof. Mignon Dunn. Currently Doctoral candidate at the University of Music in Warsaw in the class of prof. Eugenia Rozlach.
Upcoming engagements include the debut in "Lucia di Lammermoor" by G. Donizetti at Williamsburg Opera in Virginia, USA.
Season of 2023-2024 started by participating in a workshop at Gulfshore Opera in Florida, in February 2024 Anna sang Juliette in "Roméo et Juliette" and debuted as Zofia in "Halka wileńska".
She opened the 2021/2022 season by singing G. Donizetti "Il giovedi grasso" and "Il campanello di notte" at the Warsaw Chamber Opera and a return to the part of Juliette in "Roméo et Juliette" by Ch. Gounod directed by Michał Znaniecki and to the roles of Fräulein Bürstner and Leni in "The Process" by P. Glass at the Castle Opera in Szczecin under the baton of Jerzy Wołosiuk.
In the previous seasons, she portrayed the role of Hanna in S. Moniuszko's "The Haunted Manor" under the musical direction of Janusz Przybylski, she sang the part of Juliette in Ch. Gounod in the co-production of the Opera na Zamku in Szczecin and the Bytom Opera and the role of Despina in W. A. Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" at the Opera na Zamku
In October 2019, she sang the solo soprano part in W. A. Mozart's Requiem under the baton of Paweł Kapuła together with the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz.
In the 2017/2018 season, she was involved in the Opera Theater of Saint Louis in the USA, where she sang the roles of Alexandra Giddens in the opera "Regina" by M. Blitzstein and Sonia Gonzalez in the world premiere of the opera "An American Solider" by H. Ruo.
In November 2017, she played the role of Frasquita in "Carmen" by G. Bizet in "Opera na Zamku" in Szczecin, which resulted in further cooperation and an additional role of Despina in "Così fan tutte" by W. A. Mozart in the 2018/2019 season.
In September 2017, she took second place and received a special award for special stage predispositions at the International Competition "Golden Voices" in Warsaw.
In May of the same year, she made her debut with the Chopin Chamber Orchestra performing the song cycle "Les Illuminations" by B. Britten.
In January 2017, she sang the role of Tatiana ("Eugeniusz Onegin" by P. I. Czajkowski) in the Młynarski Hall at the Grand Theater of the National Opera in Warsaw.
In December 2015, she won the Bel Canto Vocal Competition in the United States.
In May 2015, she sang the role of Antonia in J. Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann at the Washington Irving Auditorium in New York.
In November 2014, Anna played the title role of Piotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Jolanta", the performance was held in New York under the patronage of Vocal Productions NYC.
In autumn 2013, she performed in selected opera houses, singing the role of Helena in Ch. W. Gluck, and in December Małgosia in "Hansel and Gretel" by E. Humperdinck at the Manhattan School of Music.
In the summer of the same year, she made her debut as Poppaea in C. Monteverdi's "The Coronation of the Poppaea" of Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble and played the role of Donna Elvira in scenes from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the National Opera Center in New York.
In 2012, she sang the role of the young lady in K. Weill's "Bloom and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" (also a cover of Jenny) and performed Rachmaninoff's Russian songs at Carnegie Hall (Music Festival-Winner).
She improves her vocal skills by participating in master vocal and interpretation courses led by outstanding vocal authorities such as: Edith Wiens, Diana Soviero, Catherine Malfitano, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Helena Łazarska, Eva Blahová, Anita Garanca, Renato Bruson, Thomas Hampson, Valentin Peytchinov and others.
Apart from opera roles, her repertoire includes oratorio music:
"Stabat Mater" by G. B. Pergolesi, "Stabat Mater" by G. Rossini, "Gloria" by F. Poulenc, "Carmina Burana" by C. Orff; and a wide range of lyrical songs.
www.annafarysej.com
Soprano Anna Farysej is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in New York under the supervision of prof. Mignon Dunn. Currently Doctoral candidate at the University of Music in Warsaw in the class of prof. Eugenia Rozlach.
Upcoming engagements include the debut in "Lucia di Lammermoor" by G. Donizetti at Williamsburg Opera in Virginia, USA.
Season of 2023-2024 started by participating in a workshop at Gulfshore Opera in Florida, in February 2024 Anna sang Juliette in "Roméo et Juliette" and debuted as Zofia in "Halka wileńska".
She opened the 2021/2022 season by singing G. Donizetti "Il giovedi grasso" and "Il campanello di notte" at the Warsaw Chamber Opera and a return to the part of Juliette in "Roméo et Juliette" by Ch. Gounod directed by Michał Znaniecki and to the roles of Fräulein Bürstner and Leni in "The Process" by P. Glass at the Castle Opera in Szczecin under the baton of Jerzy Wołosiuk.
In the previous seasons, she portrayed the role of Hanna in S. Moniuszko's "The Haunted Manor" under the musical direction of Janusz Przybylski, she sang the part of Juliette in Ch. Gounod in the co-production of the Opera na Zamku in Szczecin and the Bytom Opera and the role of Despina in W. A. Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" at the Opera na Zamku
In October 2019, she sang the solo soprano part in W. A. Mozart's Requiem under the baton of Paweł Kapuła together with the Pomeranian Philharmonic in Bydgoszcz.
In the 2017/2018 season, she was involved in the Opera Theater of Saint Louis in the USA, where she sang the roles of Alexandra Giddens in the opera "Regina" by M. Blitzstein and Sonia Gonzalez in the world premiere of the opera "An American Solider" by H. Ruo.
In November 2017, she played the role of Frasquita in "Carmen" by G. Bizet in "Opera na Zamku" in Szczecin, which resulted in further cooperation and an additional role of Despina in "Così fan tutte" by W. A. Mozart in the 2018/2019 season.
In September 2017, she took second place and received a special award for special stage predispositions at the International Competition "Golden Voices" in Warsaw.
In May of the same year, she made her debut with the Chopin Chamber Orchestra performing the song cycle "Les Illuminations" by B. Britten.
In January 2017, she sang the role of Tatiana ("Eugeniusz Onegin" by P. I. Czajkowski) in the Młynarski Hall at the Grand Theater of the National Opera in Warsaw.
In December 2015, she won the Bel Canto Vocal Competition in the United States.
In May 2015, she sang the role of Antonia in J. Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann at the Washington Irving Auditorium in New York.
In November 2014, Anna played the title role of Piotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Jolanta", the performance was held in New York under the patronage of Vocal Productions NYC.
In autumn 2013, she performed in selected opera houses, singing the role of Helena in Ch. W. Gluck, and in December Małgosia in "Hansel and Gretel" by E. Humperdinck at the Manhattan School of Music.
In the summer of the same year, she made her debut as Poppaea in C. Monteverdi's "The Coronation of the Poppaea" of Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble and played the role of Donna Elvira in scenes from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the National Opera Center in New York.
In 2012, she sang the role of the young lady in K. Weill's "Bloom and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" (also a cover of Jenny) and performed Rachmaninoff's Russian songs at Carnegie Hall (Music Festival-Winner).
She improves her vocal skills by participating in master vocal and interpretation courses led by outstanding vocal authorities such as: Edith Wiens, Diana Soviero, Catherine Malfitano, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Helena Łazarska, Eva Blahová, Anita Garanca, Renato Bruson, Thomas Hampson, Valentin Peytchinov and others.
Apart from opera roles, her repertoire includes oratorio music:
"Stabat Mater" by G. B. Pergolesi, "Stabat Mater" by G. Rossini, "Gloria" by F. Poulenc, "Carmina Burana" by C. Orff; and a wide range of lyrical songs.