BIO
Polish soprano Marcelina Román comes from a musical family, she is a third-generation opera singer and her father is a double bass player.
She began her musical education as a cellist and then received her diploma at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław in the class of her mother, Prof. María Czechowska-Królicka. She was also a scholarship holder at the Riga Academy of Music (Prof. Lilija Greidane) and Soroptimist International. In 2018 she completed herPhD studies.
Her professional stage and role debiut was as a Violetta in “La Traviata” by G. Verdi with Andriy Yurkevych conducting and she won the Jan Kiepura Prize for “Female debiut of the Year”.
Marcelina is a laureate and winner of more than 20 prizes in international competitions, among others: I Eva Marton Voice Competition, Hungary; IVC’s-Hertogenbosch; The Netherlands; Jāzeps Vītols Vocal Competition in Latvia; Adam Didur Singing Competition in Polonia. After her spectacular success as «Armide» J.B.Lully she was named «Operatic Revelation of Year».
Marcelina has performed in opera houses and music halls all over the world, including Argentina, United States of America, Germany, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Croatia, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine.
Throughout her career she has worked with several directors, conductors and trainers, including Esther de Bros, Matthew Epstein, Ricardo Estrada, Marco Evangelisti, Anthony Manoli, Maria Todaro, Reinhard Seehafer, Jörg Peter Weigle, David Wroe, Teresa Żylis-Gara.
The repertoire includes 30 roles, including: Countess (The Marriage of Figaro), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Pamina & First Lady (The Magic Flute), Elettra (Idomeneo) W. A. Mozart, Halka (Halka) St. Moniuszko, Liu (Turandot), Mimi (La Bohème) G. Puccini, Micaëla (Carmen) G. Bizet, Nedda (Pagliacci) R. Leoncavallo, Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta & Stella (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) J.Offenbach, Pauline Viardot (En attendant Chopin) M. Znaniecki, Roxana (King Roger) K. Szymanowski, Thaïs J.Massenet, Violetta Valery (La Traviata), Leonora (Il Trovatore) G. Verdi.
In 2021, Marcelina released her solo album “Polish Soul” in collaboration with pianist Gilbert den Broeder, which included songs and opera arias by Polish composers.
Opera repertoire:
Contessa
Le Nozze di Figaro
W. A. Mozart
Toyota City Concert Hall,
Olympus Hall Hachioji, Japan 2019
Halka
Halka
St. Moniuszko
- Opole Philharmony 2019/2021
- Festiwal Moniuszkowski w Kudowie-Zdroj 2020
- Filharmonia Poznańskia 2019
- Toruń Philharmonic 2019
Pamina
Die Zauberflöte
W. A. Mozart
- Warszawska Opera Kameralna 2018
- Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Grand Hall) 2019
- Opera Wrocławska 2023
Violetta Valery
La Traviata
VG. Verdi
Operetta repertoire:
Concert repertoire:
H. Alfeyev
St Matthew Passion. No 1
A. Bruckner
Te Deum, WAB 45
A.Dvořák
Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B.71
W.Kilar
Missa Pro Pace
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Symphony No 2 (Lobgesang)
G. B.Pergolesi
Stabat Mater
R.Strauss
Four Songs, Op. 27
Next roles:
- ARABELLA | ARABELLA | R.STRAUSS
- ELSA | LOHENGRIN | R.WAGNER
- LEONORA | Il TROVATORE | G.VERDI
Languages:
Polish, English, Italian, German, French, Spanish.