Wacław Brzeziński

Wacław Cyprian Brzeziński (15 September 1878 – 13 February 1955) was a Polish operatic baritone, opera manager and academic voice teacher.

Life Brzeziński was born in Warsaw, the son of Teofil Brzeziński and his wife Henryka, née Małecka. He graduated from secondary school in Częstochowa, and then began his studies at the Warsaw University of Technology. Brzeziński made his stage debut in 1904 in the role of Plumkett in Flotow's Martha at the Teatro del Corso in Bologna, Italy. From 1904 to 1906, he studied singing with and performed with the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. In 1906, his first role at the Warsaw Opera was Sylvio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci,

In the 1911/12 season, Brzeziński performed in southern Italy and Sicily, where he was praised as Rossini's Figaro and Verdi's Rigoletto.

Awards

In 1930, Brzeziński was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of Poland "for merits in the field of artistic work and promotion of Polish art."