Polish bass-baritone

MichałKarski

“Very beautiful, rich, and resonant voice”Forum Opera · La traviata, Opéra national du Rhin
“Not only he is musically exceptionally well, he also steals the show when acting”Opera Magazine · Die Zauberflöte, DNOA
“A full, warm voice that resonated deeply”De Nieuwe Muze · Le nozze di Figaro, Orchestra 18c.
Opéra · 2021–2026
Next· Longhope Opera Festival· Jul 2026· England
The artist

Biography

Polish bass-baritone Michał Karski, a graduate of the Dutch National Opera Academy under the guidance of Hanneke de Wit and a recent member of the Opera Studio at the Opéra National du Rhin.

He performed in the Netherlands as Frank (Die Fledermaus), Achilla (Cleopatra e Cesare), Le Baron (Cendrillon), Puppet Maker (Postcard from Morocco), Guglielmo (Così Fan Tutte), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte) and Colline (La Bohème) at the Theater Carré with Nederlandse Reisoper and in France as Dottore (La Traviata), Mr Bellomy (Fantasticks), Third Robber (Les Trois Brigands), Third Judge (Das Wunder der Heliane), First Man (Sweeney Todd) for the Opéra National du Rhin and Zuniga (Carmen) at the Strasbourg Philharmonique. In the 2025/26 season Karski made his debut at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw in Le nozze di Figaro as Bartolo with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.

Other highlights of his career include concerts with the Residentie Orkest (a Mozart Gala conducted by Felix Bender), Haydn's Nelson Mass and Mozart's Great Mass in Grote Kerk Alkmaar, as well as Franz von Suppé's Requiem for the International Vocal Competition in 's-Hertogenbosch. He also took part in the concert performances of L'Elisir d'Amore (Dulcamara) and Don Giovanni (Leporello) conducted by Gary Matthewman at the St. Paul's Cathedral in London. In July 2026, he will return to the role of Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte at the Longhope Opera Festival in England.

Season 26/27 will see Karski make his German debut at the Musikfest Bremen with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century in L'Isola disabitata as Enrico.

Voice
Bass-baritone
Education
  • Dutch National Opera AcademyM. Music
  • Warsaw University of MusicB.A. Music & Drama
Opera studio
Opéra national du Rhin

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Calendar

Upcoming concerts

Jul 2026England

Così fan tutte (Mozart)

Don Alfonso · UK debut · Longhope Opera Festival

30 Aug 2026Oldenburg

L'isola disabitata (Haydn)

Enrico · German debut · Musikfest Bremen · Oldenburgisches Staatstheater · Orchestra of the 18th Century

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On stage

Repertoire

BrundibárBrundibár · Krása
ZunigaCarmen · Bizet
Le BaronCendrillon · Viardot
AchillaCleopatra e Cesare · Graun
Don AlfonsoCosì fan tutte · Mozart
GuglielmoCosì fan tutte · Mozart
Third JudgeDas Wunder der Heliane · Korngold
FrankDie Fledermaus · J. Strauss II
PapagenoDie Zauberflöte · Mozart
LeporelloDon Giovanni · Mozart
DulcamaraL'elisir d'amore · Donizetti
EnricoL'isola disabitata · Haydn
CollineLa bohème · Puccini
Dottore GrenvilLa traviata · Verdi
BartoloLe nozze di Figaro · Mozart
ChienLes Fables · Ravel
Third RobberLes Trois Brigands · Puntos
Puppet MakerPostcard from Morocco · Argento
First ManSweeney Todd · Sondheim
BellomyThe Fantasticks · Schmidt
Watch & listen

Video

Arias

Non più andrai, Le nozze di Figaro
Non più andrai, Le nozze di Figaro
Ei corregge ogni difetto, L'elisir d'amore
Ei corregge ogni difetto, L'elisir d'amore
Bottom's Dream, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Bottom's Dream, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Zuniga (act 2 extract), Carmen
Zuniga (act 2 extract), Carmen

Productions

Die Fledermaus, Residentie Orkest & DNOA
Die Fledermaus, Residentie Orkest & DNOA
La traviata, Opéra national du Rhin
La traviata, Opéra national du Rhin
Les Trois Brigands, Opéra national du Rhin
Les Trois Brigands, Opéra national du Rhin
Die Zauberflöte, Dutch National Opera Academy
Die Zauberflöte, Dutch National Opera Academy
Archive

Selected performances

2026 Das Wunder der Heliane · Third Judge Opéra national du Rhin
2025 Le nozze di Figaro · Bartolo Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
2025 Sweeney Todd · First Man · dir. Barrie Kosky Opéra national du Rhin
2025 Brundibár · title role Opéra national du Rhin
2025 La traviata · Il dottor Grenvil Opéra national du Rhin
2024 Les Trois Brigands · Troisième Brigand Opéra national du Rhin
2024 Carmen · Zuniga OUS / Palais de la Musique
2022 Die Zauberflöte · Papageno Dutch National Opera Academy

Full performance archive 2021–2026 on Operabase.

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