Paweł Horodyski

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Paweł Horodyski
Paweł Horodyski

About Paweł

Polish bass Paweł Horodyski is currently a member of the ensemble at the Bayerische Staatsoper, having joined after graduating from its Opera Studio. Recent operatic highlights include notable house debuts at the Festivald’Aix-en-Provence as Masetto Don Giovanni under Sir Simon Rattle and as Lord Gualtiero Valton I Puritani at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.

In the 2025 - 26 season, Paweł will make role debuts as Alessio La sonnambula at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl and Sarastro Die Zauberflöte at the Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa. He will also make house debuts at Teatro di San Carlo as Quinault Adriana Lecouvreur and at Kraków Opera as Masetto Don Giovanni and returns to Wrocław Opera to reprise the role of Zbigniew The Haunted Manor.

As a member of the Bayerische Staatsoper ensemble, his roles include Masetto Don Giovanni, Truffaldin Ariadne auf Naxos, Baron Douphol La traviata, Onkel Bonzo Madama Butterfly, Muff The Bartered Bride, Erster Soldat Salome, Male Courtier One Blood and Zweiter Gefangener Fidelio.

On the concert platform, Paweł has recently appeared in Mozart’s Mass in C with the Wrocław Philharmonic under Andrzej Kosendiak, Bach’s Mass in B minor with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, Haydn’s Stabat Mater with the Bayerische Staatsoper, Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium with Wrocław Chamber Opera, Bach’s St John Passion and Mozart’s Requiem with the Silesian Philharmonic and Bach’s Lutheran Masses with the Polish Royal Opera.

Paweł is based in Munich

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Season Highlights

Sep 2025
Wroclaw Opera
Moniuszko: The Haunted Manor (Zbigniew) Mirian Khukhunaishivili (conductor)
Oct 2025
Bayerische Staatsoper
Strauss: Adiradne auf Naxos (Truffaldin) Daniele Rustioni (conductor)
Oct 2025
Opera Rara Krakow
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Masetto) Capella Cracoviensis Jan Tomasz Adamus (conductor)
Dec 2025 - Jan 2026
Teatr Wielki Opera Narodowa
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (Sarastro) Nimrod David Pfeffer (conductor)
Dec 2025
Tiroler Festspiele Erl
Bellini: La Sonnambula (Alessio) Francesco Lanzillotta (conductor)
Jan 2026
Bayerische Staatsoper
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Masetto) Constantin Trinks (conductor)

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Selected Repertoire

Bellini

I Puritani (Lord Gualtiero Valton)   •   La Sonnambula (Alessio)

Bizet

Carmen (Zuniga)

Cilea

Adriana Lecouvreur (Quinault)

Handel

Rinaldo (Argante)

Moniuszko

The Haunted Manor/Straszny dwór (Zbigniew)

Mozart

Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro)   •   Don Giovanni (Masetto)   •   Die Zauberflöte (Sarastro)

Puccini

La boheme (Colline)   •   Gianni Schicchi (Pinellino)   •   Madama Butterfly (Onkel Bonzo)

Strauss

Ariadne auf Naxos (Truffaldino)

Verdi

La traviata (Barone Douphol)

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  • Mozart | Don Giovanni - Masetto

    Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
    Jul 2025

    • Es justo destacar la interesante voz del joven bajo Pawel Horoddyski, de apenas 25 años, aún en periodo de formación y con una buena carrera por delante. Posee una voz importante, fresca y bien proyectada. Fue la sorpresa de la noche. It's fair to highlight the interesting voice of young bassist Pawel Horoddyski, barely 25 years old, still in his formative years and with a promising career ahead of him. He has a powerful, fresh, and well-projected voice. He was the surprise of the night.

    • C’est le cas du Masetto particulièrement soigné vocalement de Paweł Horodyski avec une diction d’une grande clarté, une belle projection et un très grand engagement scénique qui garantit un souci de l’expression notable et particulièrement bienvenu dans une mise en scène qui l’exige. Un artiste intéressant à suivre. This is the case of Paweł Horodyski's particularly vocally polished Masetto, with a diction of great clarity, a beautiful projection and a very great stage commitment which guarantees a notable and particularly welcome concern for expression in a production which demands it. An interesting artist to follow.

    • Paweł Horodyski is another revelation as Masetto. A true bass…Horodyski has a big voice, strong projection in the consonants (especially the “s’s” and “n’s”—so important to the many “sì, sì, sì” and “no, no, no’s” of the opera). His Masetto feels as empowered as Leporello: masculine, correct, and moral.

    • Everything about his performance was compelling: his voice, his acting, his commanding presence. In the deception scene with Zerlina, it almost felt like he would morph into a vengeful monster — and it was thrilling to watch.

    • Son compère Masetto, chanté par Paweł Horodyski, est lui aussi d’une belle assurance vocale de bout en bout. His partner Masetto, sung by Paweł Horodyski, also has beautiful vocal assurance from start to finish.

    • Paweł Horodyski est un Masetto puissant qui rivalise sans problème avec le reste des voix graves du plateau. Sa projection maîtrisée, jamais poussée, et son legato soyeux font du paysan trahi un être sensible. Paweł Horodyski is a powerful Masetto who easily competes with the rest of the lower voices on the panel. His controlled, never over-the-top projection and silky legato make the betrayed peasant a sensitive being.

  • Bellini | i Puritani - Lord Gualtiero Valton

    Tiroler Festpiele, Erl
    Dec 2024

    • Rollendeckend singen Pawel Horodyski mit prachtvollem Bass den Lord Gualtiero Valton Pawel Horodyski sings Lord Gualtiero Valton with a magnificent bass