London, England (March 21, 2024) – Intermusica takes great pleasure in announcing the signing of Polish-Canadian soprano Karoline Podolak for worldwide general management.
A young talent, Karoline Podolak has been the recipient of an extraordinary number of international awards and prizes over the past few years, due to her fearless technique, exceptional stage presence and great musicality:
“Her tone was gleaming, with excellent agility for the treacherous runs, showing fine musicality, attractive stage presence, not to mention that intangible something called star power” – Ludwig Van, November 2022
Notably, her prizes include the Grand Prize at the 2023 George and Nora London Foundation, Second Prize at the 2023 Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition, and First Prize and Audience Choice Prize at the 2022 Canadian Opera Company Competition. She has participated in various young artist programmes and has twice been named a ‘Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques’ of Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20.
Watch Podolak perform ‘Glitter and Be Gay’ from Candide in the final round of the Nuits Lyriques International Vocal Competition:
For the Canadian Opera Company in 2023/2024, Podolak sings Vixen The Cunning Little Vixen and Marzelline Fidelio, and appears in Cherubini Médée. Elsewhere this season, performances include Markopoulos Liturgy of Orpheus at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, and a recital appearance at Daegu Opera House, South Korea.
In November 2019, Podolak made her operatic debut at Silesian Opera House as Zuzia in the academic premiere of Stanisław Moniuszko Verbum nobile, returning later that season as Adele Die Fledermaus. She performed Violetta La traviata the Bulgaria National Opera.
In concert, Podolak has appeared with the Toronto Concert Orchestra, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, Toronto Sinfonietta, Opera de San Miguel in Mexico, Meininger Staatstheater, The Symphony Orchestra of Zabrze Philharmonic and Silesian Philharmonic. She has performed regularly for the Polish Consulate and Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto, and has been a featured soloist in the Congregation of Polish Choirs in Warsaw.
Karoline Podolak graduated from Ryerson University’s RTA School of Media and completed a Masters’ degree in Opera Performance at the K. Szymanowski Academy of Music, Katowice. She continues her studies with Kinga Mitrowska.
Podolak is managed by Nathan Morrison, Senior Artist Manager and Jonathan Turnbull, Associate Artist Manager. For more information about Karoline Podolak, click here.
