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Wojchiech Drabowicz
Wojciech Drabowicz (24 March 1966 – 27 March 2007) was a distinguished Polish operatic baritone. Born in Poznań, he pursued his musical education at the Academy of Music in his hometown from 1984 to 1989. Drabowicz's talent was recognized early in his career when he won the Adam Didur-Concours competition in 1988, and subsequently, the Belvedere International Singing Competition in Vienna and the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1990.

He made his professional opera debut in 1989, performing the title role in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" at the Great Theatre in Poznań, where he continued to perform regularly until his untimely death in 2007. Drabowicz was a leading performer at the Polish National Opera from 1989 to 2007 and toured with them to London in 2004, playing the title role in Szymanowski's "King Roger."

As a guest artist, he was a frequent performer at the Glyndebourne Festival, where he played roles such as Count Almaviva in "The Marriage of Figaro," Eugene Onegin, Tomsky in "The Queen of Spades," and the title roles in "Don Giovanni" and "Mazeppa." In 1991, he appeared as Moralès in Bizet's "Carmen" at the Bregenzer Festspiele. He debuted at La Monnaie as Guglielmo in "Così fan tutte" in 1995 and performed as Pelléas in "Pelléas et Mélisande" at the Kiel Opera House the same year. In 1998, he originated the role of Vershinin in the world premiere of Peter Eötvös's "Trois Soeurs."

Drabowicz's career was cut short when he died at the age of 41 in a car accident caused by a heart attack. His contributions to opera remain celebrated, particularly in Poland and across Europe.

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