Karolina Jopek Polish Mezzosoprano

BIOGRAPHY


Karolina Jopek is a Polish mezzo-soprano developing her artistic career on opera, operetta, and concert stages in Poland and abroad.

In her artistic work, she combines vocal experience with acting training, approaching the stage as a space where music, words, and interpretation come together to create a cohesive narrative.


Her repertoire includes, among others, Carmen in Georges Bizet’s Carmen, Olga in Franz Lehár’s Die lustige Witwe, Volpino in Joseph Haydn’s Lo Speziale, Marcellina in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Siebel in Charles Gounod’s Faust, and Sylva in Imre Kálmán’s Die Csárdásfürstin. Her acting experience also includes the role of Maria in Gabriela Zapolska’s play Żabusia.
Alongside her stage work, concert repertoire also holds an important place in her artistic career.
Karolina Jopek performs as a soloist in symphonic and chamber concerts as well as opera galas, collaborating with orchestras and ensembles in Poland and abroad. She has performed with, among others, the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra and the Pomeranian Philharmonic. She has worked with conductors including Jiří Štrunc, Norbert Baxa, Piotr Wajrak, Michał Dworzyński, Kazimierz Dąbrowski, Michał Kocimski, and Marcin Werner.
She has also participated in numerous musical events and festivals, including the Jan Kiepura Festival in Krynica-Zdrój, where she took part in opera productions and gala concerts.
She is a prizewinner and finalist of vocal competitions in Poland and abroad.
In 2026, she was awarded Third Prize at the 3rd International Romana Vaccaro Vocal Competition in Lorch am Rhein, Germany. Her other competition achievements include the Slavic Music Interpretation Competition in Bydgoszcz, the International Giulio Perotti Singing Competition in Ueckermünde, The Alida Vane Award in Ventspils, the World Open Music Competition in Belgrade, the international Magic Birthday of Art competition in Kyiv, as well as the Zygmunt Noskowski National Vocal Competition in Brzesko and the Krystyna Jamroz National Vocal Competition in Kielce.