Polish soprano Ewa Vesin has established herself as a leading dramatic soprano, particularly acclaimed in the major heroines of Puccini, Verdi and Wagner. Recent seasons have brought appearances at Staatsoper Stuttgart, La Monnaie / De Munt, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Staatsoper Hannover, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, National Theatre Prague and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. Her signature roles include Turandot, Tosca, Abigaille, Ortrud and Brünnhilde.

2026/27 SEASON

Ewa Vesin opens the 2026/27 season with the Warsaw Philharmonic, appearing in the orchestra’s season-opening concerts. She subsequently returns to one of her signature roles, Puccini’s Turandot, with performances in Shanghai in November and at the National Theatre in Prague in early 2027.

In March, Vesin returns to Wagner as Ortrud in concert performances of Lohengrin with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp, before appearing in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo.

She then returns to Staatsoper Hannover as Ortrud in Lohengrin, following her acclaimed role debut there in the previous season. The season concludes with a return to Staatsoper Stuttgart in the title role of Turandot, reprising Anna-Sophie Mahler’s production following its successful premiere in summer 2026.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

The 2025/26 season marked an important expansion of Vesin’s dramatic repertoire. She made her role debut as Ortrud in a new production of Wagner’s Lohengrin at Staatsoper Hannover, while returning to some of her signature Italian roles, including Tosca at the Hamburg State Opera and Abigaille in Nabucco in a new production for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp and Luxembourg. She concluded the season in the title role of Turandot in a new production at Staatsoper Stuttgart.

Further recent highlights include Turandot at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo and National Theatre Prague, her Wagnerian role debut as Brünnhilde in Die Walküre at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Abigaille in Nabucco at the Opéra de Toulon and Festival de Sanxay, and Brünnhilde at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Vesin has appeared as Tosca at Staatsoper Stuttgart, Staatsoper Hannover, Staatsoper Hamburg and Den Norske Opera in Oslo, and has sung Turandot at La Monnaie / De Munt and Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Her repertoire also includes Renata in Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel, Maddalena in Andrea Chénier, Madame Lidoine in Dialogues des Carmélites, Halka, Aida and leading roles in Wagner’s Ring.

On the concert platform, she has performed works including Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Mahler’s Second and Eighth Symphonies, Górecki’s Third Symphony and works by Penderecki.

Ewa Vesin studied at the music academies of Kraków and Wrocław and furthered her training at Yale University. She is the recipient of Poland’s Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture, Gloria Artis, and serves as Artistic Director of the International Antonina Campi Vocal Competition.

SELECTED ROLES

Turandot · Turandot
La Monnaie / De Munt · Teatro dell’Opera di Roma · Teatro Massimo di Palermo · National Theatre Prague · Staatsoper Stuttgart

Tosca · Tosca
Staatsoper Stuttgart · Hamburg State Opera · Staatsoper Hannover · Den Norske Opera · Sydney Opera House

Abigaille · Nabucco
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen · Opéra de Toulon · Soirées Lyriques de Sanxay

Brünnhilde · Die Walküre
Teatro Comunale di Bologna · National Centre for the Performing Arts Beijing

Ortrud · Lohengrin
Staatsoper Hannover · Opera Ballet Vlaanderen