GUEST ARTIST BIOS

PLÁCIDO

Plácido was born in Mexico City, son of tenor and philanthropist Plácido Domingo. From an early age he was exposed to the operatic world, and developed his great passion for music.
 
He has written songs for artists like Michael Bolton, Riccardo Cocciante, Vanessa Williams, Sarah Brightman, Jose Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Leona Mitchell, Diana Ross, Alejandro Fernández, Tony Bennett, and Plácido Domingo.
 
He participated in the album Amore Infinito (released 2009) as executive producer, composer and singer. The album included verses by Pope John Paul II, performed by his father, which reached the top chart on Billboard Magazine’s Top Classical Crossover Albums.
 
In 2010, together with SonicProjects Records, Plácido made his international debut as a performer, collaborating with Grammy award winner producer/engineer Juan Cristóbal Losada, with whom he created a Christmas EP called Songs for Christmas/Canciones de Navidad. The EP was released on November 9, 2010, one day before his worldwide debut at the “Person of the Year” ceremony at the Latin Grammy Awards
 
In 2012, Plácido released his first full-length album, containing new Spanish and English versions of classic songs from the 50s and 60s like Bésame Mucho/Kiss Me Much, Solamente Una Vez/You Belong To My Heart and Sabor A Mi/Be True To Me, made famous by artists like Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. It is a classical crossover album with influences from all across the Americas, containing tango, swing, big band, cha cha cha, and even bachata influences.

ALICJA

Alicja was born on February 28, 1967 in Szczecin, Poland. She spent the first ten years of her life at her beloved grandparents' house in Szczecin. When she was 4 years old, she fell in love with the piano. Two years later, she received a piano as a gift from her mother, which was a dream come true. 

She was educated at a music high school in Szczecin, where she discovered her vocal talent during compulsory classes in the school choir. After graduating from high school, she sang in the choir of the Szczecin Opera for 3 months. Then she studied music at the vocal and acting department of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, from which she graduated in 1993.

Alicja performed at the Theater an der Wien for the celebration of the birth of the 6 billionth citizen of the world, as well as an opera gala recognizing the 750th anniversary of Breda, Netherlands. In 2003, she sang during concerts in Berlin, in the Konzerthaus hall and in Amsterdam at the Concertgebouw. She won many vocal competitions, including the first prize in Rheinsberg. 

She sang at the Donaufestwochen in Vienna, and at the Early Music Festival in Innsbruck. She’s performed mezzo-soprano parts on the soundtrack to the film The Witcher, and coached on the 1st edition of Polsat's Your Face Sounds Familiar. Since September 1, 2018, Alicja has been the general and artistic director of the Warsaw Chamber Opera.