Wiesław Ochman

Wiesław Ochman (born February 6, 1937 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish tenor.

Ochman began learning voice under the direction of Gustaw Serafin in Kraków (1955–1959) and Maria Szłapak in Bytom (1960–1963). In 1960 he joined the Silesian Opera in Bytom, where Ochman sang for three seasons, in 1963 and 1964; and then, at the Opera Krakowska. He performed at the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw from 1964 till 1970.

Wiesław Ochman began his international career in 1967 with the Opera in Berlin. He sang in Munich and Hamburg. He achieved his first successes in competition at festivals in Glyndebourne and Salzburg. In 1972 he was engaged by the Paris Opera, and consecutively by operas in Chicago and San Francisco. In 1975 with Arriga role in the opera "Sicilian Vespers" by Verdi Ochman made his debut on the stage of New York Metropolitan Opera.[1]

Discography

Wiesław Ochman recorded 31 vinyl records, most of them in Poland.

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