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The French baritone, David Witczak, studied at Lycée Sainte Odile in Lambersart (Class of 2000). He studied at Conservatoire de Lille with Philippe Balloy and Françoise Semellaz, Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles with Olivier Schneebeli (2002-2008), Conservatorium van Amsterdam with David Wilson-Johnson and Valérie Guillorit, developing his skills at present with Anna Maria Bondi.
David Witczak's operatic repertoire comprises Pluton in Orpheus by Georg Philipp Telemann (Le Parlement de Musique Ensemble, Martin Gester, conductor), Coviello in L’Egisto Mazzocchi & Marazzoli (Les Paladins Ensemble, Festival de Pontoise, Théâtre de l’Athénée, Opéra de Massy), Alessio in La Sonnambula and Fiorello in Il Barbiere di Seviglia (L’Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor), Curio, cover Achilla in George Frideric Handel's Giulio Cesare (L’Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, Opéra de Reims, Opéra de Versailles, Le Quartz de Brest), Shaunard in La Bohème (Lagny-sur-Marne, France, Claude Kesmaecker, conductor, Richard Finell, stage director), Ajax I in La Belle Hélène (Théâtre de Ménilmontant, Paris), Masetto in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni (Dutch National Opera Academy, Richard Egarr, conductor), Soloist in Te Deum Program (selections of works from 16th and 17th centuries), extracts from Amadis by Lully (Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Olivier Schneebeli, conductor), Cantate BWV 82 by J.S. Bach (Festival Bach-en-Combrailles), David Mors in Saülis et Jonathae by Charpentier (The Varaždin Baroque Evenings Festival, Croatia), Messe du Couronnement by W.A. Mozart (La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy Ensemble) and Face à Face with Cie X-Press and l’Ensemble Consonance. He is a member of Ensemble Marguerite Louise.and Ensemble Alia Mens (Director: Olivier Spilmont)..
Recent and upcoming engagements include among others several productions with Les Arts Florissants (Conductor William Christie, director Paul Agnew), CD recording in Lisbon with works of Portuguese and French composers from the time of Enlighment, Lui in Dido and Aeneas (L’Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing). |
