Izabela Metler Pop Opera Cover Songs

Izabela Metler (mezzo-soprano)

Education:

She began her musical education at the Fryderyk Chopin Secondary School of Music in Poznań, majoring in classical singing. In 2009, she graduated with distinction from the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music.

in Poznań at the Faculty of Vocal and Acting, in the solo singing class. She made her debut in her second year of studies, playing the role of the Child in Maurice Ravel's opera "L'Enfant et les Sortileges."

In 2007-2009 she studied at the Institut für Musiktheater in Karlsruhe (Germany).

She honed her vocal skills by participating in vocal master classes with Professor Teresa Żylis-Gary, Professor Lieve Jansen, Professor Aleksandra Luz, Julia Varada, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. She also holds a degree in German studies from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

Awards:

In 2010 she won third place in the International Vocal Competition Iuventus Canti in Vráblach (Slovakia).

At the 5th National Vocal Competition, Złote Głosy Mazowsza 2010, she received a special distinction and an award from the Association of Polish Stage Artists (ZASP). She is a finalist in the Duszniki Zdrój Competition (2010).

Repertoire:

The singer has in her repertoire many works of vocal poetry, oratorios, masses, and opera arias.

and operettas accompanied by Polish and foreign orchestral ensembles.

Her artistic output includes theatre performances, both Polish and German. She also excels at combining two styles: pop and operatic singing, in what is known as pop opera.

About myself:

For over 15 years, I lived in Germany, where I first studied, then worked and performed. My two children were also born there. Family obligations meant I had much less time to pursue my passion – singing. I returned to Poland with my family, and in 2021, a breakthrough moment was performing at the charity concert "Together for Tymek" – a boy with SMA. Classical repertoire, audience delight, applause, and... a wealth of inspiration. The subsequent concerts... and the audience encouraged me to reach for a more light repertoire alongside the typical classics.

This is where the idea for a pop opera was born. I wanted listeners to rediscover well-known and beloved pop songs through my interpretation and classical arrangement, and to become somewhat familiar with opera singing.

In August 2022, my cover of "The Power of Love" was featured on the local radio station Radio Września 93.7 FM and, thanks to listener votes, it reached number one on the charts.

Tracklist:

Letter

You will return here

You ask me

Dancing Queen

The Winner Takes It All

The Show Must Go On

Habanera

My Way

Power of Love

I Will Always Love You