The prominent Polish bas Bernard Ładysz was born in Vilnius, in 1922 (then it was under Polish rule and called Wilno). “Jestem szczęśliwy i dumny, że młodość przeżyłem w Wilnie; piękną młodość, jakiej życzyłbym wszystkim: śpiewy, zabawy, wódeczka, przyroda... Nie ma nic wspanialszego na świecie.” - says Ładysz. During the WWII, he took part in the antiGerman/Soviet resistance and after the war he was deported to the depth of the Soviet Union. He returned to Poland in 1947 where he completed his vocal studies that he had begun in Vilnius, in 1940-1941. Ładysz’s singing career started in the Polish Army Artistic Ensemble, then in 1950-1979 he was a soloist of Teatr Wielki in Warsaw. His international tours covered all continents, he took part in the recording of “Lucia di Lammermoore” together with Maria Callas. Ładysz sang roles in Faust, Don Giovanni, Don Carlos and many others as well as in canonical Polish operas Halka and Straszny dwór by S. Moniuszko (incidentally, the first one was written in Vilnius, in 1847).
In this video (our thanks go to pikulis), one can hear the final of Act 2 from Lucia di Lammermoor “T’allontana, sciagurato” with Callas, Tagliavini, Ładysz and Del Ferro (EMI, 1959).
Негізгі бет Bernard Ładysz as Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Finale of Act 2)
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