Jadwiga Rappé

{{short description|Polish operatic contralto (born 1952)}}

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Jadwiga Rappé (born 24 February 1952) is a Polish operatic contralto, born in Toruń. Rappé studied Slavic philology at the University of Warsaw and voice at the Wroclaw Music Academy.{{cite web | title=Jadwiga Rappé | website=UMFC | date=1 July 2011 | url=https://chopin.edu.pl/employees/37_jadwiga-rapp | language=pl | ref={{sfnref | UMFC | 2011}} | access-date=4 March 2022}}

In 1980 she was awarded first prize at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig.{{cite book | last=Clark | first=Andrew | title=The Grove book of opera singers | publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=New York, NY | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-19-533765-5 | oclc=213449631 | page=}}{{cite web | title=Jadwiga Rappé | website=Szwedart Impresariat Artystyczny | date=2 October 2019 | url=http://szwedart.info/en/artists-roster/jadwiga-rappe/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625050213/http://szwedart.info/en/artists-roster/jadwiga-rappe/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=June 25, 2021 | access-date=4 March 2022}} She made her professional opera debut at the Grand Theatre, Warsaw, in 1983 and has since remained a regular artist at that theatre. She has sung leading roles with other opera houses internationally, including the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Royal Opera House in London.{{cite web | title=Jadwiga Rappé – CD Accord | website=cdaccord.com.pl | url=https://cdaccord.com.pl/en/artists/jadwiga-rappe/ | language=pl | access-date=4 March 2022}}