Stanisława Zawadzka, also known as ''Zavaska'' or ''Stani'', (5 February 1890 in

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– 21 July 1988 in Skolimów) was a Polish

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singer. She was a soloist at

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in Milan,

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in London (1923 to 1935) and the Poznań Opera. After

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, she lectured at the National Music School in Kraków and the National Music School in Warsaw, where she was a professor since 1955. Her most notable pupil is Stefania Woytowicz.

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* * 1890 births 1988 deaths Polish operatic sopranos Academic staff of the Academy of Music in Kraków Polish music educators Polish women music educators Academic staff of the Chopin University of Music Musicians from Warsaw 20th-century Polish women opera singers {{poland-opera-singer-stub