Time 19:00
The Royal Theatre in the Old Orangery in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
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The Polish Royal Opera once again joins in the Night of Museums – a unique celebration of culture and art. On this special evening, the enchanting space of the Old Orangery in Warsaw’s Royal Łazienki Park will be filled with a variety of music performed by outstanding soloists of the Polish Royal Opera, accompanied on the piano by Dagmara Dudzińska.
The first two concerts will be devoted to Polish vocal lyricism. At 19:00, we will hear songs by Stanisław Niewiadomski, combining – as Irena Poniatowska observed – “the spirit of Polish poetry with beautiful vocal arrangements,” along with works by Jan Gall, full of simplicity and charm. At 19:25, soloists of the Polish Royal Opera will perform Kalina by Ignacy Marceli Komorowski, which enjoyed great popularity in the 19th century, selected songs from Op. 18 by Ignacy Jan Paderewski, likely written under the influence of his deep affection for Helena Górska, as well as deeply moving songs by Mieczysław Karłowicz set to the poetry of Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, which was a particularly strong source of inspiration for the composer.
After a short break, the stage of the Royal Theatre will be taken over by the powerful emotions embedded in German Romantic songs. The depth of feeling is expressed in a particularly striking way in Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe, set to poems by Heinrich Heine. The piece opens with a declaration of love, not coincidentally containing a musical quotation from a composition by Clara Wieck-Schumann. However, emotions of the heart can take many forms, as will be proven by moving interpretations of selected songs by Schubert, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss.
W roku obchodów 270. rocznicy urodzin oraz 235. rocznicy śmierci Wolfganga Amadeusza Mozarta nie może zabraknąć fragmentów z oper wiedeńskiego mistrza. Będzie zatem można usłyszeć zaloty Narda z Wesołej ogrodniczki, zachwycić się sprytem uroczej Zuzanny z Wesela Figara, poznać naturę miłości w rozumieniu Dorabelli z Cosi fan tutte czy w końcu wraz z Zerliną ulec urokowi tytułowego bohatera opery Don Giovanni. Natomiast finał wieczoru należeć będzie do króla opery komicznej – Gioachina Rossiniego. Fragmenty ze słynnej Włoszki w Algierze oraz przypisywany mistrzowi opery komicznej – choć prawdopodobnie opracowany przez angielskiego kompozytora Roberta Lucasa Pearsalla – Duet kotów z pewnością pozostawią publiczność w pogodnym nastroju.
In the year marking the 270th anniversary of the birth and the 235th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, no program would be complete without excerpts from the operas of the Viennese master. Audiences will therefore get the chance to hear Nardo’s advances from La finta giardiniera, admire the wit of the charming Susanna from Le nozze di Figaro, explore the nature of love as understood by Dorabella in Così fan tutte, and finally, together with Zerlina, succumb to the charm of the title character in Don Giovanni. The evening will conclude with the king of comic opera, Gioachino Rossini. Excerpts from the famous L’italiana in Algeri and the Duetto buffo di due gatti, attributed to the master of comic opera – though most likely arranged by the English composer Robert Lucas Pearsall – will surely leave the audience in a cheerful mood.
Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska
PROGRAM
19:00-19:15
Stanisław Niewiadomski (1859–1936)
Ostatnia róża – lyrics A. Asnyk
Indele i Mendele – lyrics M. Konopnicka
Zaczarowana królewna – lyrics M. Konopnicka
Zosia – lyrics T. Lenartowicz
Między nami nic nie było – lyrics A. Asnyk
Jan Gall (1856–1912)
Gdybym był młodszy, dziewczyno – lyrics A. Asnyk
Twe ciche, duże, jasne oczy – lyrics A. Asnyk
19:25-19:40
Ignacy Marceli Komorowski (1824–1857)
Kalina – lyrics T. Lenartowicz
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
Tylem wytrwał Op. 18 No. 5 – lyrics A. Mickiewicz
Gdybym się zmienił Op. 18 No. 6 – lyrics A. Mickiewicz
Mieczysław Karłowicz (1876–1909)
Zasmuconej – lyrics K. Przerwa-Tetmajer
Pod jaworem – lyrics K. Przerwa-Tetmajer
Z nową wiosną – lyrics K. Przerwa-Tetmajer
19:50-20:05
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Dichterliebe Op. 48 – lyrics H. Heine (selection):
1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
Drei zweistimmige Lieder Op. 43 (selection):
1. Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär – lyrics G. F. Treitschke
3. Schön Blümelein – lyrics R. Reinick
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Lachen und Weinen Op. 59 No. 4 – lyrics F. Rückert
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Mädchenlied Op. 107 No. 5 – lyrics P. Heyse
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
Mörike-Lieder No. 12, Verborgenheit – lyrics E. Mörike
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Morgen! Op. 27 No. 4 – lyrics J. H. Mackay
20:25-20:40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Via resti servita – duet (Susanna and Marcellina) from the opera Le nozze di Figaro
Con un vezzo all’Italiana – aria (Nardo) from the opera La finta giardiniera
Crudel! perché finora… – duet (Susanna and Count) from the opera Le nozze di Figaro
È amore un ladroncello – aria (Dorabella) from the opera Così fan tutte
Là ci darem la mano – duet (Zerlina and Don Giovanni) from the opera Don Giovanni
20:50-21:05
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Duetto buffo di due gatti
Cruda sorte – aria (Isabella) from the opera L’Italiana in Algeri
Ai capricci della sorte – duet (Isabella and Taddeo) from the opera L’Italiana in Algeri
PERFORMERS
MARTA BOBERSKA SOPRANO
TATIANA HEMPEL-GIERLACH SOPRANO
DOROTA LACHOWICZ MEZZOSOPRANO
ANETA ŁUKASZEWICZ MEZZOSOPRANO
LESZEK ŚWIDZIŃSKI TENOR
WITOLD ŻOŁĄDKIEWICZ BARITONE
DAGMARA DUDZIŃSKA GRAND PIANO
Duration: approx. 2 h 5 mins
