Krzysztof Penderecki: Utrenja

Kościół Wszystkich Świętych plac Grzybowski 3/5, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

‘Theatre of Death and Resurrection’ – this is how Mieczysław Tomaszewski titled the chapter devoted to Utrenja in his book about Krzysztof Penderecki The monumental religious work, which consists of Utrenja I, created in 1969/70,…

Elīna Garanča

Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa plac Teatralny 1, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Named "the best Carmen in 25 years" by the New York Times. Elīna Garanča has reigned on opera stages for more than two decades as one of the most outstanding mezzo-sopranos. The concert program was…

Heroines of Polish music

POLIN Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich Mordechaja Anielewicza 6, Warszawa, mazowieckie, Poland

Composer, pedagogue, conductor, but also director of cultural institutions, politician, in 1997-1999 Minister of Culture and Arts. Joanna Wnuk-Nazarova is celebrating her 75th anniversary this year. The concert dedicated to her is a pretext to…

Venceslao, re di Polonia

Filharmonia Narodowa, Sala Koncertowa Jasna 5, Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

In 1725, a five-act opera by Venetian composer Antonio Caldara with a libretto by Apostolo Zeno was premiered at the imperial court in Vienna. Venceslao re di Polonia disappeared from the stage immediately afterwards. Martyna…