La Folle Journée de Varsovie: Romantic Inspirations in Opera (4)

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PROGRAMME:

Giuseppe Verdi Overture to the opera Nabucco [8’]
Giuseppe Verdi Perfidi!… Pietà, rispetto, amore… Recitative and Aria of Macbeth from the opera Macbeth after William Shakespeare [6’]
Gaetano Donizetti Ah! tardai troppo… O luce di quest’anima Recitative and Cavatina of Linda from the opera Linda of Chamounix [6’]
Georges Bizet Aria of Micaëla Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante from Act 3 of the opera Carmen [5’]
Giuseppe Verdi Overture to the opera Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) [5’]
Giuseppe Verdi Alzati! là tuo figlio… Eri tu che macchiavi quell’anima… Recitativ and aria of Renato from the opera Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball) after Eugene Scribe [6’]
Tatiana Papageorgiou Chopiniana, Orchestral Suite (selection, arr. for string orchestra and piano of Frédéric Chopin’s piano works: Polonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1, Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2, Nocturne in F major, Op. 15 No. 1, Mazurka in C major, Op. 33 No. 2, Waltz in A minor, WN 63) [20’]

PERFORMERS:

Gabriela Legun soprano
Leszek Skrla baritone
Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
Patrick Fournillier conductor

The revolutionary concept of La Folle Journée consists in a dizzying number of short concerts in the span of a few days with an appealing repertoire and affordable ticket prices. All of that attracts large crowds of new listeners to the concert halls in a spectacular fashion. Every year, thousands of people gather in Teatr Wielki - The Polish Opera on the last weekend of September to listen to concerts of their choice from dozens of available events.The festival has gained the reputation of the biggest classical music feast in Poland. Many regular and occasional concertgoers spend the whole year waiting for it.

It is the only festival in the country that combines symphonic and chamber concerts performed by the brightest stars of classical music with a broad educational repertoire that gathers together the most gifted young musicians from across Poland. Every year, around 1000 artists perform during the festival and are listened to by nearly 40 000 audience members.