The Opening Gala
The 200th birthday of Stanisław Moniuszko

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PERFORMERS

Conductor
Tadeusz Kozłowski

Soloists
Prizewinners of the competition’s previous editions 

Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera

PROGRAMME

HALKA
Mazurka
from Act I of the opera
ORCHESTRA  OF THE TEATR WIELKI - POLISH NATIONAL OPERA

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Sword-Bearer’s aria “Kto z mych dziewek”
from Act II of the opera
ŁUKASZ GOLIŃSKI

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Hanna’s recitative and aria 
“Do grobu trwać w bezżennym stanie” 
from Act IV of the opera
EWA TRACZ

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Jadwiga’s dumka
from Act II of the opera
URSZULA KRYGER

THE COUNTESS
Countess’s aria  “Zbudzić się z ułudnych snów” 
from Act III of the opera
JOANNA ZAWARTKO

THE OLD CORPORAL
Lyrics: Pierre de Béranger. 
Translation: Władysław Syrokomla
ADAM PALKA

THE TEAR
Lyrics: Wacław Szymanowski 
based on Casimir Delavigne’s Paria

THE SPINNER
Lyrics: Jan Czeczot
JAKUB JÓZEF ORLIŃSKI

[INTERVAL]

HALKA
Highlander dances
from Act III of the opera
ORCHESTRA  OF THE TEATR WIELKI - POLISH NATIONAL OPERA

HALKA
Halka’s recitative and aria  “Gdyby rannym słonkiem” 
from Act II of the opera
OLGA BUSUIOC

HALKA
Jontek’s aria “Szumią jodły na gór szczycie”
from Act IV of the opera
RAFAŁ BARTMIŃSKI

HALKA
Halka’s aria “Ha! dzieciątko nam umiera”
from Act IV of the opera
JOANNA ZAWARTKO

KNOW YE THE LAND
Lyrics: Adam Mickiewicz
KONU KIM

TO THE RIVER NIEMEN
Lyrics: Adam Mickiewicz
URSZULA KRYGER

UNCERTAINTY
Lyrics: Adam Mickiewicz
JAKUB JÓZEF ORLIŃSKI

THE COSSACK
Polish lyrics: Jan Czeczot
ŁUKASZ GOLIŃSKI

THE DREAM
Lyrics: M. Desbordes-Valmore
Translation: Maksymilian Radziszewski

LONGING
Lyrics: Piotr Maszyński
AGATA SCHMIDT

LITTLE KRAKOWIAK
Lyrics: Edmund Wasilewski
RAFAŁ BARTMIŃSKI

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Skołuba’s aria “Ten zegar stary”
from Act III of the opera
ADAM PALKA

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Stefan’s recitative and aria “Cisza dokoła”
from Act III of the opera
KONU KIM

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Hanna and Jadwiga’s duet “Już ogień płonie”
from Act II of the opera
EWA TRACZ, AGATA SCHMIDT

THE HAUNTED MANOR
Mazurka
from Act IV of the opera
ORCHESTRA  OF THE TEATR WIELKI - POLISH NATIONAL OPERA