The Great New Year's Eve Gala for the encore — Pearls of opera and operetta

Sarah Traubel

PFB OrkGeorge Tchitchinadze — conductorSarah Traubel — soprano Mariusz Godlewski — baritone

Hosted by: Krzysztof Dąbrowski

Programa:

Wolfgang Amadeusz Mozart — Overture to the opera The Marriage of Figaro [4'] Aria by Zuzanna Giunse alfin il momento... Deh, vieni, non tardar... from the opera The Marriage of Figaro [4'] Aria Figara Non più andrai from the opera The Marriage of Figaro [4'] Overture to the opera Cosi fan tutte [4'] Duet and recitative Là ci darem la mano from the opera Don Giovanni [6']

Otto Nikolai — Overture to the opera Merry Mummies of Windsor [9']

Break [20']

Johann Strauss II — Overture to the operetta Revenge of the Bat [8'] Imre Kálmán — Duet of Silva and Edwin from the operetta The Princess of the Czardas [7'] Johann Strauss II — Trich-trash Polka [4'] Imre Kálmán — Aria Boni from the operetta The Princess of Czardas [3'] Franz Lehár — Aria Mehr Lippen, sie küssen so heiß from the operetta Giuditta [5'] Johann Strauss II — On the beautiful blue Danube [10']

Sarah TraubelSoprist of German origin, currently associated with the Leipzig Opera. She honed her vocal skills at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Manhattan School of Music in New York. She was educated under the guidance of such educators as Barbara Bonney, Francisco Araiza, Julie Kaufmann and Angelika Kirchschlager.She has a number of outstanding creations, including works by W.A. Mozart (The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, The Marriage of Figaro, La finta semplice), G. Verdi (Traviata) or C.M. von Weber (The Freelancer), with whom she became famous on the boards of opera houses around the world and during numerous international music festivals, including the Festival International d'Opéra Baroque in Beaune. She has collaborated with outstanding conductors and directors such as: Daniele Gatti, Ingo Metzmacher, Adam Fischer, Harry Kupfer, Jan Esslinger, Joan Anton Rechi, Paco Azorín, Nina Russi, Jens-Daniel Herzog. In his extremely rich repertoire he also has L. van Beethoven's 9th Symphony, R. Strauss's Four Last Songs, D. Shostakovich's 14th Symphony, G. Mahler's Fourth Symphony and G.B. Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.

Mariusz Godlewski

Mariusz GodlewskiGraduate of the Academy of Music in Wrocław. He is a laureate of many national and foreign competitions. He was a scholarship holder of the Wrocław local government in the field of Culture and Art for Young Talented Wrocław residents and the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. From 2001 to 2002 he was on a scholarship in Vienna, in the class of Prof. Leopold Spitzer. He performs on the most important stages in Poland (including at the Teatr Wielkim-National Opera) and abroad. In 2019-2022, three solo albums with songs by S. Moniuszko were created on behalf of NIFC, which the artist recorded together with pianist Radosław Kurek. Mariusz Godlewski also has Moniuszko's recorded operas in his CD collection: Straszny dwór (as Zbigniew), Flis (Jakub), Beata (Henryk Volsey), Halka (Janusz) and a CD with songs by F. Chopin. In 2022, the artist received the Cyprian Kamil Norwid Award of the Mazovian Voivodeship Self-Government for recording the second volume of the song by S. Moniuszko and the creation of Podczaszyc in the recording of the Countess. Mariusz Godlewski has many major opera parts in his repertoire. The artist also performs vocal lyrics by Schubert and Brahms and German and English Baroque music. For his role as Scarpia in G. Puccini's Tosca, Mariusz Godlewski was awarded the Jan Kiepura Theatre Music Prize in the category: best singer (2014).

George Tchitchinadze, photo by Piotr Hukało

George TchitchinadzeOne of the most beloved artists of Georgia, who instantly won the recognition of the audience and critics due to his impressive skills, taste and imagination, charisma, and at the same time warmth and sensitivity in dealing with the audience and musicians. The maestro began his career as an opera conductor in 1998, conducting the Gala Concert during the Tbilisi International Opera Festival. He currently teaches a conducting class and heads the Opera Department at the Tbilisi State Conservatory. George Tchitchinadze has collaborated with several Polish orchestras, such as Sinfonia Iuventus, Sinfonia Varsovia and the Orchestra of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław. Recently, he has conducted Christmas and New Year concerts with the Georgian Chamber Orchestra in Ingolstadt, Germany and the Orchestra of the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, with whom he often performs. He has toured extensively in Israel with Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet, performing in Jerusalem, Quiriat Haim, Herzelia and Rishon LeZion. He conducted orchestras such as the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra, the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra and the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra.Maestro also conducted the orchestra of the Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet, conducting, among others, Aida Verdi, Leoncavalla's Pajaci or Don Giovanni Mozart. He also collaborated with the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra as part of the Vilnius Alternative Festival. He also served as Music Director of the International Music Festival in Saga (Japan), during which he conducted the famous Orchestra of the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg. George Tchitchinadze also conducted the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Dutch Symphony Orchestra in Enschede. The maestro collaborated with Sinfonia Varsovia in Warsaw, Bilbao, Minsk and Japan — with her he made his debut at the La Roque d` Antheron festival in August 2010.

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