Subscriptions on sale
Subscriptions for the new quarter are on sale from today. January, February and March will abound in attractions. The 2019 is going to start with a carnival mood and the reprise of the concert “Tribute to Musical” and an operetta gala, while the end of the quarter—and the beginning of spring—will be marked by a concert full of masterpieces (Weber, Mozart, Beethoven) and a flute showpiece (Mendelssohn, Paganini, Schumann). You will not miss out on the increasingly popular film music, and as an additional relish there will be chamber concert of La Vanagloria wind quintet, and a concert of AudioFeels a capella group accompanied by the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic.
Our guest stars will be Małgorzata Walewska, Edyta Krzemień, Joanna Kołaczkowska, Edyta Piasecka, Adam Sobierajski, Michał Skiepko, Edyta Krzemień, Adam Kutny, soloists: pianists Paweł Kowalski oraz Michał Drewnowski, violist Wojciech Kołaczyk, saxophonist Paweł Gusnar, and flautist János Bálint. Orchestras will be led by Tomasz Filipczak, Tomasz Tokarczyk, Maciej Sztor, Łukasz Łodygowski, Daniel Smith, Szymon Bywalec, and of course Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk.
Subscriptions for the first quarter of 2019 include 10 concerts. Music Lover’s Subscription may be bought in regular (345 PLN) or concession (285 PLN) price and its cost is 25% lower that the sum of single tickets, while the subscribents have their seat of choice in the audience guaranteed. You can also choose your own subscription: 5 concerts of your choice and one additional one; you pay the regular price of 5 concerts + 1 PLN (promotional price) for concert on February 15. You can purchase the subscriptions in Opera’s box office up to January 4, 2019. More information at Subscriptions tab.
TRIBUTE TO MUSICAL
5 I 2019
Main Stage / Odeska 1 / 19.00
UNFORGETTABLE SONGS REMARKABLY PERFORMED
Damian Aleksander and Guests:
Małgorzata Walewska
Kayah
Edyta Krzemień
Joanna Kołaczkowska
Tomasz Filipczak—conductor
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Piotr Matuszczyk—piano
Bartosz Szetela—bass guitar
Cezary Konrad—percussion
Violetta Bielecka—choir director
Magdalena Miśka-Jackowska—hosting
Songs from “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Hair,” “Evita,” “West Side Story,” “Cabaret” and many more.
FEAST
11 I 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
OPERETTA GALA: CHEERFUL, TOUCHING, CLASSICAL
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk—conductor
Edyta Piasecka—soprano
Adam Sobierajski—tenor
Michał Skiepko—tenor
Operetta gala with the most beautiful arias, ouvertures, and instrumental pieces.
DIRECTIONS OF THE WORLD
18 I 2019, rescheduled to 21 VI 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
JOURNEY THROUGH MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk—conductor
Paweł Kowalski—piano
George Gershwin—Cuban overture
George Gershwin—Piano Concerto in F major
Maurice Ravel—Rapsodie espagnole
Maurice Ravel—Bolero
RAPTURE
25 I 2019
Main Stage / Odeska 1 / 19.00
MUSIC THAT DEPICTS
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Maciej Sztor—conductor
Edyta Krzemień—soprano
Violetta Bielecka—choir preparation
Themes and suites from “The Magnificent Seven,” “The Hateful Eight,” “Once Upon a Time in the West,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “The Godfather,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Contact,” “Alien vs Predator,” “Avatar,” “Independence Day”
MEMORY
8 II 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
MEMORIES SAVED IN SOUND
Concert in memoriam of the 79th anniversary of first deportations to Siberia and Tadeusz Trojanowski artistic activity jubilee.
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk—conductor
Michał Drewnowski—piano
Karol Szymanowski—Concerto ouverture in E major op. 12
Tadeusz Trojanowski—Concertino for piano and strings
Tadeusz Trojanowski—“Pro Memoria” for piano, strings and timpani
Piotr Czajkowski—Symphony No. 6 in B minor “Pathétique Symphony” op. 74
FROM THE ITALIAN LAND TO POLAND
15 II 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
CONCERT ON OCCASSION OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN POLAND AND ITALY
La Vanagloria wind quintet
Kinga Pancerz—flute
Luca Neccia—oboe
Paweł Waśkowski—clarinet
Marek Kit—bassoon
Tomasz Czekała—horn
Giuseppe Maria Cambini—Quintet in D minor no. 2
Giacomo Puccini—“Crisantemi” (arr. T. Miller)
Nino Rota—“Piccola offerta musicale”
Tadeusz Szeligowski—Quintet for winds
Luciano Feliciani—“Polish sketches”—suite
IMAGINATION
1 III 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
WHEN THE MUSIC NARRATES
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk—conductor
Wojciech Kołaczyk—viola
Paweł Gusnar—saxophone
Adam Kutny—baritone
Violetta Bielecka—choir preparation
Gioacchino Rossini—Overture to the opera “Wilhelm Tell”
Krzysztof Herdzin—Concerto for viola and alto saxophone
William Walton—“Belshazzar’s Feast”
AUDIOFEELS SYMPHONICALLY
8 III 2019
Main Stage / Odeska 1 / 19.00
SYMPHONY OF VOICES
AudioFeels
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Łukasz Łodygowski—conductor
Justyna Skoczylas-Zamaryka—vocal
Sylwia Mądra—vocal
Joanna Jurczuk—vocal
Violetta Bielecka—choir preparation
MASTERS
15 III 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
THREE GREAT NAMES
odlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Smith—conductor
Carl Maria von Weber—Overture to the opera “Euryanthe”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—Symphony no. 40 in G minor KV 550
Ludwig van Beethoven—Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67
MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS
22 III 2019
Concert Hall / Podleśna 2 / 19.00
SERENE LANDSCAPES PAINTED BY SOUNDS
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Orchestra
Szymon Bywalec—conductor
János Bálint—flute
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy—Overture to “Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Niccolò Paganini—Concerto no. 2 for violin in B minor “La campanella” transcribed for flute
Robert Schumann—Symphony no. 1 op. 38 “Spring Symphony”
