JANUARY 2026
Carnival Evening
09.01.2026 | 7.00 PM
Concert Hall, Podleśna Street 2
Orchestra of The Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk – conductor
Artur Jaroń – piano
Karolina Kolińska – soprano
Daria Lahotska – soprano
Programme:
L. Bernstein – Orchestral Suite from the musical West Side Story
G. Gershwin – Piano Concerto in F major
J. Offenbach – Overture to the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld
F. Lehár – Giuditta’s Aria Whoever Kisses My Lips Dreams from the operetta Giuditta
J. Strauss (son) – Waltz The Artist’s Life Op. 316
N. Dostal – Duet between Clivia and Juana The Girls of Barcelona from the operetta Clivia
J. Strauss – Jockey-Polka, Op. 278
G. Rossini – Duet of Cats
J. Strauss (son) – Polka Thunder and Lightning, Op. 324
J. Strauss (father) – Radetzky March, Op. 228
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Dialogues of Hope: From Beethoven to Karłowicz
30.01.2026 | 7.00 PM
Main Stage, Odeska 1 Street
Orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Alexandr Iradyan – conductor
Trio Lontano:
Anna Kamińska – piano
Paweł Polak – violin
Grzegorz Vytlacil – cello
Programme:
L. van Beethoven – Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56
M. Karłowicz – Symphony in E minor, Op. 7 Renaissance
FEBRUARY 2026
A night full of stars
06.02.2026 | 7.00 PM
Main Stage, Odeska 1 Street
Orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk – conductor
Grażyna Brodzińska – soprano
Maciej Nerkowski – baritone
Programme:
G. Gershwin – Cuban Overture
E. Piaf – La Vie en Rose
J. Kander, F. Ebb – New York, New York
G. Gershwin – Overture to the musical Girl Crazy
J. Bock, S. Harnick – Golda and Tevye Duet To Dawn, To Dusk from the musical Fiddler on the Roof
I. Berlin – Cheek to Cheek Duet
J.Ph. Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever March
A. Lara – Granada
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P. Ábrahám – Tangolita
J. Strauss (son) – Waltz from Tales of the Vienna Woods, Op. 325
R. Rodgers, O. Hammerstein II – Some Enchanted Evening from the musical South Pacific
A. Lloyd Webber – Memory from the musical Cats
J. Strauss (son) – Banditen-Galopp, Op. 378
B. Kaempfert, C. Singleton, E. Snyder – Strangers in the Night
J. Strauss – Polka Ohne Sorgen! op. 271
J. Revaux, G. Thibaut, C. François – My Way
A. Lloyd Webber – Amigos Para Siempre
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Valentine’s Day concert
13.02.2026 | 7.00 PM
Main Stage, Odeska 1 Street
Big Band of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Andrzej Makal – music director
Soloists:
Weronika Bochat
Monika Ziółkowska
Maciej Nerkowski
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Verdi’s Gala
27.02.2026 | 7.00 PM
Main Stage, Odeska 1 Street
Orchestra and Choir of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Tadeusz Wojciechowski – conductor
Violetta Bielecka – Choir director
Wioletta Chodowicz – soprano
Anna Wolfinger – soprano
Joanna Motulewicz – mezzosoprano
Rafał Bartmiński – tenor
Tomasz Rak – baritone
Programme:
Overture to the opera La forza del destino
Leonora’s aria Pace, pace mio Dio from Act IV of the opera La forza del destino
Posa’s aria Per me giunto e il di supremo from Act III of the opera Don Carlos
Carlos and Posa’s duet Dio che nell’alma infondere from Act I of the opera Don Carlos
Chorus Va pensiero from Act III of the opera Nabucco
Aida’s aria Ritorna vincitor from Act I of the opera Aida
Aida’s duet and Amneris Silenzio! Aida verso noi s’avanza from Act II of the opera Aida
Triumphal march from Act II of the opera Aida
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Chorus of Gypsies Chi del gitano from Act II of the opera Il trovatore
Azucena’s aria Stride la vampa from Act II of the opera Il trovatore
Iago’s aria Credo in un Dio crudel from Act II of the opera Otello
Desdemona’s aria Ave Maria from act IV of the opera Otello
Duet of Gilda and the Prince E il sol dell’anima from Act I of the opera Rigoletto
Gilda’s aria Caro nome che il mio cor from act I of the opera Rigoletto
Aria Rigoletto Cortigiani vil razza dannata from Act III of the opera Rigoletto
Gilda’s aria Tutte le feste al tempio from act III of the opera Rigoletto
Duet Gilda and Rigoletto’s Si vendetta from Act III of the opera Rigoletto
The Prince’s aria La donna e mobile from Act III of the opera Rigoletto
Violetta’s recitative and aria È strano! / Sempre libera from Act I of the opera La Traviata
Alfred and Violetta’s duet Libiamo nè lieti calici from Act I of the opera La Traviata
MARCH 2026
Masterful interpretations
06.03.2026 | 7.00 PM
Concert Hall, Podleśna 2 Street
Orchestra of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk – conductor
Piotr Pławner – violin
Programme:
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
J. Brahms – Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
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An Evening with Grieg | 5th Anniversary of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Ballet
20.03.2026 | 7.00 PM
Main Stage, Odeska 1 Street
5th Anniversary of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Ballet
Orchestra and Ballet of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Tomasz Tokarczyk – conductor
Mateusz Dubiel – piano
Nicola Melita – choreography
Programme:
E. Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
E. Grieg – Orchestral Suites No. 1 and 2
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Messiah
27.03.2026 | 7.00 PM
Main Stage, Odeska 1 Street
Orchestra and Choir of the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Mirosław Jacek Błaszczyk – conductor
Violetta Bielecka – Choir director
Marta Wróblewska – soprano
Joanna Motulewicz – mezzosoprano
Zbigniew Malak – tenor
Jarosław Kitala – baritone
Programme:
G.F. Handel – Oratorio Messiah HWV 56