Performers
- Aleksandra Olczyk soprano*
- Monika Ledzion mezzosoprano‡
- Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
- Patrick Fournillier conductor
Programme
Georges Bizet Opera Carmen (selection)
Prelude to act IV [3’]
Habanera L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, Carmen’s aria from act I [5’]‡
Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante, Micaëla’s aria from act III [6’]*
Jules Massenet Méditation for violin and orchestra, entr’acte from act II of opera Thaïs [6’]
Jacques Offenbach Elle a fui, la tourterelle!, Antonia’s aria from act III of opera The Tales Of Hoffmann (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) [5’]*
Jules Massenet Les larmes qu’on ne pleure pas, Charlotte’s aria from act III of opera Werther [3’]‡
Léo Delibes Dôme épais le jasmin, Lakmé and Malika’s duet (Flower Duet) from act I of opera Lakmé [5’]*‡
Camille Saint-Saëns Opera Samson and Dalila, Op. 47 (selection)
Bacchanale from act II [8’]
Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix, Dalila’s aria from act II [7’]‡
Charles Gounod Waltz Je veux vivre dans ce rêve, Julia’s aria from act I of opera Romeo and Juliet [5’]*
Jacques Offenbach Barcarolle Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour, Juliet and Nicholas’s duet from act IV of opera The Tales Of Hoffmann [5’]*‡
Concert description
Dedicated to Institut Français in Poland on its 100th anniversary