A night at the opera.OPERA fans are in for a treat next weekend when Mezzo-soprano mezzo-soprano: see soprano. Alicja Wegorzewska-Whiskerd takes the stage at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, Manama. The musician, who has performed at a string of high profile concerts at an array of international venues, will present a selection of famous arias at 'A Night with Opera' event on November 8. She initially learned the piano, but subsequently began her vocal studies in Gdausk, Poland and completed them at the Academy of Music in Warsaw. Her international career began in 1999 when she played the part of Dardane in Gluck's opera Die Pilger von Mekka at Vienna's Kammeroper, after which she appeared in Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti Trouble in Tahiti is a one act opera composed by Leonard Bernstein with an English libretto by the composer. Bernstein later wrote a sequel to the opera, A Quiet Place. with the Neue Oper Wien. After winning the vocal competition in Rheinsberg, she was invited to perform the part of Katte in the world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 of Siegfried Matthus's opera Kronprinz Friedrich, staged for the opening of Rheinsberg's palace theatre and then toured Germany with the production. During her career she has played Charlotte in Massenet's Werther and Olga in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin
Ms Wegorzewska-Whiskerd has also played the lead in the Polish premiere of Britten's opera The Rape of Lucretia, staged by the Krakuw Opera and Orpheus in Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice Orpheus and Eurydice looking back to see if Eurydice was following him to earth, he lost her forever. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 103] See : Love, Tragic , staged by the Krakuw company in a co-production with the Europaeische Festspielinitiative. Her contributions to the soundtrack of the film Wiedamin the Hexer preceded her receiving Poland's Prometheus Stage Award last year. It is the first in a series of planned classical concerts at the centre and is being organised in association with the Gulf Chamber Philharmonia led by director Witold Wnuk. Ms Wegorzewska-Whiskerd will be accompanied by pianist Tamara Granat at the event, sponsored by GAC GAC Great American Country GAC Global Assembly Cache (Microsoft .NET) GAC Global Assembly Cache GAC Granular Activated Carbon GAC Gustavus Adolphus College (St. . It will begin at 8pm and dinner tickets are priced at BD20 and BD15 for the concert only. Contact 17230123 for more information. Copyright 2008 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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