Agnieszka Zwierko News
opera singer, performing artist
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2020-06-14 09:05:17
A Life On-line: Thais from the Metropolitan Opera, Sorochinsy Fair and Eugene Onegin from the Komische Oper, and Covent Garden re-opens
[…] by Henrik Nánási. Kosky used the 1932 completion of the opera by Pavel Lamm and Vissarion Shebalin, but also added some extra choruses and an aria for the tenor 'hero' Gritsko. There is almost no plot, simply a series of vignettes of peasant life strung together around the attempts of Gritsko, a peasant lad (Alexander Lewis) and Parasya (Mirka Wagner), but though Parasya's father, the peasant Cherevik (Jens Larsen), supports them, her step-mother Khivrya (Agnes Zwierko) does not. Throw in Khivrya's affair with the local priest, and a legend about the devil returning each year to the fair to look for his missing red coat and you have the entire plot. But Kosky made the piece erupt with engaging energy, using the large chorus to maximum effect and keeping a stripped down stage. There were plenty of dramatic tropes familiar from other Russian operas, but the result had an […]
2016-04-04 16:00:51
Look Bacchae in anger
La Cieca has been asked to inform you, the cher public, that although Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin is under the weather this week, the weekly “Montag mit Marianne” stream continues with a performance of Szymanowski’s Krol Roger. Karol Szymanowski: Krol Roger Royal Opera, Covent Garden Antonio Pappano, conductor 16 May 2015 Krol Roger – Mariusz Kwiecien Roxana – Georgia Jarman Edrissi – Kim Begley Shepherd – Saimir Pirgu Archbishop – Alan Ewing Deaconess – Agnes Zwierko Photograph: Tristram Kenton
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2016-03-16 16:22:41
Help needed for brain tumour bass
The young Polish bass Jacek Janiszewski , 47, has undergone surgery for a brain tumor. The operation was successful, but the convalescence is taking longer than expected and the costs are mounting. The international mezzo-soprano Agnes Zwierko tells Slipped Disc: ‘In 2014, Jacek began to have hearing problems. ‘A fast-growing brain tumour was discovered and he underwent surgery by the best possible surgeon in December 2014. He emerged with three nerves, responsible for the working of one of the vocal cords, weakened. ‘Jacek could not speak at all. We met in January and February in Berlin, during performances of Traviata with Kurzak. He was taken under the care by a renowned specialist with Polish roots. At first, he didn’t speak, he made noise. Jacek needed to have rehabilitation. We met again this January when he visited me in Warsaw. He speaks much better now and you can hear his beautiful […]
2015-11-23 19:52:00
Cette semaine à Montréal (23 à 29 novembre) / This Week in Montreal (November 23 - 29)
[…] Weimann and Arion Baroque Orchestra offer a refined program featuring Bach’s Magnificat. www.festivalbachmontreal.com Elektra – Opéra de Montréal La présentation par Opéra de Montréal de l’opéra en un acte Elektra de Richard Strauss marque le retour du chef Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Le rôle titre sera interprété par la soprano étatsunienne Lise Lindstrom, qui a tenu la vedette dans la récente production de Turandot au Met. La distribution, brillante, inclut Nicola Beller Carbone en Chrysothémis, Agnes Zwierko en Clytemnestre et Alan Held en Oreste. La mise en scène est assurée par Alain Gauthier. Les 21, 24, 26 et 28 novembre à 19h30. www.operademontreal.com Opéra de Montréal’s presentation of Richard Strauss’s one-act opera Elektra features the return of the Orchestre Métropolitain under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. American soprano Lise Lindstrom, who recently starred in the Met’s production of Turandot, will also play the title role in this production. The distinguished […]
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