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On the occasion of the 165th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini, the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków presents a monographic concert Il bel sogno comprising works pf Giacomo Puccini: his most well-known famous operas as well as rarely performed Composizioni vocali da camera.

Sogno d’or (lyrics by Carlo Marsili, 1921)
Jan Jakub Bielenia bass
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

E l’uccellino (lyrics by Renato Fucini, 1899)
Casa mia, casa mia (traditional lyrics, 1908)
Zofia Bandyk soprano
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Inno a Diana (lyrics by Carlo Abeniacar, 1897)
Askaniusz Garlicki baritone
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

A te (anonymous lyrics, 1875)
Avanti „Urania”! (lyrics by Renato Fucini, 1896)
Daniel Domarecki tenor
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Terra e mare (lyrics by Enrico Panzacchi, 1902)
Morire? (lyrics by Giuseppe Adami, 1917-1918)
Canto d’anime (lyrics by Luigi Illica, 1903)
Karolina Augustyn soprano
Olena Pavlova piano

Storiella d’amore (lyrics by Antonio Ghislanzoni, 1883)
Sole e amore (anonymous lyrics, 1888)
Jakub Luboiński tenor
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Chi il bel sogno di Doretta – aria from La Rondine (libretto by Giuseppe Adami, 1917)
Gabriela Świerczek-Kurowska soprano
Anna Dębowska-Jaroszek piano

O mio babbino caro – aria from Gianni Schicchi (libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, 1917-1918)
Mariola Siepak-Drobna soprano
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Spogliati, bambolino – trio from Gianni Schicchi
Samuela Łach soprano
Natalia Lechwar mezzo-soprano
Patrycja Wilgos mezzo-soprano
Askaniusz Garlicki baritone
Emilia Bernacka piano

Signore, ascolta – aria from Turandot (libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simone, 1924)
Paula Maciołek soprano
Anna Dębowska-Jaroszek piano

Ho una casa nell’Honan – trio from Turandot
Askaniusz Garlicki baritone
Daniel Domarecki tenor
Jakub Luboiński tenor
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Si, mi chiamano Mimì – aria from La Bohème (libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, 1893-1895)
Paula Maciołek soprano
Anna Dębowska-Jaroszek piano

Quando m’en vo’ – waltz from La Bohème
Karolina Augustyn soprano
Olena Pavlova piano

O Mimi, tu più non torni – duo from La Bohème
Daniel Domarecki tenor
Adam Dobek baritone
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Donde lieta uscì  – aria from La Bohème
Sylwia Olszyńska soprano
Olga Tsymbaluk piano

Un bel dì vedremo – aria from Madama Butterfly (libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, 1904)
Julia Malik soprano
Witold Wilczek piano

Squoti quella fronda di ciliegio – duo from Madama Butterfly
Julia Malik soprano
Wei Lu mezzo-soprano
Emilia Bernacka piano