The English tenor Ian Bostridge in a duo with the Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski, the French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (this time, and for the first time, as the conductor of Caplle Cracoviensis), his fellow countrymen: the Les Épopées ensemble led by Stéphane Fuget or the German baritone Matthias Goerne – these eminent artists will perform at the Opera Rara Kraków festival organised by the Cracovian early music ensemble. The titles include: Mozart’s Mitridate, Lully’s Alceste, Rameau’s Dardanus, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen staged by Cezary Tomaszewski or Elegy. Brahms – a programme with works by the German composer, which will be adapted for the stage by Krystian Lada. It is going to be a carnival feast!

2 February 2024, Sunday, 7pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Robert Schumann Dichterliebe
Béla Bartók Bagatelles
Ian Bostridge tenor
Piotr Anderszewski piano

8 February 2024, Saturday, 6pm
ICE Kraków / S2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mitridate concert version
Zachary Wilder – Mitridate
Rebecca Bottone – Aspasia
Joanna Sojka – Sifare
Rafał Tomkiewicz – Farnace
Dorota Szczepańska – Ismene
Krzysztof Lachman – Marzio
Joanna Zaucha – Arbate
Capella Cracoviensis
Philippe Jaroussky conductor

11 February 2024, Tuesday, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Jean-Baptiste Lully Alceste concert version
Claire Lefilliâtre – Alceste
Jérôme Boutillier – Alcide
Cyril Auvity – Admète
Frédéric Caton – Lycomède, Charon, Un Homme désolé
Camille Poul – Céphise, Une Femme affligée
Léo Vermot-Desroches – Lycas, Phérès, Alecton, Apollon
Geoffroy Buffière – Cléante, Straton, Pluton, Éole
Cécile Achille – Proserpine, Diane, Thétis
Les Epopées
Stéphane Fuget artistic direction

12 February 2024, Wednesday, 6pm
13 February 2024, Thursday, 6pm
Kraków Philharmonic
Jean-Philippe Rameau Dardanus concert version
Antonin Rondepierre – Dardanus
Sophie Junker – Amour, Iphise
Tomáš Král – Teucer, Isménor
Jarosław Kitala – Anténor
Anna Zawisza – Vénus
Sylwia Olszyńska – Bergère, Premier Songe, Une Phrygienne, Un Plaisir
Sebastian Szumski – Troisième Songe, Un Phrygien
Bartosz Gorzkowski – Deuxième Songe
Festival Orchestra
Marcin Świątkiewicz conductor

14 February 2024, Friday, 7pm
15 February 2024, Saturday, 5pm
16 February 2024, Sunday, 5pm
Łaźnia Nowa Theatre
Henry Purcell The Fairy Queen
Cezary Tomaszewski direction
Ingrida Gapova soprano
Aleksandra Żakiewicz soprano
Anna Koehler soprano
Natalia Kawałek mezzo-soprano
Vincenzo Capezzuto countertenor
Artur Plinta countertenor
Karol Kozłowski tenor
Zbigniew Malak tenor
Jakub Borgiel bass
Michał Dembiński bass
Festival Orchestra
Ana Liz Ojeda Hernandez musical direction

21 February 2024, Friday, 7pm
22 February 2024, Saturday, 5pm
23 February 2024, Sunday, 5pm
Łaźnia Nowa Theatre
Elegy. Brahms
Johannes Brahms:
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Alto-Rhapsodie
Gesang der Parzen
Schicksalslied
Nänie
Krystian Lada script direction set design
Łukasz Misztal set design co-operation
Natalia Kitamikado costumes
Aleksandr Prowaliński lights
Wojciech Grudziński choreography
Wojciech Rodak director’s assistent
Justyna Rapacz alto
Capella Cracoviensis
Jan Tomasz Adamus conductor

24 February 2024, Monday, 7pm
Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
Robert Schumann Dichterliebe
Johannes Brahms Vier Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine
Johannes Brahms Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 32
Matthias Goerne baritone
Bernadette Bartos piano