RESPIGHI - MOZART

The concert is organized by the Polish Royal Opera.

The first part of the evening will feature music by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936). The suite Gli uccelli (1928) for small orchestra consists of five miniatures inspired by early harpsichord music: each piece is based on a work from the 17th or 18th century - the Prelude and the Cuckoo by Bernardo Pasquini that closes the cycle, the Dove by Jacques de Gallot, the Hen by Jean-Philippe Rameau, and an anonymous Nightingale. The cantata Il tramonto (Twilight) from 1914 brings a completely different mood: it is a sorrowful tale of lost love, woven from the romantic poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), with the vocal line sung by a mezzo-soprano.

The second part of the concert will feature Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony in D major KV 504 from 1786, first performed in Prague in January of the following year - hence its nickname "Prague". The three-movement form follows Italian tradition, with clear structure and restrained expression.

Program:

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Gli uccelli (Birds) - suite for small orchestra, P.154
1. Preludio
2. La colomba (Dove)
3. La gallina (Hen)
4. L'usignuolo (Nightingale)
5. Il cucù (Cuckoo)

Il tramonto (Twilight) for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra

- intermission -

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony in D major No. 38 KV 504 "Prague"
1. Adagio - Allegro
2. Andante
3. Finale. Presto

Performers:
Monika Ledzion - mezzo-soprano
Orchestra of the Polish Royal Opera
Tomasz Bugaj - conductor

Tickets: 60 PLN (regular), 40 PLN (reduced). Reduced tickets are available for children under 6, students up to age 26, pensioners and disabled persons, as well as individuals with a recognized disability status - upon presentation of appropriate documentation at entry.

Tickets are available at the box office of the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of Polish Radio one hour before the concert, provided the allocation has not been exhausted. Seats for persons with disabilities are not equipped with armchairs.