Edyta Piasecka, is a Polish

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. She has been a resident artist at

Opera Krakowska The Opera Krakowska (also known as the Kraków Opera) is an opera house located in Kraków, Poland. It was founded in 1954 in postwar Kraków, although the tradition of opera in the city dates back to 1628 when the first ever full libretto in P ...

since 2002; a position she remains in as of 2024.

Biography

Edyta Piasecka was born in Kraków, Poland. She graduated from the

Academy of Music in Kraków The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków () is a music school, conservatory located in central Kraków, Poland. It is the ''alma mater'' of the renowned Polish contemporary composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who was also its rector for 15 ...

. She participated in a range of master classes, including, a. o. the

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with Anna Reynolds, and courses led by , Christian Elsner, and . She made her debut at the

Kraków Opera The Opera Krakowska (also known as the Kraków Opera) is an opera house located in Kraków, Poland. It was founded in 1954 in postwar Kraków, although the tradition of opera in the city dates back to 1628 when the first ever full libretto in Po ...

, singing the Queen of the Night in Mozart's ''

The Magic Flute ''The Magic Flute'' (, ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. It is a ''Singspiel'', a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered on ...

'' (while still a student). She became a soloist with the Kraków Opera in 1999, when she sang Rosina in Rossini's ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( ) is an ''opera buffa'' (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy ' ...

'', Nedda in Leoncavallo's ''

Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, 'Clowns') is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who mu ...

'', Hanna in Moniuszko's '' The Haunted Manor'', Lucia in Donizetti's ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'', Coraline in Adolphe Adam's '' Le toréador'', Violetta in Verdi's '' La traviata'', Gilda in Verdi's ''

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had c ...

'', Fiordiligi in Mozart's ''

Così fan tutte (''Women are like that, or The School for Lovers''), Köchel catalogue, K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written ...

'' and Rosalinda in J. Strauss's ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original literary source for ' was ...

''. She made her debut at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw in 2003 as Contessa di Folleville in the Polish premiere of Rossini's ''

Il viaggio a Reims ''Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'albergo del giglio d'oro'' (''The Journey to Reims, or The Hotel of the Golden Fleur-de-lis'') is an operatic dramma giocoso, originally performed in three acts,Janet Johnson: ''A Lost Masterpiece Recovered'', pp. 37 ...

''. She sang there Sophie in Moniuszko's '' Halka'' directed by , Rosina in ''The Barber of Seville'' conducted by Will Crutchfield, Violetta in Verdi's ''La traviata'', Hanna in Moniuszko's '' The Haunted Manor'' directed by

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, and the title part in

Żeleński The House of Żeleński is a Polish princely family and one of the most influential noble families in pre-World War II Poland. The Żeleński family's coat of arms is the Ciołek coat of arms, which is one of the oldest in medieval Poland. The Że ...

's ''Goplana''. E Piasecka Fiorilla

Two productions with her were broadcast-ed by Opera Platform: Moniuszko's '' The Haunted Manor'' and Żeleński's ''Goplana'' (rewarded by International Opera Awards in category "Work rediscovered"). In 2010 she was the soprano soloist in Orff's ''

Carmina Burana ''Carmina Burana'' (, Latin for "Songs from Benediktbeuern" 'Buria'' in Latin is a manuscript of 254 poems and dramatic texts mostly from the 11th or 12th century, although some are from the 13th century. The pieces are mostly bawdy, irreveren ...

'' with the

Silesian Philharmonic The Filharmonia Śląska w Katowicach () is a music institution in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice was founded in 1945. The first concert of the orchestra took place on 26 of May 1945. A mixed choir was added in 19 ...

. In March 2017 she performed Fiorilla in Rossini's ''

Il turco in Italia ''Il turco in Italia'' ( English: ''The Turk in Italy'') is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The Italian-language libretto was written by Felice Romani. It was a re-working of a libretto by Caterino Mazzolà set as an opera (with ...

'' directed by Christopher Alden in Warsaw. She also sang, in concert version, Mimi in Puccini's ''

La bohème ''La bohème'' ( , ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '':wikt:quadro, quadri'', ''wikt:tableau, tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto b ...

'' and Bellini's ''

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''. She performs in many oratorios and symphonic work, such as Verdi's ''

Messa da Requiem The ''Messa da Requiem'' is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi admired, and therefore also referred ...

''; Mozart's ''

Exsultate, jubilate (Exult, rejoice), K. 165, is a 1773 motet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. History This religious solo motet was composed when Mozart was staying in Milan during the production of his opera '' Lucio Silla'' which was being performed there in the T ...

'', '' Coronation Mass'', ''

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''; ''Stabat Mater''s by

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and Szymanowski; Vivaldi's ''

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''; Villa-Lobos' '' Bachianas Brasileiras''. She collaborates with Polish and international opera houses and philharmonics, she has performed in music festivals in Poland and abroad. Outside of Poland, she has sung in Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the USA, Denmark, Kuwait, and Italy.

Repertoire

Opera: * T. Adam, '' Toreador,'' Coralina * V. Bellini, ''

'', Norma * G. Donizetti, ''

'', Lucia * R. Leoncavallo, ''

'', Nedda * S. Moniuszko, '' Halka'', Sophia * S. Moniuszko, The Hanted Manor, Hanna * W.A. Mozart, ''

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'', Fiordiriligi * W.A. Mozart, ''

'', Queen of the Night * W.A. Mozart, ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; full title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanish legen ...

'', Donna Anna * W.A. Mozart, ''

Le nozze di Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna ...

'', Contessa * G. Puccini, ''

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'', Mimi, Musetta * G. Rossini, ''

Il barbiere di Siviglia ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( ) is an ''opera buffa'' (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy '' ...

,'' Rosina * G. Rossini, ''

'', Contessa di Folleville * G. Rossini, ''

'', Fiorilla * G. Verdi, ''

'', Gilda * G. Verdi, '' Traviata'', Violetta * W. Żeleński, ''Goplana'', Goplana Operetta: * J. Strauss, ''

'', Rosalinda Oratoria and symphonic works: * H. M. Górecki, ''II Symphony "Copernicus"'' * W.Kilar, ''Angelus'' * W.Kilar, ''Te deum'' * G. Mahler, ''II Symfonia c-moll'' * W.A. Mozart, ''

'' * W.A. Mozart, ''Msza Koronacyjna'' * W.A. Mozart, ''Requiem;'' * W.A. Mozart, ''Grabmusik'' * C.Orff, ''

'' * G.B.Pergolesi, ''Stabat Mater'' * G. Rossini, ''Stabat Mater'' * Fr. Schubert, ''Msza As-dur'' * K. Szymanowski, ''Litania'' * K. Szymanowski, ''Stabat Mater'' * A. Vivaldi, ''Gloria'' * G. Verdi, ''Quatro pezzi sacri'' * G. Verdi, ''Requiem'' * H. Villa-Lobos, ''Bachianas Brasileiras'' Songs of Polish composers: *

Fryderyk Chopin The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the US Grammy and British BRIT Awar ...

; * Witold Friemann; *

Mieczysław Karłowicz Mieczysław Karłowicz (, 11 December 18768 February 1909) was a Polish composer and conductor. Life Mieczysław Karłowicz was born in Vishneva, in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus) into a noble family belonging to ...

; *

Witold Lutosławski Witold Roman Lutosławski (; 25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanow ...

, *

Stanisław Moniuszko Stanisław Moniuszko (; May 5 (17), 1819 – June 4, 1872) was a Polish composer, conductor, organist and pedagogue. He wrote many popular art songs and operas, including '' The Haunted Manor'' and '' Halka'', and his music is filled with patr ...

; *

Karol Szymanowski Karol Maciej Szymanowski (; 3 October 188229 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist. He was a member of the modernism (music), modernist Young Poland movement that flourished in the late 19th and early 20th century. Szymanowski's early w ...

; * Władysław Żeleński.

References

Citations

Bibliography

Edyta Piasecka's biography on portal ''Opera Musica;''

Edyta Piasecka's biography on Polish National Opera (Grand Theatre)

Information about prizes for ''Goplana'' (Work rediscovered) on Operaplatfom

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piasecka, Edyta Living people Polish operatic sopranos 21st-century Polish women opera singers Alumni of the Academy of Music in Kraków 20th-century Polish women opera singers 1972 births