Opera performance - G.Ph.Telemann - Pimpinone - comic opera

PIMPINONE
Vespetta, a clever maid, is looking for a wealthy and naive husband who will be able to free her from the humiliation of plebeian life. The young maid wraps the old Pimpinone around her finger, who entrusts her with the keys to his own cash register and takes her as his wife. The girl transforms from a very nice being into a real hag, her only goal is to make quick money and a good social position. So we are dealing with a cruel farce, without any trace of love illusions. When the new lady of the house parades around town dressed in the most beautiful dresses, the old husband trembles before her hellish temperament and carefully planned intrigues.

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767)
An outstanding German composer of the Baroque era. His life was dominated by an extraordinary passion for music, which blossomed already in his childhood. At the age of only 12, he created his first opera. Although his family wanted him to choose a more stable profession, his mother confiscated his musical instruments, but this did not stop his passion for music. Telemann not only studied law, but also developed his musical skills. He became a versatile musician, mastering many instruments, such as recorder and transverse flute, shawm, oboe, trombone, organ, harpsichord, violin, viola da gamba and double bass. Telemann began his musical career as musical director of the Leipzig Opera in 1702, and later took up the position of organist at the New Church in Leipzig. There he founded the Collegium Musicum, bringing together students, which contributed to increasing his reputation as a composer and conductor. The following years of Telemann's musical career included travels around Germany and employment in various positions, including bandmaster of the Counts of Promnitz. During this period, he had the opportunity to learn Polish folk music and dances, which became the inspiration for his later instrumental compositions. In 1721 he settled in Hamburg, where he served as a cantor and conductor of church music. There he developed his operatic work, becoming one of the most important opera composers of the late Baroque period. His operas competed with the works of Reinhard Keiser, and Telemann became the leading composer in Hamburg. Its importance in the history of music is enormous. Telemann was one of the most prolific composers of all time, leaving behind over 3,000 works. His music was extremely popular during his lifetime, although at some point it fell into obscurity, only to be appreciated again in the 20th century. Telemann maintained contacts with other outstanding composers, such as Handel and Bach, which influenced their mutual inspiration and exchange of ideas. Telemann also had the opportunity to encounter Polish music during his stay at the court of Count Promnitz in Żary. There he learned folk music and dance traditions, which influenced his compositions, which feature Polish motifs. His rich musical legacy includes cantatas, masses, passions, oratorios, operas, orchestral suites, concertos for various solo instruments, harpsichord pieces, sonatas and many others. Telemann became famous for his ability to create music accessible to a wide audience, which contributed to his popularity and influence on the development of baroque music.

MAŁGORZATA TROJANOWSKA
Soprano, graduate of two specialties at the Faculty of Instrumental and Pedagogical Studies in Białystok of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music - choral conducting and solo singing in the class of prof. Ewa Iżykowska. She also trained her vocal skills during courses with outstanding singers, including: A. Garancia, O. Pasiecznik, I. Kłosińska, M. Rzepka. She is a winner of many vocal competitions, a scholarship holder of the Marshal of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, a two-time scholarship holder of the Mayor of Ełk, and a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. He has extensive and diverse professional experience. He cooperates with philharmonic orchestras throughout the country, with the Polish Radio Orchestra, the Polish Royal Opera, the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, and the National Forum of Music in Wrocław. He also appears at music festivals. Her repertoire includes opera parts of works including: Monteverdi, Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Moniuszko, Czyż, Krauze; parts of canonical oratorio works, including: Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Górecki, Kilar, as well as numerous songs, arias and operetta parts. Małgorzata Trojanowska cooperates with outstanding conductors and leaders,

MACIEJ FALKIEWICZ
Bass, baritone, graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw at the Instrumental and Pedagogical Faculty in Białystok, in the solo singing class of Cezary Szyfman and Aleksander Teliga, and the Postgraduate Song Studies at the FCUM in Warsaw. He improved his vocal skills during courses conducted by, among others, Olga Pasiecznik, Romuald Tesarowicz, Marcello Lippi, Jadwiga Rappé, Ryszard Karczykowski, Ewa Iżykowska, Marek Rzepka, Kai Wessel, Bogdan Makal, Bruna Baglioni. As a soloist, he took part in many concerts and festivals. He performed the solo part in the puppet show Coffee Cantata by J. S. Bach at the Białystok Puppet Theater, in the play Świętoszek Molière (directed by P. Aigner) in cooperation with the Theater Academy. A. Zelwerowicz in Białystok and in the play Bezbrzeża (directed by R. Drobniuch) in cooperation with the Coincidentia Group. In the 2018/2019 season, he made his debut at the Warsaw Chamber Opera as Bombalo in the play Night in the Apennines by S. Moniuszko (directed by R. Skolmowski). He also sang opera parts in Dido and Aeneas by H. Purcell, Bastien und Bastienne by W. A. Mozart, New Don Quixote by S. Moniuszko (directed by P. Chomczyk), Don Pasquale by G. Donizetti (directed by J. Stokalska), The Haunted Manor S. Moniuszko (dir. B. Wiśniewska) during the 37° Festival Internazionale di Mezza Estate in Italy and the Mediterranean Festival of Cultures of the Kallithea Commune in Athens and S. Moniuszko's Haunted Manor (dir. W. Zawodziński) in Seville. He is a laureate of vocal competitions such as: Tournament of Music Academies (2nd place, 2019), 1st National Vocal Competition for Conductors Dirigere e cantare (1st place, 2018), 19th International Vocal Competition Iuventus Canti, (2nd place, Vrable /Slovakia/ 2017) , 1st National Bella Voce Vocal Competition (1st place, Busko Zdrój 2017), 2nd National Vocal Competition named after Krystyna Jamroz (3rd place, Busko Zdrój 2016), 13th National Moniuszko Competition Aria and Evensong (2nd place and the Chancellor's Cup of the FCUM, Białystok 2015). Currently, he is an artist of the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and an instructor in the Białystok City Choir at the No. 11 Secondary School. rtm. W. Pilecki.

KRZYSZTOF BITDORF
Actor born on December 25, 1983 in Białystok, graduate of the Theater Academy. Aleksander Zelwerowicz in Warsaw, Faculty of Puppetry in Białystok. Theater and film actor. Since 2007, an actor of the Białystok Puppet Theater. He has over forty roles under his belt. He collaborated with directors such as Piotr Tomaszuk, Paweł Aigner, Paweł Chomczyk, Marian Pecko, Petr Nosalek, Waldemar Raźniak, Tomsa Legierski, Farbizio Montecchi and many others. Co-creator and regular participant of monthly BTL readings (as well as online readings). Juror in numerous recitation competitions. Host of author's literary meetings. Multiple participant of the Intergenerational Children's Literature Festival "Ojce i Dziatki". Winner of the "Competition for the staging of old works of European literature" organized by the Theater Institute and the Ministry of Culture. Awarded the Bronze Medal
Zasłużony dla Kultury Gloria Artis.

ANNA MONIUSZKO – CONDUCTOR
She graduated from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music (specializing in conducting vocal and vocal-instrumental ensembles) and postgraduate choir master's studies at the Academy of Music. Feliks Nowowiejski in Bydgoszcz (2004), receiving diplomas with distinction. In 2010, she obtained a doctoral degree, in 2014 - a habilitated doctor in the specialty of conducting, and in 2023 the title of professor of art. In 2003, she started her professional career at the Białystok Branch of AMFC (currently the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music). In the same year, she took up the position of Second Conductor, and from 2017, Conductor of the Choir of the Medical University of Białystok, with which she won many awards at competitions in Poland and abroad, and was honored many times with special awards for the Best Conductor of the Competition. In 2005, she founded the DILETTO Early Music Ensemble, which specializes in performing Renaissance and Baroque pieces.
The ensemble's repertoire includes instrumental and vocal-instrumental works of the Baroque era, including great oratorios: Messiah and Israel in Egypt by G. F. Handel, Oratorio for the Ascension, Oratorio for Christmas, Oratorio for Easter by J. S. Bach, Oratorio for Christmas by H. Schütz, as well as passions: The Passion according to St. Jan J. S. Bach and G. F. Händel's Brockes Passion and the odes: H. Purcell - Hail, bright Cecilia! and G. F. Händel's Eternal source of divine light. DILETTO's artistic achievements also include stage performances of opera works by H. Purcell (Dido and Eneas and The Fairy Queen), G. B. Pergolesi (La Serva Padrona), J. Blow (Venus and Adonis), N. Piccinni (Polish premiere of the operas La buona figliuola and Il Cavaliere per amore), as well as A. Sacchini (Polish premiere of the opera La Contadina in corte). In her activities, Anna Moniuszko pays great attention to promoting the works of old Polish composers, including newly discovered ones, whose works are still unknown to a wider audience. In this trend, together with the DILETTO band, she recorded two albums: Andrzej Siewiński - opera omnia and Dawni Mistrzowie - newly discovered, which were released in the publishing series "Polska Muzyka Dawna" (Polish Early Music) by the prestigious DUX label. Anna Moniuszko is the winner of the Scholarship for Young Creators (2009) and the Scholarship for Professional Creators (2010) funded by the Mayor of Białystok. He is the originator and coordinator of the Białystok series of concerts Music of Baroque Masters, presenting the works of old composers in the historic interiors of Białystok. He is also the Artistic Director of the International Festival of Early Arts. Izabela Branicka, the idea of which is to present to contemporary audiences the culture and art from the times of the splendor of the Branicki manor in Białystok. Since 2016, he has been the Director of the International Choral Competition "Cantu Gaudeamus" in Białystok. In 2016, she was honored with the Artistic Award of the Mayor of Białystok for her entire artistic activity to date. In 2020, she received the Badge of Honor "Merit for Polish Culture". In 2022, she received the Artistic Award of the Marshal of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in the field of artistic creation, dissemination and protection of culture and the 1st degree Award of the Rector of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music. Currently, he works as a professor at the Białystok Faculty of the FCUM and at the Art Department of the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the University of Białystok.

PAWEŁ CHOMCZYK
Actor, teacher, director, producer of shows. A graduate of the Theater Academy. A. Zelwerowicz in Warsaw, the Faculty of Puppetry in Białystok and the University of Białystok, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology. Professor at the University of Bialystok at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, lecturer at the Faculty of Instrumental and Pedagogical Studies, Music Education and Vocal Studies of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Branch in Białystok. President of the board of the Coincidentia Creative Activities Foundation and member of the board of the Artistic Promotion Association. Co-founder of the independent theaters Kompania Doomsday and Grupa Coincidentia, as well as the Solniki 44 theater stage. Performances performed with and co-produced by Paweł Chomczyk were presented at theater festivals and impresario stages in Europe, North America and Asia. He is the winner of many individual acting awards (including the Grand Prix of the Paderewski Festival in Buffalo/U.S.A., the Grand Prix of the 4th International Kon-Teksty Festival in Poznań) and awards granted to performances that he co-created as a producer and actor (including The Bank of Scotland Herald Angel and Total Theater Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival). He was a scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the Young Poland program. He cooperated as an actor and director with the Dramatyczny Theater. A. Węgierki in Białystok, Białystok Puppet Theater, Baj Pomorski Theater in Toruń, Rampa Theater in Warsaw, Pinocchio Theater in Łódź, Polish Radio Theater, "Kubuś" Theater in Kielce, Teatroteka Młodego Czasa, Silesian Puppet and Actor Theater "Ateneum" in Katowice, the Radost Theater in Brno and as an academic teacher with the Department of Theater and Dance of the University at Buffalo (U.S.A.) and the Department of Puppetry of the Theater Academy. As a member of the international Krabat Ensemble, he maintains permanent cooperation with the German theaters Lindenfels Westfluegel Leipzig and Figurentheater Wilde&Vogel. In addition to theater performances, his artistic achievements also include roles in radio plays and film productions. Artistic director of the International Theater Festival in the Forest - LasFest and the Theater Festival in the Forest - LasKids.

MAŁGORZATA TARASEWICZ-WOSIK
Born in Białystok in 1976. Craftswoman, producer and maker of objects, props, dolls and costumes, set designer, artist. Since 1999, she has been active in the theater field, in particular puppet theater and form. Creator of projects and performer of scenography for alternative, private and institutional theaters in Poland and international artistic groups, also active in the field of her own research in the field of material, texture and conceptual art. A graduate of Puppet Theater Technology at the Theater Academy. A. Zelwerowicz in Warsaw Branch in Białystok (2018-2021). Second-year master's student at the University of Białystok, majoring in cultural studies, specializing in film studies (2021-2023, master's thesis defense on July 10, 2023). Winner of the 3rd International Theater Form/Puppet Competition "Animatus" (2020). Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for outstanding artistic achievements (2020). Winner of the Golden Mask for the best children's play "Noniek" in the Silesian Voivodeship (2022).

DILETTO - EARLY MUSIC GROUP
The band was founded in 2005 as an expression of interests and explorations in the performance of early music. Its members include both vocalists and instrumentalists. Artistic direction is provided by founder and conductor Anna Moniuszko. The band's repertoire includes instrumental and vocal-instrumental works of the Baroque era, including great oratorios: Messiah and Israel in Egypt by G. F. Handel, Oratorio for the Ascension: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen by J. S. Bach, as well as passions: J. . S. Bach – Passion according to St. Jan and Brockes Passion by G. F. Handel and the odes: H. Purcell Hail, bright Cecilia! and G. F. Handel's Eternal source of light divine. DILETTO's artistic achievements also include stage performances of H. Purcell's operas Dido and Eneas and The Fairy Queen, G. B. Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona, J. Blow's Venus and Adonis, N. Piccinni (Polish premiere of La buona figliuola and Il Cavaliere per amore). and A. Sacchini (Polish premiere of the opera La Contadina in corte). The idea that guides the artists in the group is to present early music in accordance with the requirements of historical performance style. In its activities, DILETTO pays great attention to promoting the works of old Polish composers, including newly discovered ones, whose works are still unknown to the wider audience. In this trend, the DILETTO band recorded two albums titled: Andrzej Siewiński - opera omnia and Old Masters - newly discovered, which were published in a series by the "Polska Muzyka Dawna" (Polish Early Music) publishing house of the DUX label. The group regularly participates in festivals, including: East of Culture - Another Dimension, Early Arts Festival - Izabela Branicka's Name Day, Salesian Summer in Przemyśl and Forum Musicum in Wrocław.