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Poniatowski Pierre de Medicis
Radio Poskie Dwojka
Samedi 23/07/11 ŕ 19h00
Jozef Michal Ksawery Poniatowski's
opera `Pierre de Medicis'.
2011-07-23 09:54:48
VII Festiwal Muzyki Polskiej (Filharmonia im. Karola Szymanowskiego)
Józef Michał Ksawery Poniatowski: „Pierre de Medicis" opera w 4 aktach
23.07.2011 | 19:00 | Polskie Radio 2 - Dwójka | (Web/Astra 19.2°E)
Laura Salviati: Aleksandra Buczek, sopran
Pierre de Medicis: Xu Chang, tenor
Julien de Medicis: Florian Sempey, baryton
Fra Antonio: Yasushi Hirano, bas
Paolo Monti: Juraj Holly, tenor
Henrietta: Jadwiga Postrożna, mezzosopran
Chór Filharmonii im. K. Szymanowskiego w Krakowie
Teresa Majka-Pacanek, przygotowanie chóru
Krakowska Orkiestra Festiwalowa
Massimiliano Caldi, dyrygent
Komponist Poniatowski, Józef Anzahl Sätze/Teile 4 Acts First Performance 9 March
1860 Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung 1861 Librettist Henri Saint-Georges
(1801?-1875)
Emilio Pacini (1810-1898) Language French Widmung Dédiée a son ami Achille Fould
Stil des Stückes Romantic Instrumentierung Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra
Pierre de Medicis by Josef Poniatowski
Jozef Michal Poniatowski (July 24, 1814 – July 4, 1873)
Polish composer and an operatic tenor. He was the nephew of the Polish general
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski.
The 2011 Festival of Polish Music (Krakow) presented works by the recently
rediscovered Poniatowski. The festival organisers have a coup on their hands,
having managed to find a complete score of the composer's Pierre de Medicis
opera in the National Library in Paris. Besides a concert version of the opera,
the world premiere of Poniatowski's Missa in F was also performed.
Poniatowski, a nephew of fabled Napoleonic marshal Prince Jozef Poniatowski, was
born out of wedlock in Rome in 1816, to an Italian mother. His father,
Stanislaw Poniatowski was to take the throne after the childless cousin brother,
the last Polish king, who was preparing him for his successor. After the fall of
the Third of May Constitution, he left the country, sold all estates and lived
in Rome where Josef was born. Josef studied music in Florence. He was also a
singer, and because he had a nice tenor voice, his debut in Florence in 1839,
proved to be successful. He gained fame on the stages of Italian and French,
from the Austrian authorities received the title of Prince Monterondo. He was a
member of Tuscany in Brussels and London, in 1854 he settled in Paris, where he
won the confidence of Napoleon III, who gave him the title of senator. He served
the Emperor to the end, in 1871 he went with him into exile in London, where he
died two years later at the age of 57 years.He wrote numerous operas for Italian
and French theatres. Although Poniatowski conquered Paris and Milan in the 19th
century, it took more than 150 years for his work to arrive in Poland.
Poniatowski's debut opera, "Giovanni di Procida," was a showpiece for tenor
title role. His achievements are 12 titles (nine with libretto by the Italian
and three French), which exhibited the greatest contemporary scenes of Europe:
Milan's La Scala, Paris Opera, Covent Garden in London. No other Polish opera
composer can boast such success.
So why then did Jozef Poniatowski fall into complete oblivion? Because the style
was epigone Belcanto, a follower of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. In
comparison with Wagner, Verdi, Puccini and Tchaikovsky his work seemed
anachronistic. Still, in 1860 the Paris Opera decided to give his "Peter de
'Medici" the same recognition from the Directorate unsuccessfully courted by
Hector Berlioz for his "Trojans". A reviewer for the premiere of "La Presse"
wrote: "Pierre de Médicis was a brilliant victory of the Opera."
Peter de Medici belongs to the genre known as "grand opéra" which in the
nineteenth century, enjoyed great popularity, especially in France. The action
takes place in the Renaissance of Pisa and in accordance with Paris rules,
ballets and a variety of choral scenic effects were inserted.
PIERRE DE MEDICIS (Peter de Medici)
Opera in 4 acts (Concert version in 2 parts)
Letni Festiwal Muzyczny: VII Festiwal Muzyki Polskiej
23 July 2011
Aleksandra Buczek – sopran,
Jadwiga Postrona – mezzosopran
Xu Chang – tenor
Juraj Holly – tenor
Florian Sempey – baryton
Yasushi Hirano – bas
Chór Filharmonii im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Krakowie
Krakowska Orkiestra Festiwalowa
dyr. - Massimiliano Caldi
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