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Gala Opening of the Warsaw Chamber Opera 33rd Mozart Festival,13th May 2024, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall

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Anyone familiar with my past reviews will know the deep affection I have had for  Warszawska Opera Kameralna (Warsaw Chamber Opera)   over many years and which continues with transformations of its history. This gala concert at the Warsaw Philharmonia Hall was a particularly affecting and charming event of warm-hearted devotion to Mozart.   A number of Mozart arias were sung by two outstanding soloists, the Australian soprano Jessica Pratt (just returned from  Australia performing in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio )   and the Czech tenor Petr Nekoranec. The fine Period Instrument Orchestra of the Warsaw Chamber Opera (MACV), conducted by Michal Maciaszczyk, performed various overtures to Mozart operas. Here is the programme: I cannot possibly analyse each aria and overture suffice to say they were all outstanding in a cossetting atmosphere of musical love, historical range, command of style and superlative vocal and orchestral technique. A charming, well-informed commenta
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Jerzy Maksymiuk, the outstanding Polish conductor, composer and pianist, was today awarded the honour of the Order of the White Eagle, National Day 3rd May 2024

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I am sure Professor Piotr Paleczny will not object to me quoting his well expressed, succinct post on one of the major events of today.  "The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, during today's ceremony of awarding state medals on the occasion of the National Day of the Third of May at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, awarded Jerzy Maksymiuk, an outstanding conductor, composer and pianist, with the Order of the White Eagle. Established in 1705, the Order of the White Eagle is the oldest and highest state medal of the Republic of Poland. On this remarkable day, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations - on behalf of myself and the countless admirers of your extraordinary talent, creativity and unparalleled artistic personality! Congratulations on this well-deserved award and thank you for all the deep musical emotions you have given us." Photos by  PAP/L. Szymanski *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * Here is a review of Maksymiuk I wrote of a conc
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