Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak to sing the title role in Monteverdi’s “Orfeo” at the 12th Baroque Opera Festival
Tenor Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak, known worldwide as Krystian Adam, will sing the title role in “Orfeo,” an opera written by one of the “fathers” of the genre, Claudio Monteverdi.
One concert performance will be held on October 29 at the Witold Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw as part of the 12th Baroque Opera Festival. The tenor will be accompanied by: Dorota Szczepańska (Euridice), Aleksandra Szmyd (Messaggiera), Joanna Motulewicz (Speranza, Ninfa), Artur Janda (Caronte, Plutone, Spirito), Urszula Kryger (Prosperina) and Rafał Tomkiewicz, Zbigniew Malaki and Aleksander Kunach.
Krystian Adam Krzeszowiak sings mainly baroque and classical repertoire. In 2023, he could be seen on a number of stages wordlwide: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Teatro Real in Madrid, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Opera in Halle, Royal Opera House in London, Musikverein in Graz, Opéra Royal de Versailles or Grand Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. He sang the role of Orpheus earlier on in May at the Opera in Zurich (more details here).
The Baroque Opera Festival, organized by the Warsaw Chamber Opera, was established in 1993 thanks to the growing popularity of baroque music, numerous discoveries and reconstructions of the old repertoire supported by the in-depth historical knowledge of the Warsaw Chamber Opera ensemble. This year’s 12th edition commenced on September 2, running until November 24.