“La serva padrona” by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Introductory Note —from Dorota & Wanda This weekend, Opera Circle is thrilled to present the chamber opera “La serva padrona” by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. While it originated as a two-part intermezzo presented inbetween the acts of a longer, more serious work, this brilliant comedy has become acknowledged as a staple in the operatic repertoire in […]
Jarosław Gołembiowski Polish-American Pianist and Composer in Concert
Jarosław Gołembiowski is a teacher, composer, as well as a lecturer. He was born in Poland where he earned two Masters Degrees: Music Education and in Music Theory, Conducting and Composition from the Karol Lipinski Academy of Music in Wrocław, Poland. He settled in Chicago in 1986 where he established his piano studio. “Candlelight” was […]
Warszawa Chopina (Chopin’s Warsaw) – Video
Chopin’s Warsaw is a filmic journey around the city of Warsaw in the company of Frycek. That’s the name that was given to Fryderyk Chopin in his youth by his friends and family. See Warsaw, past and present, through his eyes. Discover the city where Poland’s greatest composer spent his youth.
Enchanted by Bel-Canto
It is not until the current issue of Forum that we describe Opera Circle’s performances on November 20 and 22 of 2009. We hope that this tardiness will be forgiven by the directors of the Opera and the faithful public that came to the Bohemian National Hall, where the performances of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale took […]
Drama in Verona
The lovers from Verona, Romeo and Juliet, have returned to us after an eight-year hiatus. Opera Circle first presented this tragic love story in 2001. The current production was performed twice: November 6 and 8, 2009, at St. Stanislaus Church. The story that inspired Shakespeare has taken on countless forms all over the world—after all, […]