Solomiya Krushelnytska – Voice above the world

September 23 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous opera singer Solomia Krushelnytska, whose amazing voice was heard and loved by millions of people, from Lviv to New York. She conquered the most prestigious opera stage of La Scala, constantly learned new things and improved her skills, and thanks to her insane popularity and talent, she was able to introduce the Ukrainian song to the whole world.

Artists:

• Iryna Klyuchkovska, soprano
• Olena Markevych, piano
• Sofia Chaika, soprano
• Iryna Kirchanova, piano

Program:

• Georg Friedrich Handel. Elmira’s aria from the opera “Rinaldo”
• Gioacchino Rossini. Cavatina of Semiramis from Op. “Semiramis”
• Giuseppe Verdi. Scene and aria of Violetta from the opera “La Traviata”
• Vincenzo Bellini. Elvira’s aria from the opera “The Puritans”
• Mykhailo Verikyvskyi. Pannochka’s aria from the opera “Viy”
• Anatoliy Kos-Anatolskyi. Galya’s aria from the opera “Zagrava”
• Anatoliy Kos-Anatolskyi. “Oi pidu ya mezhy hory” (“Oh, I’ll go among the mountains”)
• Ukrainian folk song / arr. by S. Lyudkevych. “Nad berezhinkom stoiala” (“She stood near the shore”)
• Ukrainian folk song / arr.  by S. Pavlyuchenko. “Oy, de ty idesh” (“Oh, where are you going”)
• Pietro Mascagni. Lodoletta’s recitative and aria from the opera “Lodoletta”
• Giacomo Puccini. Recitative and aria Chio-chio-san from the opera “Madame Butterfly”
• Ukraine folk song / arr. by Adam Soltys. “Oh, there are white geese”
• Ukraine folk song  / arr. by Mykola Kolessa. “Cuckoo Cuckoo”

Moderation of the concert – Maria Sydorak