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Nowe zdjęcia z sesji nagraniowej do nowego albumu Piotra Beczały - "Verdi Album".

"It was a busy day, but I hope that the results of our work will satisfy you :-)"

"Our hole team : Mariusz, Gabrysia, Piotr, Kasia, Lech, Lukasz."

Wywiad z Mariuszem Kwietniem /OperaPlus/

When and where are you happy? On stage? Or during moments, which are not related with your professional career? 

Happy is a big word. On stage I’m working, so I’m happy as an artist if it’s a good work. But only in my real life, outside of the opera theatre I can be happy as a person.This real happy moments are rare, but very precious.

You are enjoing your roles and characters (Malatesto for example) as auditorium can see. Together with you and around you must be lot of fun, isn’t it? 

It is fun to do comic roles, but I love the romantic characters. Tchaikovsky’s Onegin, Rodrigo in Don Carlo, or King Roger by Szymanowski are a great example.I was singing a lot of Don Giovanni’s and bel canto roles including Malatesta and I will continue doing it, but now it is also the right time for more serious characters.

How important for you are things like success, glory, celebrity? Are these things for you something without your life is not fulfilled? 

When I was younger I thought it is important to be a celebrity, but now I know it means nothing. Singing opera is not like singing a rock music. We have a certain audience who recognizes us for that who we are, for our great voices, big talents and hard work. Being the celebrity not always means to be recognized for the same reasons.

Are you working a lot these days? How many performances you have during regular month and how many casting and other offers you must decline? 

I sing about 50 performances a year. It is not to much and not to little. I keep some time for my vacation and for time at home with my beloved people. I have a good time in my career and now I have to say very often NO to many different propositions from the theaters around the world. The reason is my overbooked calendar. I’m signing now contracts for the season 2017 / 18 and almost every season before is completely booked.

Which roles from your repertoir are fit for you the most? 

Until now it was Don Giovanni and Eugene Onegin. Now I move to a little bit bigger repertoire and King Roger and Rodrigo from Don Carlo sims to be just right. The Count from Marriage of Figaro, Riccardo from I Puritani and Malatesta from Don Pasquale will stay with me for a long time I hope.

 Do you have any dreams (related to roles), for which your voice is not ready yet? 

Sure. I the future I would like to sing Verdi’s Simone Boccanegra and Jago from Otello. And later I must sing at least ones Scarpia from Tosca.

Tell us something about your regular day. How much time you must spend to keep your voice and your vocal technique improvement? How much daily time you spend upon the study of the new roles… 

I try not to sing if I don’t need to. If I have rehearsals during the day, that is the time for me to sing, not at home. My technique improves during the rehearsals and performances when I must deal with problems and unexpected situations. When I study a new role it takes usually 1, or 2 months and I spend learning about 2 hours every day.

Are you ready to be open – regarding your professionalism ? If yes tell us about your professional handicaps, about things which by you are not go best, please? 

Singing opera is like swimming, cooking, driving, or having sex. You do it every day, or very often, but not always without any problems. Sometimes you drive great and sometimes you have an accident. One day you cook well and another day not so good and having sex is also not always being Don Juan. The same with singing, so there are days when I could give many examples for having problems of being an opera star and the other days are just great and I could only say its easy to be in that business.

You are – figuratively speaking Flying Dutchman – (you are still on track).  Are you satisfied in your private life? 

My private life is the only life which matters and I’m happy having mine. Opera is only my job – an adventure and pleasure.

And some of your wishes, if you will chance to meet magician, who fulfill all your wishes… 

I have to many wishes and there is no magician who could fulfill all. I can not choose which one is the most important, so that’s why I say none.

Thank you very much for interview.

/źródło: Operaplus.cz/

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"Today last part of my Verdi Album!We will sing duo Don Carlos- Posa... with Mariusz Kwiecien and Lukasz Borowicz!The last preparation...and fun!"

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Operowa Niedziela z Mariuszem Kwietniem - podsumowanie

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Rozmowy z Mariuszem Kwietniem oraz nagrania oper były prezentowane w kolejne niedziele września:  9, 16, 23 i 30 września po 21:00 w cyklu Operowa Niedziela.

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Operowa Niedziela z Mariuszem Kwietniem - "Don Giovanni" Wolfgang Amadeusz Mozart

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Carol Vaness,

Natale de Carolis,

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Frank Lopardo,

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Riccardo Muti,

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