Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
"S'io non moro a questi accenti", Duo extrait de l'acte 3 de "Idoménée, roi de Crète", opéra en 3 actes
Duos extrait de "Les noces de Figaro", opéra en 4 actes

Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883)
"Teure Lady!", Duo extrait de l'acte I de "Martha", opéra en 4 actes

Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
"Viens Mallika... Sous le dôme épais", Duo extrait de "Lakmé", opéra en 3 actes

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
"Regnava nel silenzio", Duo Lucia et Alisa extrait de "Lucia di Lammermoor", opéra en 3 actes
"Sul suo capo aggravi un dio", Duo extrait de "Anna Bolena", opéra en 2 actes

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
"Sie hält ihn für den Todesgott", Duo extrait de "Ariane à Naxos", opéra en 1 prologue et 1 acte

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
"Il tenero Affetto", Duo extrait de "Le Croisé en Égypte", opéra en 2 actes

Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
"Deh! Con te li prendi...Mira, o Norma", Duo extrait de "Norma", opéra en 2 actes

Katarzyna Oles-Blacha, soprano
Monika Korybalska, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Cracovie
Tomasz Tokarczyk, direction

The history of musical theatre can be written in many ways. One of them is a perspective of duos, which often constitutes nodal moments in the work’s drama. A duo brings either a combination of two elements into one harmonious whole or a collision of opposing forces; as we know, the opposites passionately attract themselves. Such a story is sung by two great artists: Katarzyna Oles-Blacha and Monika Korybalska. The soprano and mezzosoprano are in a particular relationship that arises between a master, academic teacher and a young student of vocal art. The perfect agreement between the vocalists can be heard in each episode of the musical performance, which fluently switches between dramatic and funny moods.