Houston Polonia and friends are invited to a very special recital of Magdalena Siwek, featuring some of the most beloved opera arias.

WHEN: Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7 pm

WHERE: 200 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, TX 77024, map

PROGRAM

• G. F. Handel – aria “Lascia ch’io pianga” from the opera “Rinaldo”,
• W. A. Mozart – ” Ave verum corpus”,
• W. A. Mozart – the countess’s aria “Porgi amor” from the opera “Le nozze di Figaro”,
• V. Bellini – cavatina from the opera “Norma”,
• G. Faure – “Apres un reve”,
• G. Puccini – aria Liu ” Signore ascolta” from the opera “Turandot”,
• J. Rutter – “The Lord Bless You And Kiss You”.

Magdalena Andreew-Siwek – soprano

She graduated with distinction from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, studying under Professor Halina Słonicka. She further refined her skills under the guidance of Kaludi Kaludov, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Alexandrina Milcheva, and Ryszard Karczykowski.

She was a soloist with the Warsaw Chamber Opera, where she sang Vitellia in La clemenza di Tito and the title role in Il re pastore by W.A. Mozart, performing at the Mozart Festival.

In 2003, she made her debut at the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw as Madame Cortese in Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, alongside Ewa Podleś and under the musical direction of Maestro Alberto Zedda. This performance led to an invitation to take on the role of Pile in the premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Ubu Rex, conducted by Jacek Kaspszyk and directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski. With this opera, she also performed on the National Opera’s tour at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London and made a recording for CD Accord.

The artist also appears in oratorio and chamber repertoire, performing, among others, Bach’s Magnificat (Wratislavia Cantans Festival), Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Handel’s Messiah (both in the famous Church of St. Madeleine in Paris), Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C major, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Schubert’s Mass in G major, as well as songs by Lutosławski, Poulenc, and Szymanowski. She has also performed at the Jan Kiepura Festival in Krynica and during an opera gala at the Varna Opera.

For Polish Radio, she has recorded works by contemporary composers such as Jacek Grudzień, Marian Sawa, and Weronika Ratusińska. She also joined Kaludi Kaludov in the recording of the album Ave Maria.