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Ewa Podleś

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Tancredi: OvertureAnna Maria Di Micco, Capella Brugensis, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Ewa Podleś, Lucretia Lendi, Pietro Spagnoli, Stanford Olsen & Sumi Jo

Listen to Lucrezia Borgia: Il segreto per esser felici (Live) by Ewa Podleś, Filharmonia Poznańska & Łukasz Borowicz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Lucrezia Borgia: Il segreto per esser felici (Live)Ewa Podleś, Filharmonia Poznańska & Łukasz Borowicz

Orphée aux enfers, Act 2: "Il m'a semblé sur mon épaule" (Eurydice/Jupiter)Ewa Podleś, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Patricia Petibon, Jennifer Smith, Lydie Pruvot, Orchestre National de Lyon, Steven Cole, Etienne Lescroart, Orchestre De Chambre De Grenoble, Marc Minkowski, Virginie Pochon, Choeur & Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Alan Woodbridge, Sharman Plesner, Agathe Mélinand, Sébastien Rouland, Yann Beuron, Véronique Gens, Laurent Naouri & Natalie Dessay

Listen to Il trovatore: Stride la vampa! (Live) by Ewa Podleś, Filharmonia Poznańska & Łukasz Borowicz, see lyrics, music video & more!

Il trovatore: Stride la vampa! (Live)Ewa Podleś, Filharmonia Poznańska & Łukasz Borowicz

Orphée aux enfers, ACT 1, Deuxième tableau: l'Olympe: Pour séduire Alcmène..(Minerve/Choeur/Diane/Cupidon/Venus/Pluton)Ewa Podleś, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Laurent Naouri, Patricia Petibon, Lydie Pruvot, Jennifer Smith, Steven Cole, Etienne Lescroart, Véronique Gens, Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Virginie Pochon, Choeur & Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Choeur de L'Opéra National de Lyon, Alan Woodbridge, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre De Chambre De Grenoble, Marc Minkowski, Sharman Plesner, Agathe Mélinand, Sébastien Rouland, Natalie Dessay & Yann Beuron

Listen to Symphony No. 7, "7 Gates of Jerusalem": I. Magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimis by Wieslaw Ochman, Ewa Podleś, Bozena Harasimowicz Hass, Izabela Klosinska, Romuald Tesarowicz, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord & Gustaw Holoubek, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 7, "7 Gates of Jerusalem": I. Magnus Dominus et laudabilis nimisWieslaw Ochman, Ewa Podleś, Bozena Harasimowicz Hass, Izabela Klosinska, Romuald Tesarowicz, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord & Gustaw Holoubek

Orphée aux enfers, ACT 1, Deuxième tableau: l'Olympe: Eh hop! Eh hop! (Jupiter/Mercure/Junon)Ewa Podleś, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Patricia Petibon, Jennifer Smith, Laurent Naouri, Lydie Pruvot, Steven Cole, Etienne Lescroart, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre De Chambre De Grenoble, Virginie Pochon, Choeur & Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Marc Minkowski, Alan Woodbridge, Sharman Plesner, Agathe Mélinand, Sébastien Rouland, Natalie Dessay, Yann Beuron & Véronique Gens

Listen to Ariodante HWV 33: "Ami Dunque, O Signora?" - "Ginevra?" by Verónica Cangemi, Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Lynne Dawson & Ewa Podleś, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ariodante HWV 33: "Ami Dunque, O Signora?" - "Ginevra?"Verónica Cangemi, Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Lynne Dawson & Ewa Podleś

Listen to Ariodante HWV 33: "Coperta la Frode" by Ewa Podleś, Marc Minkowski & Les Musiciens du Louvre, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ariodante HWV 33: "Coperta la Frode"Ewa Podleś, Marc Minkowski & Les Musiciens du Louvre

Orphée aux enfers, ACT 2, Quatrième tableau: les Enfers: Vive le vin! Vive Pluton! (Choeur)Choeurs de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Ewa Podleś, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Laurent Naouri, Patricia Petibon, Choeur de L'Opéra National de Lyon, Jennifer Smith, Lydie Pruvot, Orchestre National de Lyon, Steven Cole, Etienne Lescroart, Orchestre De Chambre De Grenoble, Marc Minkowski, Virginie Pochon, Choeur & Orchestre De L'Opéra National De Lyon, Alan Woodbridge, Sharman Plesner, Agathe Mélinand, Sébastien Rouland, Natalie Dessay, Yann Beuron & Véronique Gens

More albums from Ewa Podleś

Listen to Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra - Szymanowski: 3 Fragments, Op. 5 by Ewa Podleś, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Liebreich

ALBUMLutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra - Szymanowski: 3 Fragments, Op. 5Ewa Podleś, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Liebreich

Listen to Penderecki, K.: Symphony No. 7 by Wieslaw Ochman, Ewa Podleś, Bozena Harasimowicz Hass, Izabela Klosinska, Romuald Tesarowicz, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord & Gustaw Holoubek

ALBUMPenderecki, K.: Symphony No. 7Wieslaw Ochman, Ewa Podleś, Bozena Harasimowicz Hass, Izabela Klosinska, Romuald Tesarowicz, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord & Gustaw Holoubek

Listen to Ewa Podles by Ewa Podleś & Garrick Ohlsson

ALBUMEwa PodlesEwa Podleś & Garrick Ohlsson

Listen to Chopin, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky & Musorgsky Songs - Szymanowski: Masques (Wigmore Hall Live) by Ewa Podleś & Garrick Ohlsson

ALBUMChopin, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky & Musorgsky Songs - Szymanowski: Masques (Wigmore Hall Live)Ewa Podleś & Garrick Ohlsson

Listen to Ewa Podles: Russian Arias by Ewa Podleś, Constantine Orbelian, Russian Philharmonia & Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia

ALBUMEwa Podles: Russian AriasEwa Podleś, Constantine Orbelian, Russian Philharmonia & Spiritual Revival Choir of Russia

Listen to Handdel: Rinaldo (excerpts), Orlando [excerpts] by Constantine Orbelian, Ewa Podleś & Moscow Chamber Orchestra

ALBUMHanddel: Rinaldo (excerpts), Orlando [excerpts]Constantine Orbelian, Ewa Podleś & Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Listen to Ottorino Respighi by Ewa Podleś, Michal Nesterowicz & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

ALBUMOttorino RespighiEwa Podleś, Michal Nesterowicz & NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra

Listen to Rossini: Arias For Contralto by Ewa Podleś, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Pier Giorgio Morandi

ALBUMRossini: Arias For ContraltoEwa Podleś, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Pier Giorgio Morandi

Listen to Opera Classics: Rossini's "Tancredi" by Alberto Zedda, Capella Brugensis, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Ewa Podleś, Stanford Olsen & Sumi Jo

ALBUMOpera Classics: Rossini's "Tancredi"Alberto Zedda, Capella Brugensis, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Ewa Podleś, Stanford Olsen & Sumi Jo

About Ewa Podleś

Hometown

Warsaw, Poland

Born

1952

Genre

Classical

With her three-octaves-plus range and dark yet agile voice, contralto Ewa Podleś became famous for difficult bel canto roles and other major 19th century Italian parts. She easily made the transition to the increased frequency of Baroque opera performances, for she could perform the meaty castrato roles of Handel and other Baroque composers. Podleś made her debut at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw in 1975 as Dorabella in Mozart's Così fan tutte. In 1994, she made her recording debut in Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice. By the turn of the century, she was a major international star, noted for a uniquely dark, smoky vocal timbre that did not foreclose great virtuosity. Her recording catalog was large, and by the time she issued the live album World Opera Stars: Ewa Podleś in 2015, it contained more than 50 items. She died in Warsaw on January 19, 2024.