Ewa Podles
Ewa Podles was one of the world's leading contraltos, equally successful in the worlds of opera and concert music. Her voice possessed the rich, flexible, perhaps even masculine, quality that separates the true contralto from the mezzo-soprano, and which invited comparison to the likes of Marilyn Horne, Kathleen Ferrier, and Marian Anderson. Her range, both musically and vocally, made her successful in a variety of genres and styles, including the operas of Rossini and Verdi, the songs of Chopin, and a broad selection of Russian repertoire.
Podles was born in Warsaw on April 26, 1954. The daughter of a successful Polish contralto, she first attracted attention while still a student in Warsaw, where she was engaged by the local company to sing Rosina in Rossini's Barber of Seville. Her career developed quickly, and she began to make international appearances as early as 1982. The lighter quality that characterized Podles' voice early on allowed for excellent performances of such roles as Rossini's Cenerentola and Bizet's Carmen as well as some lighter Russian roles. However, as her voice developed, it took on a more characteristic dark quality that opened up a wider selection of parts, including Verdi's Eboli (Don Carlos) and Ulrica (Un Ballo in maschera). Her signature performance for some time was the title role in Rossini's Tancredi. She also sang La Donna del Lago and L'Italiana in Algeri. Podles had a very effective recital program called "Rossini Arias for Contralto," which she sang with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in New York's Carnegie Hall.
Podles' recordings have been well received, including a disc of Chopin songs with pianist Garrick Ohlsson, Melodies Russes (Grand Prix de l'Academie Française du Disque), and Tancredi (nominated for a Grammy). Ewa Podles died on January 19, 2024; she was 71 years of age.
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Discografia
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Opéra (extraits) (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Estratti d'opera - Pubblicato da Delos il 1 gen 2000
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Alexandre Nevsky
Ewa Podles, State Choir Latvija, Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 1 dic 1996
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Arias for Contralto
Ewa Podles, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Pier Giorgio Morandi
Opera - Pubblicato da Naxos il 16 lug 1996
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Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers
Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri, Véronique Gens, Ewa Podles, Marc Minkowski, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Opera - Pubblicato da Warner Classics il 1 ott 1998
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Gluck : Orphée et Eurydice (Révision Hector Berlioz 1859)
Philippe Benoit, Dirk Lippens, Marie-Noëlle de Catallay, Raphaelle Farman, Ewa Podles
Opera - Pubblicato da Forlane il 1 gen 1993
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MAHLER: Adagio
Ewa Podles, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Classica - Pubblicato da Naxos il 12 mar 1997
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World Opera Stars: Ewa Podleś (Live)
Filharmonia Poznańska, Ewa Podles, Łukasz Borowicz
Opera - Pubblicato da DUX il 20 feb 2015
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ROSSINI (THE BEST OF)
Opera - Pubblicato da Naxos il 16 mag 1997
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Wigmore Hall Live - Ewa Podles & Garrick Ohlsson
Musica vocale (sacra e profana) - Pubblicato da Wigmore Hall Live il 2 mar 2009
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Arias Russes (Ewa Podles)
Musica concertante - Pubblicato da Delos il 1 gen 2002
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Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra - Szymanowski: 3 Fragments, Op. 5
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ewa Podles, Alexander Liebreich
Classica - Pubblicato da Accentus Music il 5 gen 2015
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Christophe Willibald Gluck, Orfeo Ed Euridice - 1859 Berlioz Revision (Ewa Podles (Contralto) & Raphaëlle Farman & Marie-Noëlle de )
Ewa Podles, Raphaelle Farman, Marie-Noëlle De Callataÿ
Classica - Pubblicato da Classical.com Music il 1 ott 1997
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Christophe Willibald Gluck, Orfeo Ed Euridice - 1859 Berlioz Revision
Ewa Podles, Raphaelle Farman, Marie-Noëlle De Callataÿ
Classica - Pubblicato da Classical.com Music il 16 feb 2009
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Ottorino Respighi
Ewa Podles, Michał Nesterowicz, Leopoldinum
Classica - Pubblicato da Luna Music il 30 ago 1998
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