Song of the Glow of the Water (Wojtyła/Bach) Tylicz 2021

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Piesn O Blasku Wody or Song of the Glow of the Water  
• Composer: Bach Johann Sebastian  
• Libretto: Karol Wojtyła, the later Pope John Paul II  
• Venue & Opera Company: Church of the St. Mary’s in Tylicz, Poland, Krakow Chamber Opera  
• Recorded: August 14, 2021
• Type: Concert Semi-staged
• Singers: Andrzej Popiel, Jadwiga Leśniak-Jankowska, Urszula Sadowińska-Pardyak, Wiktoria Zawistowska
• Conductor: Waldemar Groń  
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director: Wacław Jankowski  
• Costume Designer: Joanna Jaśko-Sroka  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Krakowska Opera Kameralna  
• Date Published: 2021  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  
• This Recording is NOT AVAILABLE from a proper commercial or public source
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

The scenario of this musical performance is consisted of: Karol Wojtyła’s youthful poem “Song of the Glow of the Water”, cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach (fragments) and fragments of the Holy Bible translated by priest Jakub Wujek. Karol Wojtyła’s poem begins with a quote from the Gospel of St. John referring to Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. This dialogue at the well is subjected by the author of the poem to a beautiful, poetic reflection. This spectacle was prepared on the occasion of the Year of John Paul II (100th anniversary of the birth of the Polish Pope) and on the occasion of the Bach Year (335th birthday and 270th death anniversary of this outstanding composer).