Tag Archives: Ewa Podles

Ewa Podleś – The Great Contralto

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd June 2019

Ewa Podleś (b 1952 in Warsaw) is one of the greatest singers of the end of the old century and the first years of the new. Though appreciated by devotees of opera, she  has not received as much recognition as her great ability warrants. Part of the reason is the failure of the Met to…

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Ciro in Babalonia – Rossini Opera Festival

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 25th December 2012

Here is a complete performance of Rossini’s early opera from the Rossini Festival in Pesaro last Summer. The three principals are splendid. The fabulous (at age 60 she’s still unique) Polish contralto Ewa Podles takes the title role. The American tenor Michael Spyres continues to dazzle in rare roles; he’s the villain of the piece – Baldassare (Belshazzar)….

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