2024-2025 Concerts
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 7 pm
The Presbyterian Church
Westfield, NJ
Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 2:30 pm
Sieminski Theater
Basking Ridge, NJ
Experience the intoxicating musical world of turn-of-the-century Vienna! Join us for a fanciful mix of Viennese waltzes, polkas, gallops and more, followed by Vienna's own Gustav Mahler's deeply emotional Symphony No. 4, featuring soprano Marcelina Román.
Meet our soloist: Polish soprano Marcelina Román began her musical education as a cellist and later received her diploma at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław. Her professional stage and role debut was as Violetta in “La Traviata” by G. Verdi with conductor Andriy Yurkevych, winning her the Jan Kiepura Prize for “Female Debut of the Year”. Marcelina is a laureate and winner of more than 20 prizes in international competitions, among others: I Eva Marton Voice Competition, Hungary; IVC’s-Hertogenbosch; The Netherlands; Jāzeps Vītols Vocal Competition in Latvia; Adam Didur Singing Competition in Polonia. After her spectacular success as “Armide” J.B.Lully she was named “Operatic Revelation of the Year”. In 2021, Marcelina released her solo album “Polish Soul” in collaboration with pianist Gilbert den Broeder, which included songs and opera arias by Polish composers.
Program
Johann Strauss II “Treasure” Waltz
Emmerich Kálmán "Heia, Heia”
With Marcelina Roman
Franz Lehár “Liebe du Himmel auf Erden”
With Marcelina Roman
Johann Strauss II Pleasure Train Polka
Franz Lehár Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiß
Johann Strauss II “The Blue Danube” Waltz
Gustav Mahler Symphony No.4 in G major
With Marcelina Roman
Artists
Marcelina Román Soprano
David Wroe Conductor
New Jersey Festival Orchestra