Romances
Date
May 7, 2026 — 8:00 PM
Venue
Capela Santa Maria - Curitiba, PR
Artists
An intimate recital of Russian romances for voice and piano with soprano Ornella de Lucca and pianist Olga Kiun, celebrating Tchaikovsky's 186th birthday. Dedicated to the memory of Liana Justus.
About the Event
The recital “Romances” brings together two well-known figures of Curitiba's music scene: pianist Olga Kiun and soprano Ornella de Lucca. With a rare repertoire seldom heard in Brazil, the program explores works by Mikhail Glinka, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, celebrating the 186th anniversary of the Russian composer's birth, on May 7. The program includes celebrated pieces such as Rachmaninoff's “Vocalise”, the “Dumka” for solo piano, and Tatiana's Letter Scene from Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin. “Romances” is dedicated to the memory of Liana Justus, a great promoter and educator in the field of classical music.
Program
- P. I. Tchaikovsky"Méditation" ~ Op. 72 No. 5 (piano solo)
- M. GlinkaThe Lark
- I Remember a Wonderful Moment
- P. I. TchaikovskyNone but the Lonely Heart ~ Op. 6 No. 6
- Amid the Din of the Ball ~ Op. 38 No. 3
- Why? ~ Op. 6 No. 5
- Was I Not a Little Blade of Grass in the Meadow? ~ Op. 47 No. 7
- Frenzied Nights ~ Op. 60 No. 6
- Does the Day Reign? ~ Op. 47 No. 6
- S. RachmaninoffPrelude in C minor ~ Op. 23 No. 7 (piano solo)
- Lilacs ~ Op. 21 No. 5
- In the Silence of the Secret Night ~ Op. 4 No. 3
- How Fair This Spot ~ Op. 21 No. 7
- Sing Not to Me, Beautiful Maiden ~ Op. 4 No. 4
- Vocalise ~ Op. 34 No. 14
- Spring Waters ~ Op. 14 No. 11
- P. I. Tchaikovsky"Dumka" — Russian Rustic Scene, Op. 59 (piano solo)
- Tatiana's Letter Scene ~ from the opera "Eugene Onegin"