elegy. brahms.

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How much are we willing to sacrifice to fulfill our ambitions? Drawing inspiration from the poetry of Goethe, Schiller, and Hölderlin, which served as the starting point for Brahms' song, the creators of the performance pose a question about the nature of fulfillment.

Faustian ambition, which, in defiance of human imperfection, fuels the desire to approach an ideal, is illustrated through the example of Rosalind Franklin. The British researcher took the first-ever photograph of DNA, significantly contributing to the discovery that revolutionized the world of science. Her scientific work was her entire life - Franklin never married and did not build close relationships. In the letters she regularly wrote to her father, she declared her complete devotion to the ideal of science and clearly defined her stance on questions regarding the nature of faith and life after death.

As a result of her research using X-ray radiation, Franklin died of ovarian cancer at the age of 37. After her death, the results of her research enabled the discovery of the DNA structure. For this discovery, three of Franklin's colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. When publishing the discovery based on Franklin's research, the fathers of DNA omitted her name. For decades, Franklin's contribution to the discovery of the secret of life - the structure of DNA - was diminished.

script, direction, set design: Krystian Lada

set design collaboration: Łukasz Misztal

costumes: Natalia Kitamikado

lighting design: Aleksandr Prowaliński

choreography: Wojciech Grudziński

assistant director, stage manager: Wojciech Rodak

assistant choreographer, choreographic collaboration: Emilia Cholewicka

performers: Piotr Mateusz Wach, Stanisław Bulder, Wojciech Rybicki, Kacper Szklarski, Sara Kozłowska, Ana Kuszarecka, Emilia Cholewicka, Agata Jędrzejczak

actress: Magdalena Popławska

alto: Justyna Rapacz

capella cracoviensis

choir & orchestra on period instruments

sopranos: Antonina Ruda, Joanna Wacławska, Jolanta Pawlikowska, Michalina Bienkiewicz, Katarzyna Brajner

altos: Łukasz Dulewicz, Matylda Staśto-Kotuła, Ilona Szczepańska, Justyna Rapacz

tenors: Daniel Domarecki, Dominik Czernik, Szczepan Kosior, Bartosz Gorzkowski, Piotr Windak

basses: Jacek Wróbel, Marek Opaska, Michał Grabczuk, Sebastian Szumski, Piotr Zawistowski

flutes: Manuel Granatiero, Olga Musiał-Kurzawska

oboes: Emanuel Laporte, Annelie Matthes

clarinets: Álvaro Iborra, Juan Ullibarri

bassoons: Javier Zafra, Ambroise Dojat, Ester van der Veen

horns: Gavin Edwards, Bruno Grošić, Felix Polet, Mateusz Cendlak

trumpets: Paweł Gajewski, Marian Magiera

trombones: Robert Schlegl, Wim Becu, Raphaël Robyns

timpani: Tomasz Sobaniec

violins: Zofia Wojniakiewicz, Maciej Czepielowski, Robert Bachara, Radosław Kamieniarz, Vida Bobin, Bartłomiej Fraś, Katarzyna Olszewska, Paweł Stawarski, Agnieszka Świątkowska, Tomasz Góra, Izabela Kozak, Aleksandra Owczarek

violas: Anna Krzyżak, Szymon Stochniol, Mariusz Grochowski, Jacek Dumanowski

cellos: Marco Frezzato, Konrad Górka, Petr Hamouz

double basses: Marco Lo Cicero, Łukasz Macioszek

conductor: Jan Tomasz Adamus