Maria sings Mozart's Requiem on November 12 and November 26, 2011

Maria sings Mozart's Requiem on November 26, 2011. Click to see a bigger image.

Maria sings Mozart's Requiem under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau:

Saturday, November 12
Notre-Dame Basilica
110 rue Notre-Dame Montréal, Québec

Saturday, November 26 at 7:30pm
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper Street, Ottawa

Tickets: $40/$30 in advance
$45/$35 at the door
Available at: CD Warehouse
Compact Music
Leading Note

More information:
info@ottawaclassicalchoir.com
www.ottawaclassicalchoir.com

Maria will sing the Chopin Songs on October 1, 2011

Maria sings the Chopin Songs on October 1, 2011. Click to see a bigger image.

Maestro Michel Brousseau at the Piano

The Songs of Frédéric Chopin
Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 7:30 pm
355 Cooper Street in Ottawa
Under the Patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland

Tickets:
Ticketmaster– Ph: 855-790-1245
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/
Warsaw Polish Deli – 747 Richmond Road
Baltyk Delikatesy – 935 Carling Ave.
Polka Delicatessen – 1547 Walkley Rd.
Continental Deli- 57-c York St. (Byward Market)
General Admission: $25
Front Row Seating: $35

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Maria sang Dubois's la Messe de saint Remi and la Messe de la Delivrance in France

Maria sang Dubois's la Messe de saint Remi and la Messe de la Delivrance in France. Click to see a bigger image. Maria sang Dubois's la Messe de saint Remi and la Messe de la Delivrance in France. Click to see a bigger image.




Maria sang Verdi's Requiem on Saturday, May 21, at NAC in Ottawa

Maria sang Verdi's Requiem on May 21 at NAC in Ottawa. Click to see a bigger image.

Maria sang Verdi's Requiem under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau at NAC in Ottawa:


Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 8:00PM
National Art Centre
53 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada











Halka from Sarasota returns to Florida for Gold medal

Halka from Sarasota returns to Florida for Gold medal. Click to see a bigger image.

An interview with Maria is published in the February 2011 issue of "kurier FLORYDY".

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American Institute of Polish Culture to Award Gold Medal to Maria Knapik

The American Institute of Polish Culture is proud to announce that Ottawa-based Canadian soprano Maria Knapik is this year’s Gold Medal recipient for her ongoing national and international efforts to promote Polish arts and culture, notably in her beloved discipline of opera. Ms. Knapik now shares this honour – the highest distinction of the Institute – with such luminaries as composer Krzysztof Penderecki, writer and historian Norman Davies, and President Lech Walesa. Click to read more.

Maria sang Handel's Messiah on December 18 and 19, 2010

Maria sang Handel's Messiah. Click to see a bigger image.

On Saturday and Sunday, December 18 and 19, 2010, Maria sang Handel's Messiah under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau:


December 18, at 8:00PM
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
309 Rue Rachel Est, Montréal, Québec

December 19, at 3:00PM
Église St-Jovite
940, Rue De Saint-Jovite, Mont-Tremblant, Québec






Maria sang Stabat Mater and Mozart's Requiem on Sunday, November 21, 2010

Maria sang Stabat Mater and Mozart's Requiem on Sunday, November 21, 2010. Click to see a bigger image.

Maria sang Stabat Mater and Mozart's Requiem on Sunday, November 21, 2010 under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau:


November 21, at 7:30PM
Notre-Dame Basilica
110 rue Notre-Dame Ouest Montréal, Québec









Maria performed with The Ewashko Singers on Saturday, October 23, 2010

Maria performed with The Ewashko Singers on Saturday, October 23, 2010. Click to see a bigger image.

Maria performed with The Ewashko Singers in celebrating the bicentennial of the births of Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann. A concert featuring the works of these great masters of Romantic music also featured on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa, 30 Cleary Avenue.

Click to read the press release issued by The Ewashko Singers, click the "Ensembles" button, then click on the "Ewashko Singers" link.



Maria returned to Lincoln Center, on September 19, 2010

Maria returning to Lincoln Center, on September 19, 2010. Click to see a bigger image.

The Conference of Nongovernmental Organizations and the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health co-hosted a benefit concert which took place on September 19, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at Lincoln Center's Penthouse to help address the needs of maternal and child health worldwide.

This special event featured renowned Polish-Canadian soprano Maria Knapik and internationally acclaimed Canadian conductor Michel Brousseau at the piano.


Click to read the press release of the event.
Click to read the event posting on Civil Society Network website.
Click to read the event announcement posted on United Nations website.
Click to read the event announcement found in New York City Craigslist posting.

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Maria sang three rarely-performed art songs by Frédéric Chopin, the beloved composer from Warsaw on Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Art of the Prima Donna concert on August 28, 2010. Click to see a bigger image.

On Saturday, August 28, 2010, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin, the beloved composer from Warsaw, Maria sang three rarely-performed art songs by Chopin. She collaborated with conductor Michel Brousseau on piano in "The Art of Prima Donna" portion of the concert. Concert pianist, Cristina Altamura, performed a solo piano work by and in homage to Chopin. Maria concluded the program with a selection of famous arias from well-known operas.

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Maria sang in Sicily on Wednesday, August 4, 2010

A concert in Sicily on August 4, 2010. Click to see a bigger image.

On Wednesday, August 4, 2010, Maria sang in a "Gala choruses and arias - the realism in music " concert under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau.

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Maria Knapik sang Dubois's St-Remi Solemn Mass (U.S. Premiere) in Carnegie Hall on June 12, 2010

Maria Knapik sang Dubois's St-Remi Solemn Mass in Carnegie Hall. Click to see a bigger image.

Maria Knapik sang Dubois's St-Remi Solemn Mass in Carnegie Hall with The International Choir, under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau on Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Click to read a review on the concert, written by Michael Sherwin.