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HIGH NOTE :: "Dobrissimo! Opera od Kuchni"

19.12.2022 19:00
A new book by the opera diva Aleksandra Kurzak, and TV and radio journalist Marzena Rogalska, offers a sensory journey through places, events, operas and food. 
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Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak (C) at an event promoting the book she wrote with Marzena Rogalska (L) called Dobrissimo Opera od Kuchni.
Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak (C) at an event promoting the book she wrote with Marzena Rogalska (L) called "Dobrissimo! Opera od Kuchni".Photo: Radio Poland

The chapters of "Dobrissimo! Opera od Kuchni" have been created on the basis of 20 stories from the world of opera and cuisine and include the title of the opera, an excerpt from the work, detailed information on it, stages of the diva's professional career and private life written in the form of an interview. Each chapter contains one recipe by Aleksandra Kurzak with soup de champagne being the only dish served by her husband, Roberto Alagna. 

Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak (R) with Radio Poland's Danuta Isler Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak (R) with Radio Poland's Danuta Isler

The publication by Znak Publishing House is filled with photographs and the reader can find in it recipes for dishes that are more or less familiar, e.g. leek tart or plum dumplings but also some offering a new take, e.g. a rhubarb cake. 

Soprano Aleksandra Kurzak is talking to Danuta Isler about the book.