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Jakub Józef Orliński, Malin Byström, Aigul Akhmetshina, Tomasz Konieczny, Monika Radecka, Evelyn Herlitzius, Ausrine Stundyte, Artur Ruciński Lead Polish National Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. New Productions  Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the world premiere of Maxim Kolomiiets’ “The Mothers of Kherson” in a production by Barbara Wysocka. The cast includes Izabela Matuła, Hanna Sosnowska-Bill, Weronika Wojtkowska, Elissa Pfaender, Małgorzata Walewska, Jadwiga Postrożna, Andrei Bondarenko, Katarzyna Wietrzny, Tomasz Rak, Ólafur Sigurdarson, Tadeusz Szlenkier, and Adrian Domarecki. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-27, 2026 Paweł Mykietyn’s {…}
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Tomasz Konieczny, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Regine Hangler, Rene Pape, Jerzy Butryn, Monica Radecka Headline Baltic Opera Festival’s 2026 Season

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The Baltic Opera Festival has announced its 2026 season. The opera that will be performed this season is Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” Artistic Director Tomasz Konieczny will sing the role of Wotan making his first appearance with the festival. Joining him are Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Siegmund, Izabela Matuła as Sieglinde, Regine Hangler as Brünnhilde, René Pape as Hunding, and Małgorzata Walewska {…}
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Aleksandra Kurzak, Tomasz Konieczny & Piotr Buszewski Lead Polish National Opera’s 2022-23 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring six new productions and 15 revivals in opera and ballet. Here is a look at the opera productions. New Productions The company will present “Chorus Opera”  with Rafał Bartmiński, Anna Terlecka-Kierner, and Dagmara Sokalska as the soloists. The production will feature music by Bizet, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Moniuszko, Orff, Penderecki, Puccini, {…}
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Baltic Opera Festival 2025 Review: Winterreise

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(Photo: KARPATI&ZAREWICZ) The city of Gdańsk—formerly known as Danzig—dates back to the Middle Ages, but its more recent history is indelibly linked to the Solidarity movement. It was here that Lech Wałęsa led the opposition that ultimately brought down Communist rule in Poland and helped end the Cold War. Today, as one walks through the gentrified shipyards—now filled with bars, {…}
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Polish National Opera to Present New ‘La Bohème’

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On Dec. 3, the Polish National Opera will showcase a new production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production will be directed by Barbara Wysocka who says “La Bohème is a story about great emotions, breakups, and returns, about ruthless destiny and loss. What will be the most important in this staging? The image of the artist community in the landscape {…}
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Ewa Vesin, Evgeny Nikitin & Joanna Motulewicz Lead Polish National Opera’s 2022 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced the second part of its 2022 season. Sonia Warzyńska-Dettlaff and Emil Ławecki star in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” alongside Aleksandra Olczyk, Łukasz Konieczny, and Kamil Zdebel. Piotr Staniszewski conducts. Performance Dates: Jan. 8-June 26, 2022 Ewa Vesin sings the title role of Puccini’s “Tosca” alongside Tadeusz Szlenkier and Krzysztof Szumański. Patrick Fournillier conducts. Performance {…}
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Aleksandra Kurzak, Piotr Beczala & Ewa Vesin Highlight Polish National Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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(Credit: Martyna Gallaweb/Jean Baptiste Millot) The Polish National Opera has announced its 2020-21 season featuring four new productions and a number of international stars. For the purposes of this article, we are only focusing on opera and vocal performances. Premieres Ho-Yoon Chung stars in the title role of Massenet’s “Werther.” The new production will be directed by Willy Decker and {…}
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Polish National Opera to Stream ‘Rigoletto’ with Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk

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The Polish National Opera is set to stream Verdi’s “Rigoletto” on May 16, 23, and 30. The production by Gilberto Deflo stars Jorge Lagunes in the title role, Ho-Yoon Chung as the Duke of Mantua, Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk as Gilda, Łukasz Konieczny as Sparafucile and Anna Bernacka as Anna Bernacka. The performance is led by Maestro Patrick Fournillier. “Rigoletto” continues a {…}
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Jennifer Holloway, Olga Bezsmertna & Matthias Goerne Lead Baltic Opera Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Baltic Opera Festival has announced its 2025 season, which will be held in Sopot and Gdańsk. Jennifer Holloway, Gerhard Siegel, Claudia Mahnke, Oleksandr Pushniak, and Omer Kobiljak star in Strauss’ “Salome.” Lothar Zagrosek conducts a Concept and Artistic Supervision by Tomasz Konieczny. Performance Dates: July 11 & 13, 2025 Alek Nowak’s “Monster’s voice” will be perfoemed. Performance Date: July 12, {…}

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