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Baltic Opera Festival 2026 Review: Polish Wedding

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(Photo: Krzysztof Mystkowski/ Baltic Opera Festival) Józef Beer’s “Polish Wedding” is one of those works in which history seems almost as dramatic as its plot. Premiered in Zurich in 1937 under the title “Polnische Hochzeit,” the operetta became an immediate international success, was translated into eight languages (but not Polish), and quickly established itself across Europe. Then history intervened. As {…}

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Wrocław Opera 2025-26 Review: Juliette (‘The Key to Dreams’)

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(Photo: Opera Wroclaw | Juliette) What is reality, what is dream? In “Juliette,” Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů constructs an aural dreamscape in which memory dissolves almost as soon as it forms, and identity flickers with unstable voltage. Michel, a Parisian bookseller, arrives in a drab, run-down French seaside town where the inhabitants suffer from a strange affliction: they can recall {…}

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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, Konu Kim, Izabela Matuła, Sebastian Catana & Agnieszka Rehlis Lead Polish National Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions  Agata Zubel and Joanna Freszel star in “The Best City in the World: An Opera About Warsaw.” Bassem Akiki conducts the production by Barbara Wiśniewska. Premiere Date: Sept. 19, 2025 Damian Wilma and Danuta Stenka star in “Wòlô bòskô.” Grzegorz Brajner and Damian Wilma conduct. Performance Date: Nov. 5-29, 2025 Bassem Akiki {…}

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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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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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Kristine Opolais, Aleksandra Kurzak, Charles Castronovo & Rame Lahaj Lead Opera Wroclaw’s 2021-22 Season

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Poland’s Opera Wroclaw has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, numerous debuts, and star-studded casts. Here is a look at the new season. New Productions  The season opens in a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” directed by Michael Gieleta. Lianna Haroutounian, Giorgi Sturua, and Ambrogio Maestri lead the first cast and Ewa Vesin, Tadeusz Szlenkier, and Mikołaj Zalasiński leading {…}

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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 {…}