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Aleksandra Kurzak, Atalla Ayan, Aleksandra Olczyk & Sebastian Catana Lead Polish National Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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The Polish National Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. New Opera Productions The first new production is Krzysztof Penderecki’s “The Black Mask” directed by David Pountney. Bassem Akiki conducts a cast that includes Jacek Laszczkowski, Natalia Rubiś, Katarzyna Drelich, Anna Lubańska, Szymon Rona, and Wojtek Gierlach. Performance Dates: Nov. 22-29, 2024 Ill-starred love is also the theme of Łukasz Godyla’s “Wòlô bòskô.”  The cycle of {…}

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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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Luciano Pavarotti, Shirley Verrett, Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Matthew Polenzani, Janai Brugger Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week

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As we enter the final month of the year, opera companies and streams are coming in full force. This week’s selections undeniably favor lovers of the standard repertory and star power. There are a number of galas and recital showcases to look forward to as well. Here is a rundown of our top 10 operas to stream this week. Die {…}

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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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Opera Vision 2017-18 Preview: Polish National Opera Stages ‘Eros & Psyche’

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As part of its last new broadcast for the month of March, Opera Vision will showcase Rozycki’s “Eros & Psyche” from the Polish National Opera. The work will starr Joanna Freszel, Wanda Franek, Anna Bernacka, Aleksandra Orlowska-Jablonska, Mikolaj Zalasinski, Tadeusz Szienkier, Wojtek Gierlach, Adam Kruszewski, Grzegorz Szostz, and Mateusz Zajdel. Grzegorz Nowak conducts the work. The stream kicks off at {…}