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News, Season Announcement

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 {…}

News

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 {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

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 {…}

News, Streaming

Polish National Opera Releases ‘Così fan tutte’ Recording

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The Polish National Opera has released a production of “Così fan tutte” on demand. The production from the 2023-24 season was one of the most hotly debated productions with critics unanimously praising the production’s excellent musical quality and highly praised the cast’s vocal performances. The new recording captures Wojciech Faruga’s staging and features a cast that includes Aleksandra Orłowska, Zuzanna Nalewajek, {…}

Season Announcement

Jakub Józef Orliński & VOCE8 to Headline Break in Classic Festival’s 2026 Season

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(Photo credit: Lesiak) The second edition of the Break in Classic Festival is announced. Only classical voice events are included in this article. VOCES8 presents “Lyyra.” Performance Date: July 31, 2026 Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, pianist Aleksander Dębicz, and cellist Marcin Zdunik perform with AUKSO under the baton of by Marek Moś. Performance Date: July 31 & August 1, 2026 {…}