Teatr Wielki Polish National Opera Names New Music Director

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Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera has appointed Yoel Gamzou as Music Director beginning with the 2026-27 season. The conductor will serve a four-year mandate, succeeding Patrick Fournillier, who has led the orchestra since the 2020/21 season. Gamzou first appeared at the Warsaw house in January 2026, conducting a symphony concert featuring music by Beethoven, Strauss, and Prokofiev. He has {…}

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Artur Ruciński & Pretty Yende Lead Concert at Polish National Opera

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The Polish National Opera will continue its “Great Voices” series on Feb. 8, 2026 with a concert featuring Artur Ruciński and Pretty Yende. The two artists will perform music by Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo Bellini, and Giacomo Puccini. Alfonso Todisco conducts the evening. Ruciński is a specialist in Verdi and the bel canto repertoire and is among the most recognized and {…}

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Polish National Opera to Present New Production of ‘Die Frau Ohne Schatten’

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The Polish National Opera is set to present “Die Frau ohne Schatten.” The opera will be performed in a new production by Mariusz Treliński who will reimagine the work as a contemporary account of a woman experiencing spiritual burnout. The production is inspired by the films of Lars von Trier and Ingmar Bergman, and weaves symbolism and realism, psychological depth, and {…}

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Polish National Opera to Open New Year with Julia Kleiter Concert

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The Polish National Opera will open the New Year on Jan. 7, 2025 with a symphonic concert. The program will open with Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 3, Op. 72, Richard Strauss’s “Four Last Songs,” and Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet “Romeo and Juliet.” Julia Kleiter will perform alongside the Orchestra of the Polish National Opera and conductor Yoel Gamzou. Gamzou was {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak, Andrzej Filończyk, Piotr Buszewski & Rafał Siwek Headline Polish National Opera’s Jubilee Gala

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The Polish National Opera is set to present the opera’s “Grand Jubilee” on Nov. 19, 2025. The company will celebrate 200 years since the cornerstone for the opera house was laid, and 60 years since the building reopened after its post-war reconstruction. The jubilee gala will feature the brightest stars of Polish opera whose careers started on the company’s stage, {…}

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Polish National Opera to Feature Piotr Beczala, Tomasz Konieczny & Pretty Yende

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Following the concert with Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna at the Polish National Opera, the company will present three more concerts with great voices. On Feb. 8, 2026, the company will present a concert by Polish baritone Artur Ruciński and South Africa’s star Pretty Yende. That will be followed by a concert featuring Tomasz Konieczny and Camilla Nylund on April {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna to Give Recital at Polish National Opera

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The Polish National Opera is set to launch a new recital series held on the main stage of the Polish National Opera on Nov. 9, 2025. The series will be launched with a performance by Aleksandra Kurzak and Roberto Alagna. The famed duo will perform works by Verdi, Leoncavallo, Cilea, and Giordano. Carlo Montanaro will conduct the Orkiestra Teatru Wielkiego – Opery Narodowej. This season, Kurzak {…}

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Polish National Opera Receives Photograph of Legendary Tenor Jan Kiepura

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(Photo provided by Marjan Kiepura) On May 15, 2025, a portrait of Polish tenor Jan Kiepura was gifted to the Polish National Opera (also known as Teatr Wielki, Opera Naradowa). The portrait, originally painted by Boris Chaliapin, son of famed bass Feodor Chaliapin, had been a long-treasured family possession. Kiepura’s son, pianist Marjan Kiepura, and his wife, Jane, were present {…}

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Polish National Opera to Conclude Season with Mozart Concert

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The Polish National Opera is set to close its 2024-25 season on June 24, 2025, with Mozart’s Requiem. The concert will be a unique experience dedicated to Mozart and will showcase his Requiem alongside his Ave verum corpus and the concert aria “Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!” The Requiem will be performed by Izabella Fabrycka, Nataliia Tepla, Adam Walasek, and Michal {…}

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Teatr Wielki Polish National Opera Names New Music Director

Artur Ruciński & Pretty Yende Lead Concert at Polish National Opera

Polish National Opera to Present New Production of ‘Die Frau Ohne Schatten’

Polish National Opera to Open New Year with Julia Kleiter Concert

Aleksandra Kurzak, Andrzej Filończyk, Piotr Buszewski & Rafał Siwek Headline Polish National Opera’s Jubilee Gala

Polish National Opera to Feature Piotr Beczala, Tomasz Konieczny & Pretty Yende

Aleksandra Kurzak & Roberto Alagna to Give Recital at Polish National Opera

Polish National Opera Receives Photograph of Legendary Tenor Jan Kiepura

Polish National Opera to Conclude Season with Mozart Concert