Soprano Mariana Poltorak is set to present a recital at the 22nd Festival of Polish Music in Kraków. The “Acroama Magistrorum” master recital series at the Aula Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University will be devoted to Polish songs and Polish opera arias. The program will feature works by Karol Szymanowski, Tadeusz Szeligowski, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Stanisław Moniuszko, Ludomir Różycki, and {…}
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, {…}
On May 27, the Moniuszko Auditorium of the Polish National Opera will present a concert with Piotr Beczała. The audience will hear excerpts from operas by Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Stanisław Moniuszko. The Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera will be led by Clelia Cafiero. Beczała is one of the most sought-after artists who {…}
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 {…}
The Polish National Opera is set to open a new production of Verdi’s “Falstaff.” The production will open on April 17 and run through 26, 2026 at the Moniuszko Auditorium with Marek Weiss directing. The production will mark Weiss’ 50th year of his artistic career and will mark the 150th theatre performance he has directed. In a statement he said, {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
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, {…}
(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 {…}
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 {…}