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 {…}
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 {…}
The Polish National Opera has postponed its opening performance of “Ghost of the Governor” on April 26, 2025 following the death of Pope Francis. The company said, “In connection with the announcement by the President of the Republic of Poland of a national mourning scheduled for April 26, 2025, as a tribute on the day of the funeral of Pope {…}
The Polish National Opera is set to perform Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” in a new production by Agnieszka Smoczyńska. The production, which will be performed on Feb. 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 2025, will offer a fresh take in which the story is transformed into a futuristic tale of Europe that resembles the biblical desert – a place scorched by the sun, {…}
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 {…}
The Polish National Opera has unveiled its 2023-24 season. First up is a concert featuring the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in protest of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The event will feature conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson leading a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth symphony with such soloists as Olga Kulchynska, Nicole Chirka, Dmytro Polov, and Vladyslav Buialsk. Performance Date: August 20, 2023 There will be {…}