The Polish National Opera has announced a celebration of Moniuszko’s 202nd birthday. The celebration will begin with a Concert Moniuszko and One Thousand and One Nights. The recording will premiere on vod.teatrwielki.pl on May 5 and will feature Maria Pomianowska’s creative arrangements of both well-known and newly discovered Moniuszko pieces. The opera house will also present a 2019 gala starring {…}
The Polish National Opera has been forced to extend its closure until May 7. The company announced that the Polish government extended restrictions and as a result will cancel the May 7 performance of “Werther.” The company also announced that the sales of tickets to “Werther” on May 9 and all educational projects scheduled in May have been put on {…}
The Polish National Opera has extended its closure until May 3. The company, which originally announced its closure until April 26, announced that after the Polish government decided to extend most of the Covid-19 restrictions currently in place until May 3, it was forced to shut down until that date. As a result, the company will cancel the performances of {…}
The Polish National Opera has announced it will remain closed until at least April 25. The company said that the Council of Ministers has decided to extend most restrictions including cultural activities due to the rise in COVID-19 cases. As a result, the Polish National Opera has announced that it will cancel a Workshop for children, its production of “Cardillac” {…}
The Polish National Opera has announced that Piotr Beczała’s Easter concert will be streamed on Monday April 5, 2021, on vod.teatrwielki.pl. The company announced that due to strict safety rules due to COVID-19, the concert will be performed without an audience. Originally scheduled for March 17, the concert will feature the Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera {…}
The Polish National Opera has announced that Piotr Beczala will return in March for a solo recital. The company revealed that the tenor will perform on the stage of the Teatr Wielki, Warsaw on March 17 in a showcase that also features the Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera under Łukasz Borowicz. The program will be comprised of {…}
The Polish National Opera has announced it will reopen Feb. 25 and has announced a new program for the month of March and April. The company will open with Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” followed by Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Aleksandra Kurzak in the title role. The production will be directed by Mariusz Treliński. On March 26, 27, and 28 audiences {…}
The Polish National Opera is set to stream “Tosca” in time for Valentine’s Day. The production will stream on Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. Polish time and will be available on the company’s official streaming platform for 24 hours. The production by Barbara Wysocka will star Ewa Vesin in the title role, Mickael Spadaccini as Cavaradossi and Krzysztof Szumański as {…}
The Polish National Opera has canceled its upcoming production of “Madama Butterfly.” The famed Puccini opera was set to open on Dec. 5 and star Aleksandra Kurzak, Bernadetta Grabias, Rafał Bartmiński, and Tomasz Rak. The decision to cancel the December production of follows a current lockdown in which the company was set to remain closed until the end of November {…}
As I was going to the first performance of “Werther,” a drame lyrique by Jules Massenet, I was glad that I would finally listen to Piotr Beczała live in this role, which he has performed for 25 years. Nevertheless, as I entered Teatr Wielki – the Polish National Opera, I was also a bit concerned that I was about to {…}
(Credit: Emilie Brouchon) This week the Polish National Opera will open a new production of Massenet’s “Werther” by Willy Decker. The production was originally set to open in May of 2020 but was canceled due to the coronavirus. Now the company has lined up an extraordinary group of soloists including Piotr Beczala, who returns to his country to sing one {…}