Opera in four acts
Libretto: Jan Chęciński
World premiere: 28 September 1865, Teatr Wielki, Warsaw
Premiere of this production: 9 February 2001
Poster for the production, designed by Rosław Szaybo
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Ballet in three acts (1877)
Libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergey Khudekov
World premiere: Bolszoi Theatre, Sankt Petersburg, 4 February 1877
Premiere of this production: American Ballet Theatre, New York, 21 May 1980
Polish premiere: Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera, 15 May 2004
Poster for the production, designed by Wiesław Wałkuski
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Ballet in three acts after William Shakespeare's tragedy
World premiere - Státni Dívadlo, Brno, 30 December 1938
Polish premiere - State Opera, Warsaw, 22 May 1954
Premiere of this production - 18 May 1996
Poster for the production, designed by Wiesław Wałkuski
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The Controversies cycle attempts to grasp the current pulse of opera while also touching upon key trends in contemporary culture. To these debates we invite artists, intellectuals, people of culture.
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Conductor: Chikara Imamura
Shakuhachi flute: Akikazu Nakamura
and musicians of the Orchestra of the Polish National Opera
Co-organizer: Japanese Embassy in Warsaw |
Opera in two acts with prologue
Libretto adapted from Victor Hugo's drama by Felice Romani
World premiere: Milan, La Scala, 26 December 1833
Polish premiere in Italian: Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, 22 July 1843
Premiere in Polish: Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, 13 April 1846
Premiere of this production: 26 April 2009
Poster for the production, designed by Adam Żebrowski
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