Japanese tragedy in three acts 

Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
World premiere: Regio Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 17 February 1904
Polish premiere: Teatr Wielki, Warsaw, 3 December 1908
Premiere of this production: 29 May 1999

Poster for the production, designed by Andrzej Pągowski 

Opera in two acts, eight scenes and an epilogue
Libretto by Giuseppe Di Leva after Camillo Boito’s story
Polish premiere: Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera, 26 February 2012
Original language version with Polish surtitles

Poster for the production, designed by Adam Żebrowski, photo: Shelli Jensen