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Treliński back at the New York Met with ‘double-bill’ premiere

Due to the critical acclaim heaped on the first performances of Iolanta by Tchaikovsky and Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle, Treliński is back at the New York Metropolitan Opera to present a totally new production of the two. Jacek Turczyk/PAP

In the new production, Treliński says he has sought to heighten feelings of tension and the psychological aspects contained within the stories.

‘Vocal countertenor sensation’ Philippe Jaroussky is to perform in Poland in 2019.

On July 3 the ICE Congress Centre in Kraków will host a concert by French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, known for his excellent performances of early music.

A 'Brit of good news' for opera director as he receives Polish citizenship for outstanding work promoting Polish culture

Opera’s David Pountney said: “It has been a great privilege and honour to come into contact in my professional career with various cultures, but it is the Polish culture that has played a very special role in my life.”

Warsaw Central Station named after Polish composer

Stanisław Moniuszko, an outstanding 19th-century Polish composer, dubbed father of the Polish national opera, was named the patron of the Central Railway Station in Warsaw on Saturday.

Who’s the Daddy! ‘Father of Polish opera’ commemorated by having WHOLE of 2019 dedicated to him

Born in May 1819 when Poland was amid the throes of its third Partition having been torn apart by Prussian, Austrian and Russian forces, Stanisław Moniuszko went on to become one of the most celebrated of patriotic composers of all time.

King Roger opera returns to Warsaw 92 years after its premiere

The opera was first shown in 1926 at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. The new production, directed by Mariusz Treliński, shows the Sicilian ruler in all his human fragility as he faces an inner struggle between reason and instinct.

Man booker’s Tokarczuk makes her debut as librettist in mythical opera

Based loosely on her 2006 novel, Anna In in the Tombs of the World, the libretto retells the journey of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of love, to visit her sister, the mistress of the underworld who ends up holding her against her will.

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