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INTERNATIONAL OPERA COMPOSITION COMPETITION
The General Manager of Lodz Grand Theatre, Mr Paweł Gabara announces herewith the international Opera Composition Competition. The subject of the competition is the composition of the opera The Man from Manufaktura. The competition is open to students and graduates of Polish and foreign music academies. The opera should be composed for the libretto by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk for soloists, mixed choir, ballet and symphonic orchestra with all woodwind instruments doubled. The number of musicians required for performing the work should not be greater than the orchestra of Lodz Grand Theatre. The duration of the opera should be approx. 2 hours (not longer than 120 minutes, but not shorter than 100 minutes of music) with one intermission. The story of the opera should take place in Lodz of 19th and 20th century.
The total prize pool is 50,000 Polish Zloty. In addition, the Grand Prix Winner shall receive 15,000 Polish Zloty as a fee for composing the complete opera. The Patron of the competition and the founder of the prizes is «Manufaktura» in Lodz located in the former factory complex founded by Izrael Poznański.
The jury shall consist of: the dean of Vocal and Acting Performance Faculty of Lodz Music Academy Prof. Urszula Kryger Ph.D., Director of Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, President of The Ludwig van Beethoven Association Elżbieta Penderecka, world-famous composer Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki, Artistic Director of Lodz Grand Theatre Wojciech Rodek, lecturer at Cracow Music Academy Maciej Tworek Ph.D. The originator and coordinator of the competition is Krzysztof Korwin-Piotrowski, screenwriter and director of many documentaries about famous Poles.
The libretto of the opera The Man from Manufaktura refers to the history of Lodz and shows the person of the amazing “king of cotton” IZRAEL KALMANOWICZ POZNAŃSKI who built factories and palaces. Nowadays, the Museum of the City of Lodz is located in one of the palaces. It is the biggest factory owner’s residence in Europe. Poznański was ruthless for his employees but on the other hand he founded schools and hospitals. He left behind a property worth over 7 million roubles when he died in 1900.
The title of the opera The Man from Manufaktura refers to famous films Man of Marble and Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajda who received the Academy Award in recognition of five decades of extraordinary film direction. There are also references to Promised Land – the novel by Nobel Laureate Władysław Reymont as well as to the great film by Andrzej Wajda based on that novel. A fascinating story of a man who was one of the creators of the modern Lodz and one of the richest people in Europe will be told with modern music. In the second act, we move to the metropolis of the present time. The President of the Republic of Poland appreciated the multicultural image of the industrial city and proclaimed Lodz as a historical monument.
The libretto has been written by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk – playwright and screenwriter whose works have been translated into many languages and staged in Poland and abroad. She is president of the Polish Playwrights Association. She is graduate from the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at University of Warsaw and also screenwriting graduate from the Lodz Film School. Her most famous plays are: Suitcase, Popiełuszko, Kobro, Loose Screws, The Death of the Squirrel Man. She won the prestigious Gdynia Drama Award among others. Her plays have been staged by many directors: Jan Klata, Marcin Liber, Paweł Łysak and Michał Zadara. She wrote the libretto for the opera The Magic Mountain by Paweł Mykietyn directed by Andrzej Chyra. As playwright, she worked with Andrzej Chyra already on staging the opera Players by Shostakovich/Meyer at the Gdansk Baltic Opera.
The total prize pool is 50,000 Polish Zloty. In addition, the Grand Prix Winner shall receive 15,000 Polish Zloty as a fee for composing the complete opera. The Patron of the competition and the founder of the prizes is «Manufaktura» in Lodz located in the former factory complex founded by Izrael Poznański.
The jury shall consist of: the dean of Vocal and Acting Performance Faculty of Lodz Music Academy Prof. Urszula Kryger Ph.D., Director of Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, President of The Ludwig van Beethoven Association Elżbieta Penderecka, world-famous composer Prof. Krzysztof Penderecki, Artistic Director of Lodz Grand Theatre Wojciech Rodek, lecturer at Cracow Music Academy Maciej Tworek Ph.D. The originator and coordinator of the competition is Krzysztof Korwin-Piotrowski, screenwriter and director of many documentaries about famous Poles.
The libretto of the opera The Man from Manufaktura refers to the history of Lodz and shows the person of the amazing “king of cotton” IZRAEL KALMANOWICZ POZNAŃSKI who built factories and palaces. Nowadays, the Museum of the City of Lodz is located in one of the palaces. It is the biggest factory owner’s residence in Europe. Poznański was ruthless for his employees but on the other hand he founded schools and hospitals. He left behind a property worth over 7 million roubles when he died in 1900.
The title of the opera The Man from Manufaktura refers to famous films Man of Marble and Man of Iron by Andrzej Wajda who received the Academy Award in recognition of five decades of extraordinary film direction. There are also references to Promised Land – the novel by Nobel Laureate Władysław Reymont as well as to the great film by Andrzej Wajda based on that novel. A fascinating story of a man who was one of the creators of the modern Lodz and one of the richest people in Europe will be told with modern music. In the second act, we move to the metropolis of the present time. The President of the Republic of Poland appreciated the multicultural image of the industrial city and proclaimed Lodz as a historical monument.
The libretto has been written by Małgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk – playwright and screenwriter whose works have been translated into many languages and staged in Poland and abroad. She is president of the Polish Playwrights Association. She is graduate from the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at University of Warsaw and also screenwriting graduate from the Lodz Film School. Her most famous plays are: Suitcase, Popiełuszko, Kobro, Loose Screws, The Death of the Squirrel Man. She won the prestigious Gdynia Drama Award among others. Her plays have been staged by many directors: Jan Klata, Marcin Liber, Paweł Łysak and Michał Zadara. She wrote the libretto for the opera The Magic Mountain by Paweł Mykietyn directed by Andrzej Chyra. As playwright, she worked with Andrzej Chyra already on staging the opera Players by Shostakovich/Meyer at the Gdansk Baltic Opera.
Contact: konkurs@teatr-wielki.lodz.pl
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