Performance

Opera with Chopin... Not only in the title   It is a beautiful story based on the life and unique music of Fryderyk Chopin, enriched with vocal and acting performances. This opera was created with great sympathy and admiration for the music of Fryderyk Chopin. Its creator, the Italian Giacomo Orefice, based his score entirely on the music of the Polish composer. Chopin's life also served as inspiration for the libretto, and his name ...

The project titled "Choral Faces of Opera" is supported under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan in the form of a grant from the development plan within Investment A2.5.1: The Program for Supporting the Activities of Entities in the Culture and Creative Industries Sector to Stimulate Their Development. Agreement No. 472/KPO. GRANTY/NIMiT/2024.   The project involves the recording of two opera repertoire pieces by the Choir of ...

CHORAL CAROLING   It has become a tradition in our theater that, as our thoughts increasingly turn toward the holiday atmosphere of reflection, personal contemplation, and the unique warmth of the Christmas season, we invite you to join us in singing carols together… The holidays are just around the corner, and more often now, the lyrics and melodies of beloved carols find their way into our ...

Christmas is a special time when we seek respite from daily life, open our hearts, and embrace the holiday spirit. One of the most beautiful Polish Christmas traditions is caroling together, which strengthens our sense of closeness and evokes the most positive emotions. Our Łódź-based Theatrical Choir VERDIANA, wishing to share this unique atmosphere with you, invites you to a CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT, where the most beautiful Christmas ...

Although there are allegedly 700 versions of the Cinderella fairy tale, the story itself probably needs no explanation. It always features a mistreated orphan, a kind fairy, a handsome and lovestruck prince, and, above all, a lost slipper that will fit only one foot and eventually aid in identifying the mysterious beauty.   The dance tale of reward for humility and punishment for pride has seen many choreographic ...

The Grand Theatre in Łódź and the ORFEO Foundation named after Bogusław Kaczyński invite you to the Concert with a Star: Aleksandra Kurzak. Ticket sales will begin on December 6th. Poland's opera superstar returns to Łódź!   During her participation in Placido Domingo's Operalia competition, Aleksandra Kurzak caught the attention of Peter Mario Katona, who has since recommended her at every ...

The concept of THE FLYING DUTCHMAN came from literary sources, and its musical and poetic atmosphere had an additional autobiographical background. Wagner modeled his work directly on a short story by Heinrich Heine, which served him to prepare its stage version. Still, Heine’s story turned into a personal and tangible experience, going back to the time when Wagner had for several weeks sailed from Riga to London on board a schooner amidst a ...

THE GYPSY BARON is one of the most famous operettas and, at the same time, the greatest success of its composer. During the premiere, the audience's enthusiasm was so enormous that almost the entire performance was played again as an encore. Strauss composed music full of lightness and charm. Driven by the desire to write a true opera, he based it on elaborate vocal parts. The action is set in spectacular scenes, where the exoticism of ...

"The Revenge of the Bat" is not just any operetta; it is indeed the masterpiece of this genre. With these words, Felix Weingartner, the Austrian conductor, composer, and pianist from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as a great connoisseur of operettas, described Johann Strauss II's work. Adding to these words the authority of Gustav Mahler, who personally conducted "The Revenge of the Bat," providing an immortal ...