XXX Bydgoszcz Opera Festival

XXX Bydgoszcz Opera Festival

XXX Bydgoszcz Opera Festival

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DON PASQUALE | Gaetano Donizetti

Director Paweł Szkotak has no doubts: the excellent music and well-written libretto of this opera give the producers and the performing artists the opportunity to create a dynamic and entertaining staging. This will also be the premiere of "Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti, which will inaugurate the 30th Bydgoszcz Opera Festival on April 20th, 2024. "Don Pasquale" on the Opera Nova stage will have a cinematic flair - it is no accident that the action of the work was moved to New York at t...

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KOMBINAT | Wojciech Kościelniak

During the XXX Bydgoszcz Opera Festival - on April 23rd, 2024 - The Musical Theater in Poznań will present Wojciech Kościelniak's musical "Kombinat", hailed by the critics as one of the best musical performances in the country in recent decades. This is a must-see show not only for the fans of Grzegorz Ciechowski and the band Republika.

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MANON | Jules Massenet

The pearl of the French opera - „Manon” by Jules Massenet - will be performed to our festival audience in Bydgoszcz on April 25, 2024 by Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater in Vilnius. Next to Gounoud's „Faust” and Bizet's „Carmen”, „Manon” by Jules Massenet is one of the most famous and most beloved French operas in the repertoire of opera theaters worldwide. Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater in Vilnius (LNOBT), in co-production with San Francisco Opera and the The Isra...

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TURANDOT | Giacomo Puccini

Guests from Lviv will bring Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" to the audience of XXX Bydgoszcz Opera Festival. The spectacular staging was created in exceptional circumstances. Come and see Lviv's version of Puccini's "Turandot" on April 27, 2024.

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DOLCE FOLIA / FOLIA | Mourad Merzouki

Mourad Merzouki’s performances prepare us for immediate joy, both because they capture the interest of the viewers, and because they invite them to immerse themselves in poetry, each according to his own will. Folia belongs to this world and enchantment is its sacred spirit. Here, dance becomes a beautiful mosaic, with new synergies emerging from the mixtures of hip-hop and baroque music, the Italian tarantella and electronic music, classical ballet and whirling dervishes. These new hybrid artis...

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THE EXCURSIONS OF MR BROUČEK | Leoš Janáček

The audience of XXX BFO will be one of the first in the country to see "The Excursions of Mr. Brouček" directed by David Pountney, who (with great imagination and courage) brought Janáček's rarely performed work to the stage. The show will be presented on May 1, 2024 by our guests from the Stanisław Moniuszko Grand Theater in Poznań - just a month after the Polish premiere! 

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ROMEO and JULIET | Jean-Christophe Maillot

"Romeo and Juliet" - the all-time classic story of lovers, retold from an original perspective, choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot and performed by the excellent ensemble of the Ballet Monte Carlo - on 4th and 5th of May will crown the XXX Bydgoszcz Opera Festival. Assuming that everyone knows the story of Romeo and Juliet, Jean-Christophe Maillot avoids paraphrasing Shakespeare's literary masterpiece in his choreography. Instead of recreating the rift between the Capulets and Montagu...