XXXIst Bydgoszcz Opera Festival

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CARMEN

This performance will be a spectacular inauguration of the XXXIst Bydgoszcz Opera Festival. For the first time in Poland, Carmen choreographed by Johan Inger will be performed by the Ballet of Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz. Johan Inger brings Bizet’s famous opera into the fascinating world of dance, offering a fresh perspective on the story of dangerous passion. This is Carmen like you have never seen before! This Polish premiere will take place on April 26th on the stage of Opera Nova.Carmen, with it...

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ELEKTRA

111 years after its world premiere in Dresden, Elektra has been staged in Bulgaria for the first time. With this production, the Sofia Opera joins the ranks of the world’s most prestigious opera houses that include Richard Strauss’ modernist masterpiece in their repertoire. This exceptional Sofia production will grace the festival stage in Bydgoszcz—an event not to be missed!The idea for the production came from Plamen Kartaloff, the director of Sofia Opera, who has staged over 180 opera product...

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DEAR EVAN HANSEN

“Dear Evan Hansen” is the story of those who feel invisible. The performance tackles topics we want to discuss but often don’t know how to address. It touches on today’s important issues regarding teenagers’ mental health, depression, social anxieties, and addictions in the world of social media. Yet, it is also a warm tale about the strength of friendship and building good relationships, with a simple message: #youarenotalone.

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PHENIX/VERTIKAL

La Compagnie Käfig led by Mourad Merzouki, excited the festival audience last year by combining hip-hop dance with baroque music. The French artists will once again surprise us at the XXXI BOF with two original performances! “Phénix” will hypnotize you with its harmony of contradictions, while “Vertikal” will captivate you with suspended dance!

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DALIBOR

After nearly three decades of absence from its native stages in Brno, Dalibor has returned thanks to the latest production created by the Leoš Janáček Opera – National Theatre in collaboration with the Welsh National Opera. Hearing and seeing the third opera by Bedřich Smetana in Poland is an opportunity available only during the XXXI Bydgoszcz Opera Festival!Today, a verdict will be announced, and the guilty will be condemned by the law… People in the courtroom, where Dalibor’s trial is taking ...

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LUISA MILLER. Intrigue and Love

This opera has everything that fascinates in Verdi's art – dramatic arias, expressive duets, and powerful choral scenes that draw the audience into a world full of love, betrayal, and passion. "Luisa Miller", one of Giuseppe Verdi's most beautiful operas, had its Polish premiere just a few months ago!It is a touching story about love, power, and betrayal, unfolding against the backdrop of the dramatic fates of the main characters. Verdi's masterful music underscores the emotional tension between...

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MACBETH

Here, the action is driven not by love, but by the thirst for power and moral conflicts. This is the essence of "Macbeth" – the first of Verdi's Shakespearean operas, which will be brought to the finale of the XXXI BOF by our guests from the Taras Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv.Verdi, a great admirer of Shakespeare's works, together with librettists Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, created this operatic masterpiece, exploring the psychological depth of the main characters –...