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WarsawMothers of KhersonWorld premiere
Kolomiiets: Mothers of Kherson
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Barbara Wysocka; Polish National Opera; Barbara Hanicka; Julia Kornacka; Marc Heinz; Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki
WarsawSalomeNew production
Strauss R.: Salome
Yoel Gamzou; Claus Guth; Polish National Opera; Étienne Pluss; Ursula Kudrna; Olaf Freese; Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki
WarsawKátya KabanováNew production
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Yoel Gamzou; Kornél Mundruczó; Polish National Opera; Vladislav Ogay; Lyubov Korolkova; Nico de Rooij; Orchestra of the Teatr Wielki
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Heroes and Beasts: Die Frau ohne Schatten in Warsaw
The Polish National Opera's first staging of Strauss' massive fairy tale feels like a bold statement of intent.
A tawdry travesty of a Traviata in Warsaw
Mariusz Treliński's Traviata had nothing to do with Dumas, Piave or Verdi. It's as if he confused La Dame aux camélias with Lulu.
No mercy for Ivo Van Hove’s Clemenza
Strong musical performances, but Ivo Van Hove’s Powerpoint presentation of Clemenza at the Teatr Wielki is out of focus.
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