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A Byzantine affair: Szymanowski's Król Roger in Berlin

Król Roger performed in Berlin
© Bartek Barczyk | Poznań Opera House
Ruslana Koval (foreground), Szymon Mechliński and Piotr Kalina
© Bartek Barczyk | Poznań Opera House
Jacek Kaspszyk
© Bartek Barczyk | Poznań Opera House
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“Ukrainian soprano Ruslana Koval sang Roxana with a beautiful lyric soprano”
Reviewed at Philharmonie: Großer Saal, Berlin on 12 November 2025
Szymanowski, King Roger, (Król Roger) Op.46 (concert performance)
Poznań Opera
Jacek Kaspszyk, Conductor
Poznań Opera Orchestra
Poznań Opera Chorus
Piotr Kalina, Edrisi
Szymon Mechliński, Król Roger II
Ruslana Koval, Roxana
Rafał Korpik, Archbishop
Andrzej Lampert, Shepherd
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