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This will be a historic inauguration of the 32nd Bydgoszcz Opera Festival! For the first time in the history of the Bydgoszcz opera stage, Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti will be performed — a masterpiece of Italian bel canto, inspired by Walter Scott’s Romantic tale based on true events.Love and intrigue drive the title heroine to madness. This story — inspired by events that took place in the 17th century within the Scottish Dalrymple family — ends in the tragedy of two lovers. First ...
A poetic tale of love stronger than death, immersed in the unique sound of the Kashubian language - rarely present in classical music, and here treated as a fully fledged, extraordinary sonic material. Wòlô bòskô - a song cycle by Łukasz Godyla for baritone and piano - is a work rooted in tradition, yet one that boldly leads it toward the contemporary.
Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno by George Frideric Handel, presented in a staged interpretation by the Polish Royal Opera, is one of the most refined and intellectually compelling productions of the 32nd Bydgoszcz Opera Festival. The allegorical figures - Beauty, Pleasure, Time, and Disillusion - engage in a gripping dialogue about human choices and their consequences. The creators of the production bring these questions into the contemporary world, emphasizing the darker tone of the ...
During the 32nd Bydgoszcz Opera Festival, one of the world’s most important contemporary dance companies - Nederlands Dans Theater 2 - will appear with two hypnotically compelling productions: Folkå by Marcos Morau, a creator with a distinctive, visionary movement language, and SAABA by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, presented in a version specially adapted for NDT 2.
Following the enthusiastically received Romeo and Juliet at the jubilee 30th Bydgoszcz Opera Festival, the legendary company Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo returns to the festival stage with one of its most celebrated productions - LAC, an original interpretation of Swan Lake by Jean-Christophe Maillot.
One of the most famous operettas of all time returns - and it does so with flair, irony, and devilishly good fun. Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach has long been synonymous with musical brilliance and theatrical subversion. This iconic title, featuring the legendary “infernal galop,” better known as the can-can, has captivated audiences around the world. Now it will be heard and seen at the 32nd Bydgoszcz Opera Festival in a completely new and surprising interpretation by the Opera ...
One of the most shocking masterpieces of 20th-century musical theatre will be presented at the Bydgoszcz Opera Festival in the latest, widely discussed production by the Latvian National Opera.Salome by Richard Strauss - an opera about obsessive passion stronger than reason and morality - has been reimagined by director Alvis Hermanis and transposed into a futuristic vision of Israel in the year 2030.
A concert performed by selected participants of the Vocal Masterclass, led by Andrzej Dobber, taking place from 27 April to 1 May 2026.The concert will be held in the Prof. Felicja Krysiewicz Chamber Hall.This accompanying event of the 32nd Bydgoszcz Opera Festival is jointly organised by Opera Nova and the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz.