The premiere of the opera, in its new version, took place on October 27, 2018, before the 100th anniversary of Poland's independence.
Composer said:
I wrote this version of the opera in 2017-2018 for Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz. Literally it does not differ from the first one, but I re-edited the music. I added the Overture, Intermezzo, Declamation and Sylvia's Recitative. Some passages have been expanded, others reduced or simplified. The opera has new instrumentation. The subtitle "comic opera" is new.
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The new season at Opera Nova is taking shape - and you can be a part of it right now. Tickets for performances scheduled for September, October, and November 2026 are already available online and at the Opera Nova box office. A new price list applies to tickets for the 70th artistic season. There is, however, one small exception: our gift cards can still be purchased at the current price until the end of August.
In the new season, we invite you to the production of An American in Paris - four performances on 17, 18, 19 and 20 September 2026. Set against the backdrop of the vibrant, jazz-filled Paris of the 1920s, Krzysztof Pastor's original ballet, featuring George Gershwin's music in new arrangements by Przemysław Zych, tells a captivating story of love, difficult choices and the lingering memories of the post-war years.
"Because for me it is always a celebration, during which you can meet the spirit of the operatic past, its present and you get a chance to run into its future" - writes Ilona Słojewska in the pages of Dziennik Teatralny Kujawy on the occasion of World Opera Day 2024. Because every opera performance is a uniquely constructed work, in which the voice and music give so many emotions that whenever you pass by its building, you feel the vibrations, for which you could visit it every day. And if,...
W Butiku Operowym pojawiły się nowe gadżety, które są już w sprzedaży. Dostępne są także plakaty sygnowane przez znakomitych twórców, które mogą stanowić oryginalny wystrój wnętrz w niezwykle atrakcyjnej cenie.