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Inauguration of the 29th edition of the Bydgoszcz Opera Festival.
The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story on the comedy L'attaché d'ambassade (The Embassy's Attaché) by Henri Meilhac. This well-known operetta has enjoyed international success since its 1905 premiere in Vienna.
Hanna Glawari is a wealthy young widow from a small and poverty-stricken Balkan province of Pontevedro. Ambassador Baron Zeta is anxious that when Hanna re-marries, she will surely have to marry a Pontevedrian, not a Frenchman, to save his beloved Pontevedro from a devastating ruin by keeping all her money inside the country. Baron makes this mission his life's priority, so the obvious choice is Count Daniło, but there is a problem... They are ex-lovers, and Daniło is too proud to marry her for her money.
Misunderstandings and intrigues abound, when it transpires that Walentyna, Zeta's wife, is having an affair with piquant Frenchman, Count Camille de Rosillon. Hanna steps in to save the married lady’s reputation. But how will this story end?
Two female and two male dancers engage in an extraordinary dialogue with a soloist playing the viola da gamba, creating the performance “Phénix”, in which we witness an unexpected encounter between hip-hop dance and the sound of an ancient instrument. The uniqueness of this combination is further highlighted by occasional electro sounds, inspired by the music of J. S. Bach.
"The immortal story of Carmen, reinterpreted," "told in a dark and deeply emotional way," "a performance unlike any other" — these are just some of the reactions found in the first reports and reviews following the ballet premiere of Carmen choreographed by Johan Inger. The ballet and the Orchestra of Opera Nova, together with the production team, received a standing ovation. And this is only the beginning of the 31st Bydgoszcz Opera Festival, whose program promises many exceptional artistic exp...
Zgodnie z zapowiedziami organizatorów - stało się! Konkurs Wokalny im. Bogdana Paprockiego jesienią w Operze Nova będzie mieć miejsce kolejny już raz, ale po raz pierwszy w edycji międzynarodowej. Śpiewaczki i śpiewacy (do 34. r.ż.) niemal wszystkich narodowości mogą już zgłaszać swój udział w prestiżowym Konkursie - nabór trwa do 11 października br.
- I am sure that “Carmen” will be a success in Bydgoszcz, in Poland! – says Maria Luisa Ramos Corrales, coordinating the preparations of the costumes for the ballet performance by Johan Inger. The premiere of “Carmen" on April 26 will inaugurate the XXXI Bydgoszcz Opera Festival!