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?
"Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti, directed by Paweł Szkotak, will open our 30th Bydgoszcz Opera Festival on April 20!
Dear Music Lovers, we are pleased to present the program of the 30th Bydgoszcz Opera Festival, to which we cordially invite you from April 20 to May 5, 2024. Please note that ticket sales for festival performances at the Opera box office and online will start on March 11 (Monday) from 8.30. During the XXX BOF we will present 7 performances, hosting teams of excellent theaters from Poland, Lithuania, Monaco, France and Ukraine. In line with many years of tradition, the Festival will op...
20th of February:We will begin to sell tickets to our May performances!
Works, associated with the construction of Opera Nova, will benefit our audience in the future. However, before it happens, we all have to face certain constraints.We politely remind our visitors about the difficulties linked to the liquidation of the of the car park in Karmelicka Street and traffic restrictions in this area, which also includes Brda Boulevard. If travelling by car is essential, we suggest designated parking spaces:Grudziądzka Street (15 minutes walk from the Opera House),...