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Polish National Opera Unveils Star-Studded 2024-25 Season

Polish National Opera Unveils Star-Studded 2024-25 Season
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Get ready for an extraordinary season at the Polish National Opera, where a stellar lineup of artists from our management will showcase their exceptional talent across a variety of captivating productions.

Marigona Qerkezi and Oksana Nosatova will both take on the title role in Verdi's Aida, while Agnieszka Rehlis delivers a powerful performance as Amneris.

n Bizet's Carmen, Andrii Kymach and Liam James Karai will both captivate as Escamillo, while Gabriela Legun enchants as Micaëla. 

Néstor Bayona and Ran Arthur Braun contribute their expertise to Die schwarze Maske, with Bayona as Assistant Conductor and Braun as Live Action Designer.

Gabriela Legun shines as Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, joined by Jerzy Butryn as Sarastro/Mówca and Katarzyna Drelich as The Queen of the Night.

In Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Otar Jorjikia portrays Pinkerton, with Lukasz Golinski taking the stage as Sharpless.

Rafał Siwek and Szymon Mechlinski star in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra as Jacopo Fiesco and Paolo Albiani, respectively, with Gabriela Legun captivating as Amelia.

Ania Jeruc stars as Hanna in The Haunted Manor, while Hubert Zapiór showcases his versatility as Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutte and Arlekin in Ariadne on Naxos.

Lukasz Golinski  and Liam James Karai join forces in Puccini's Tosca, with Karai as Cesare Angelotti and Golinski as the menacing Scarpia.

Nikoloz Lagvilava and Aleksandra Olczyk take on the roles of Rigoletto and Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto, promising performances filled with intensity and emotion. Olczyk also shines as the soprano in Carmina Burana, alongside Katarzyna Drelich and countertenor Jan Jakub Monowid.

Patrick Fournillier conducts an array of productions, including Romeo and Juliet, Dracula, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Chorus Opera, and Prometheus, ensuring a season filled with musical excellence and unforgettable performances.

Marigona Qerkezi

Marigona Qerkezi

Soprano

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"a dramatic voice, with perfect breath control, expressive phrasing, attentive to every word"

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Oksana Nosatova

Oksana Nosatova

Soprano

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Agnieszka Teresa Rehlis

Agnieszka Rehlis

Mezzo Soprano

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'Agnieszka Rehlis sang Azucena in Sevilla masterfully with the voice perfectly balanced across the scale, with immensely strong expression from...

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Andrii Kymach

Andrii Kymach

Baritone

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Kymach is commanding with impressive stage presence and a rich, smooth voice full of dark chocolate and the finest old tawny port.

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Gabriela Maria Legun

Gabriela Legun

Soprano

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"...eine exzellente Schauspielerin...stimmlich perfekt."

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Néstor Bayona

Néstor Bayona

Conductor

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Ran Asher Braun

Ran Arthur Braun

Stage director - Live Action Designer

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Jerzy Butryn

Jerzy Butryn

Bass

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Otar Jorjikia

Otar Jorjikia

Tenor

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"Jorjikia's voice was warm, well designed and showed attractive colours with impeccable, elegant phrasing and sharp brilliance"

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Łukasz Goliński

Łukasz Goliński

Bass-Baritone

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"Polish baritone dominated the opera's closing stages with textual clarity and a heroic timbre and set about his duty of slaughter with righteous...

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Rafał Siwek

Rafał Siwek

Bass

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The Zaccaria of Rafal Siwek was magnificent also from his opening aria showing gravitas in his dark and murky bass, and throughout finely...

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Szymon Piotr Mechlinski

Szymon Mechlinski

Baritone

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"Polish baritone Szymon Mechlinski plays a fabulous Onegin. The voice is sonorous, imperious, brittle as well as caressing." - Forum Opera Magazine

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Anna Jeruc - Kopec

Ania Jeruc

Soprano

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"The timbre of the voice is pearly, almost Gheorghiu like [...] But above all, she's incredibly moving..." - The Telegraph

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Hubert Zapiór

Hubert Zapiór

Baritone

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"remarkably clear and impressive vocal production"

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Liam James Karai

Liam James Karai

Bass-Baritone

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Nikoloz Lagvilava

Nikoloz Lagvilava

Baritone

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"... this time the opera could actually be called JAGO, especially as Nikoloz Lagvilava dominates the scene like nobody else." - Theater: pure

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Aleksandra Anna Olczyk

Aleksandra Olczyk

Soprano

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"Triumphant Queen of the Night by Aleksandra Olczyk in those two great and imperishable arias that created the greatest composer of all times"

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Jan Jakub  Monowid

Jan Jakub Monowid

Countertenor

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Patrick Fournillier

Patrick Fournillier

Conductor

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