Detailed information
Composer
Karol Szymanowski
Duration
2 h 10 min (2 breaks)
Libretto
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Karol Szymanowski
Language
polish
Premiere at Baltic Opera Gdansk
Creatives
music direction
Yaroslav Shemet
staging and directing
Romuald Wicza-Pokojski
scenography
Hanna Wójcikowska-Szymczak
costumes
Magdalena Brozda
multimedia
Michał Lewandowski
lights
Paulina Góral-Stykowska
choreography
Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka
Bartosz Kondracki
Choir preparation
Agnieszka Długołęcka-Kuraś
music cooperation
Michał Krężlewski
director's assistent
Magdalena Szlawska
scenographer's assistant
Ewelina Guzewicz
lights assistant
Maciej Iwańczyk
soloist preparation
Liana Krasyun-Korunna
Weronika Mackiewicz
Description
One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century and at the same time the Polish opera title most frequently performed on world stages. Opera, oratorio and mystery play at the same time.
The idea of writing an opera by Szymanowski and Iwaszkiewicz was born in Elizavetgrad and Odessa at the end of World War I, right after the October Revolution. Why, today, a century after those events, is it important to stage King Roger? Just as then, so today, war continues to reap its toll in the name of ideologies and convictions, and precisely in this place, in Ukraine.
The opera directly addresses the futility of everything that is earthly. At the same time, it places the "pure heart" of a human being at the center of attention. We are keeping watch over a dying king. In a delirium, the Good Shepherd appears to him. The real world and illusions intertwine. The Shepherd helps Roger recognize the essence of human nature.
The Gdańsk City Theatre Award for 2022 for Leszek Skrla for a male role
The idea of writing an opera by Szymanowski and Iwaszkiewicz was born in Elizavetgrad and Odessa at the end of World War I, right after the October Revolution. Why, today, a century after those events, is it important to stage King Roger? Just as then, so today, war continues to reap its toll in the name of ideologies and convictions, and precisely in this place, in Ukraine.
The opera directly addresses the futility of everything that is earthly. At the same time, it places the "pure heart" of a human being at the center of attention. We are keeping watch over a dying king. In a delirium, the Good Shepherd appears to him. The real world and illusions intertwine. The Shepherd helps Roger recognize the essence of human nature.
The Gdańsk City Theatre Award for 2022 for Leszek Skrla for a male role
Cast
King Roger
Leszek Skrla
Mariusz Godlewski
Roxana
Olga Pasiecznik
Anna Fabrello
Edrisi
Ryszard Minkiewicz
Witalij Wydra
Shepherd
Pavlo Tolstoy
Andrzej Lampert
Archbishop
Szymon Kobyliński
Grzegorz Pelutis
Deaconess
Karolina Sikora
Baltic Opera Ballet
Baltic Opera Choir
Cast by date
King Roger
Leszek Skrla
Roxana
Olga Pasiecznik
Edrisi
Ryszard Minkiewicz
Shepherd
Andrzej Lampert
Archbishop
Szymon Kobyliński
Deaconess
Karolina Sikora
Baltic Opera Ballet
Baltic Opera Choir
conductor
Yaroslav Shemet
King Roger
Mariusz Godlewski
Roxana
Anna Fabrello
Edrisi
Witalij Wydra
Shepherd
Pavlo Tolstoy
Archbishop
Szymon Kobyliński
Deaconess
Karolina Sikora
Baltic Opera Ballet
Baltic Opera Choir
conductor
Yaroslav Shemet
King Roger
Leszek Skrla
Roxana
Olga Pasiecznik
Edrisi
Ryszard Minkiewicz
Shepherd
Andrzej Lampert
Archbishop
Szymon Kobyliński
Deaconess
Karolina Sikora
Baltic Opera Ballet
Baltic Opera Choir
conductor
Yaroslav Shemet
King Roger
Mariusz Godlewski
Roxana
Anna Fabrello
Edrisi
Witalij Wydra
Shepherd
Pavlo Tolstoy
Archbishop
Szymon Kobyliński
Deaconess
Karolina Sikora
Baltic Opera Ballet
Baltic Opera Choir
conductor
Yaroslav Shemet
King Roger
Leszek Skrla
Roxana
Olga Pasiecznik
Edrisi
Ryszard Minkiewicz
Shepherd
Andrzej Lampert
Archbishop
Szymon Kobyliński
Deaconess
Karolina Sikora
Baltic Opera Ballet
Baltic Opera Choir
Children Choir of the Klaipėda Eduardas Balsys Gymnasium of Arts
conductor
Yaroslav Shemet
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